72 K-10 at BJ sold for $39,000

[davepl]

People should place no credence in what they see at auction unless they are actively buying or selling a truck of that quality.

Now if you're selling a truck like this, you know what at least 2 people will pay for it.

If you have been to these auctions, then you know most vehicles look good in pictures and on TV, especially under the stage lighting. So there's a huge variation in value because there's a huge variation quality between two trucks that look the same.

Me and two local guys could built a truck and paint it in my garage and it could look approximately like that. Or you could drop a skeleton and a $300K check off a Ring Brothers and wait. They'll look about the same on TV.

And if you come on this forum, you'll be told they're worth the same, anyone can build them, my truck is worth that much because X, blah, blah, blah...

The people who "rush" into this hobby after you aren't any more clueless than you were with your first truck, so don't write them off too quickly.

When you wave at me the only thing waving back is me, not my fenders. Straight costs money. How straight do you want it to be? Polished stainless costs money. Non-pitted chrome costs money. Straight trim costs money. Think of all the money you save by not having them - but don't value your truck equally beside the one that has it because you think it's silly to pay for new side trim while others could never restore a truck without polished stainless trim. No two people have the same standards (except Packard and Corvette owners).

[jocko]

It's a one of a kind, that's for sure.