Anyone else see this on Ebay?

[dtkarst]

Not Mine. But a nice Nose piece for a high price. figured i would share it anyway

http://www.ebay.com/itm/NOS-58-59-60...sories&vxp=mtr

[jdl71]

Wonder where that's been all this time. Did you look at his other auction? Tons of GM NOS stuff, I suspect he either was/is a dealer or bought out a dealership stock at auction.

[McCoyAZ]

THat heater kit would be something to own.

[Reyals Bemus]

I dunno... $800 seems high for that, surface rust and all...

[FetchMeAPepsi]

800.00 is WAY high - unless he's sending you two of 'em. Guy must be in Denver or something (wacky weed ha ha)

He might be doing one of those see-what-it's worth auctions though. I guess you can't blame a guy for tryin'

[ABX131]

I paid $800 for my whole truck and it came with a free tailgate!

[tincan1966]

notice there are 0 bids.

[dtkarst]

I agree. And i saw he has a set of buckets for an early 60s impala that he wants 795 for. I think he is doing a little fishing on them. Our impalas buckets were no where near that and in better shape. But oh well. More power to him

[rideblue00]

He seems to come up with NOS stuff for our trucks once and awhile. He had a set of chrome hubcaps for a C20 and he wanted 400 for them. They were on there for months. I sent hime a couple of offers and he didn't budge. Someone finally did buy them.

[oem4me]

This seller is obviously an experienced player in the parts biz and knows what things can bring, even if he has to wait for the right buyer.
It's true that most hobbyists are not going to spring for NOS stuff when decent useable parts can be found. But for those who don't have the time, patience, or simply insist on new 50 year old stuff, there's your part. It's not like you can get one over the counter at the dealer anymore.
BTW - this is not mine and I have no connection to the auction.

[Twiztid_66c10]

Btw if u look threw his items for sale he has a set of the GMC hubcaps for sale for $475
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[Bomp]

Makes me wonder what the whole value of my complete '72 is? Maybe I can retire.

[tismy55]

Lol there is a 12 month financing on it.

[theastronaut]

Originally Posted by oem4me

This seller is obviously an experienced player in the parts biz and knows what things can bring, even if he has to wait for the right buyer.
It's true that most hobbyists are not going to spring for NOS stuff when decent useable parts can be found. But for those who don't have the time, patience, or simply insist on new 50 year old stuff, there's your part. It's not like you can get one over the counter at the dealer anymore.
BTW - this is not mine and I have no connection to the auction.

^ This.^ And if you're paying a shop $50+ and hour to straighten and fix the rust in an original tailgate, $800 could be a good bit cheaper in the long run. That's only two 8-hour days at $50/hour to get your original gate to the point of no dents and no rust. Many places are well over $50/hour. The NOS gate only needs a quick blast, couple coats of DP40, a couple coats of high build, and seam sealer to be ready to wetsand and paint it- less than a day's worth of work. Plus the inside of the gate is straight- find a used one that doesn't need hours spent pulling dents, skim coating, and blocking to get it straight. If you're doing it yourself then fixing your original gate would be cheaper, but hours can add up quickly in a bodyshop.

[aerotruk63]

Can't beat NOS. My buddy's an insurance appraiser and when I started building my truck he told me to save all the boxes and receipts for appraisal. When I had the truck appraised two years ago, I had all my original NOS boxes to prove what I had on the truck. If ever there's a claim, the insurance should replace the part with original and not aftermarket. My Cool Pack A/C unit was not installed and could not be included in the value of the truck because it's not installed. All my parts would have to be claimed under the house insurance.

[64fleetside]

^TRUE^--I spent a month of every single weekend straitening my t/g, and it was pretty nice to begin with. That center part is only one layer of steel. Once you start working it, it never ends it seems, esp the inside. Damn I was tired of blocking that gate.

[Vernski]

http://www.ebay.com/itm/NOS-64-65-66...UP-PANEL-GM-23

I would like to have these hubcaps, vary rare but not at $475...Vernski

[FetchMeAPepsi]

Originally Posted by theastronaut

^ This.^ And if you're paying a shop $50+ and hour to straighten and fix the rust in an original tailgate, $800 could be a good bit cheaper in the long run. That's only two 8-hour days at $50/hour to get your original gate to the point of no dents and no rust. Many places are well over $50/hour. The NOS gate only needs a quick blast, couple coats of DP40, a couple coats of high build, and seam sealer to be ready to wetsand and paint it- less than a day's worth of work. Plus the inside of the gate is straight- find a used one that doesn't need hours spent pulling dents, skim coating, and blocking to get it straight. If you're doing it yourself then fixing your original gate would be cheaper, but hours can add up quickly in a bodyshop.

If you pay someone $800 hard earned dollars just to piddle-fart around with your tailgate to get rust off it please post your address. The Man-Club would like to come pick up your Man-Card.

[theastronaut]

Originally Posted by FetchMeAPepsi

If you pay someone $800 hard earned dollars just to piddle-fart around with your tailgate to get rust off it please post your address. The Man-Club would like to come pick up your Man-Card.

I wouldn't pay that myself either, but that's only because I went to tech and learned how, and now that's what I do at work everyday- metal/body/paintwork. There are many in the hobby that do not have the skills or know-how to repair body panels themselves so they pay someone else to do it. No shame in that. I don't have the tools or know-how to do proper machine work to rebuild an engine block so I pay someone to do that for me. I don't hide in shame because someone else machined my engine block for me. We all have areas that we are lacking the tools, skill, or know-how. Just because you have to hand over cash to someone who can do the job that you can't do yourself doesn't make you less of a man, or truck enthusiast.

Also, GOOD metal/body/paintwork is going to cost a lot. It pays the customer to start with the best metal possible. I have done two truck restorations that were done by family for sentimental reasons, and starting with a straight/rust free truck in either situation would have easily saved enough to buy the replacement straight/rust free truck.

I don't give out personal information on the internet, and unfortunately for you and your Man Club, I don't have a Man Card anyways. At 25, I'm still in the Young Man Club.

[Joemomma1]

Thats not what he said. While I would not pay that you could pay that to get one straight. I've been fortunate but others may not have the same luck. Questioning someones masculinity based on that alone is pretty ignorant. If money is going to be a constant issue, restoring a truck is not something you should be getting into.
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[FetchMeAPepsi]

You two read WAY too much into that.

To clarify - $800 bucks is a lot of money and if you fell into it then fine, but if you worked for it then pull on your big-boy pants. You can spend less than that on tools and *learn*, which is immensely more rewarding. Heck, for that kinda dough you can buy a junkyard tailgate and the tools both then practice till you get it right.

IDK, maybe I'm just a hands on kinda guy. Some people would rather pay for a restoration then brag about what a good job they did writing the check.

[oem4me]

Apparently this business of piddlefarting is quite lucrative. What I do pays well too, but it took years to learn/perfect my craft. I'm gonna check and see if I can find a set of PF-ing DVD's or something.

[FetchMeAPepsi]

Originally Posted by theastronaut

I'm the kind that wants to learn and do everything myself too. I'm just saying that $800 for a tailgate isn't a lot when you're paying someone to fix up an old one that needs a lot of hours. $800 for a body panel isn't all that crazy- a new GM brand 2012 Silverado tailgate is around $500 going by gmpartsdirect.com, so why wouldn't a very rare brand new 50 year old tailgate be worth $300 more than a common part that every dealer can get? With today's inflation $800 doesn't go as far as it used to and people are adjusting prices accordingly.
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Again, that's assuming you're paying someone for the work, in which case you wouldn't be buying a tailgate anyway. You'd just pay someone with a piddle-farting degree to buy it for you (for $1200 ha ha, gotta pay off that student loan ya know!).

If you're going to put out the $800 bucks anyway, why not learn something useful? At least you're getting kissed this way.

Why am I having to defend the man's creed of doing stuff yourself vs overpaying for it?

Originally Posted by oem4me

Apparently this business of piddlefarting is quite lucrative. What I do pays well too, but it took years to learn/perfect my craft. I'm gonna check and see if I can find a set of PF-ing DVD's or something.

ROFL! That got laughing enough to make the wife ask what I was doing. Send me a link when ya find 'em. Or we can team up and just make PF-ing dvds and sell them for $800 a copy. Right guy might come along, ya never know!

[Joemomma1]

Originally Posted by FetchMeAPepsi

You two read WAY too much into that.

To clarify - $800 bucks is a lot of money and if you fell into it then fine, but if you worked for it then pull on your big-boy pants. You can spend less than that on tools and *learn*, which is immensely more rewarding. Heck, for that kinda dough you can buy a junkyard tailgate and the tools both then practice till you get it right.

IDK, maybe I'm just a hands on kinda guy. Some people would rather pay for a restoration then brag about what a good job they did writing the check.

You are definitely pig headed. I, like most I would assume, read everything at face value. I really don't know how else you are supposed to take that. Regardless of how anyone has gotten their income and what they choose to do with it is not any of your business. I am speaking from experience and have paid my fair share of the "stupid tax". It seems to me your trying to get into a pissing match with anyone who disagrees with you. I am here to learn from others and contribute as much as I can. I hope your ignorance will fade and you see that what makes someone a "big-boy" is your own opinion. You must be the type of guy that goes around to other trucks and tries to point out things you don't like and fault others for you not liking it, rather than see what someone is trying to accomplish. Good luck with your projects.

[FetchMeAPepsi]

Originally Posted by Joemomma1

You are definitely pig headed. I, like most I would assume, read everything at face value. I really don't know how else you are supposed to take that. Regardless of how anyone has gotten their income and what they choose to do with it is not any of your business. I am speaking from experience and have paid my fair share of the "stupid tax". It seems to me your trying to get into a pissing match with anyone who disagrees with you. I am here to learn from others and contribute as much as I can. I hope your ignorance will fade and you see that what makes someone a "big-boy" is your own opinion. You must be the type of guy that goes around to other trucks and tries to point out things you don't like and fault others for you not liking it, rather than see what someone is trying to accomplish. Good luck with your projects.

Maybe so. Oink oink!

As for other's money, that's not the issue. Never was. The issue was the logic of paying $800 for a tailgate that can be had or restored for much less by a fella that isn't scared to get his manicure dirty. A harmless comment that was more fun than fight.

That said, now that you're hung up on it I don't care who you are, or what you do - if you think $800 is a bargain for a tailgate you're just ignorant, lazy, or both. You can buy an entire truck for less than that with a properly preserved tailgate if you watch the papers.

As for looking at others' trucks and belittling them, absolutely not. Every truck is important in my mind. Wrecked or restored, slammed or lifted. Like I said, I put a string in the dirt and you jumped plumb to mexico just to get over it. RELAX! Instead of getting so worked up over it ... Just grin at the thought of some goober paying $800 for a tailgate and remember that it wasn't you.

Unless you're the seller, in which case best of luck with your auction

Thou doest protest too much.