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post Mar 20 2015, 04:54 PM
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http://www.ebay.com/itm/Porsche-914-Sun-Vi...b0e&vxp=mtr

No connection. If I win a lotto, I'd buy a set.
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Johny Blackstain
post Mar 21 2015, 03:58 PM
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Sale appears to be over & 5 sets sold... supply & demand. Say what you want about capitalism, @ least it's not communism. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)
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QUOTE(Johny Blackstain @ Mar 21 2015, 01:58 PM) *

Sale appears to be over & 5 sets sold... supply & demand. Say what you want about capitalism, @ least it's not communism. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

If you were referring to my earlier mention of capitalism, I may not have been clear. I don't want to veer into politics, but I think that it is fair to say that capitalism is perhaps one of the greatest inventions of all time and is the only system that fosters innovation and progress. It has revolutionized virtually every aspect of our lives and increased the standard of living of the vast majority of people on Earth.

In this situation, while I am not a huge fan of the seller, she currently corners the market on supply. She found 5 people who were willing to pay her price, which is supply and demand. Good for her, and good for the 5 people who were happy to pay that price (which is what I meant earlier).

If she were to drop her price to say $250, she would find that while her margin is lower, she would sell far more units, and her profits would be greater. This leads me to surmise that her supply is tight, or she lacks the capital to purchase a large number of units that would allow her to sell them at a reasonable price and still make a large profit. As Mark stated earlier, if she does not have exclusive rights to the manufacture of these, she will soon have competition, and she will have left a bad taste in the mouths of at least 5 people, perhaps more.
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QUOTE(bigkensteele @ Mar 22 2015, 08:41 PM) *

If you were referring to my earlier mention of capitalism, I may not have been clear. I don't want to veer into politics, but I think that it is fair to say that capitalism is perhaps one of the greatest inventions of all time and is the only system that fosters innovation and progress. It has revolutionized virtually every aspect of our lives and increased the standard of living of the vast majority of people on Earth.

In this situation, while I am not a huge fan of the seller, she currently corners the market on supply. She found 5 people who were willing to pay her price, which is supply and demand. Good for her, and good for the 5 people who were happy to pay that price (which is what I meant earlier).

If she were to drop her price to say $250, she would find that while her margin is lower, she would sell far more units, and her profits would be greater. This leads me to surmise that her supply is tight, or she lacks the capital to purchase a large number of units that would allow her to sell them at a reasonable price and still make a large profit. As Mark stated earlier, if she does not have exclusive rights to the manufacture of these, she will soon have competition, and she will have left a bad taste in the mouths of at least 5 people, perhaps more.

I too do not want venture into politics & have no argument against anything you've posted. I was just trying to be a smart aleck little (IMG:style_emoticons/default/stromberg.gif)
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bandjoey   New original 914 sun visors on Ebay   Mar 20 2015, 04:54 PM
KELTY360   I didn't realize that '74-'76 didn...   Mar 20 2015, 06:39 PM
Cuda911   I didn't realize that '74-'76 didn...   Mar 20 2015, 07:00 PM
Mike Bellis   Might be A&P Girl? :popcorn:   Mar 20 2015, 06:45 PM
ConeDodger   Might be A&P Girl? :popcorn: :agree: :bar...   Mar 20 2015, 09:57 PM
mepstein   Might be A&P Girl? :popcorn: :agree: :ba...   Mar 21 2015, 08:17 AM
Tom_T   Might be A&P Girl? :popcorn: :agree: I thi...   Mar 24 2015, 01:13 PM
dlkawashima   I think she may be getting them from the same Ger...   Mar 24 2015, 06:08 PM
bigkensteele   [quote name='Tom_T' post='2164903' date='Mar 24 2...   Mar 24 2015, 06:22 PM
dlkawashima   [quote name='Tom_T' post='2164903' date='Mar 24 ...   Mar 24 2015, 11:39 PM
Perry Kiehl Clone   The last set I had, which I sold about eight years...   Mar 20 2015, 06:49 PM
Big Len   My '74 has the mirror too. Those are sweet.   Mar 20 2015, 07:11 PM
bigkensteele   I have only owned a '75 and a '76, and bot...   Mar 20 2015, 07:15 PM
raynekat   Hey.....I just bought those. They were incredible...   Mar 20 2015, 08:50 PM
eric9144   Might be A&P Girl? :popcorn: Yup :shades2:   Mar 20 2015, 09:17 PM
914itis   I purchase the non- mirrored version from her a fe...   Mar 20 2015, 09:23 PM
Steve Snyder   I didn't realize that '74-'76 didn...   Mar 21 2015, 08:03 AM
Mikey914   I just put an inquiry in to my guy in Germany. Thi...   Mar 21 2015, 11:45 AM
mepstein   I just put an inquiry in to my guy in Germany. Th...   Mar 21 2015, 11:52 AM
Johny Blackstain   I just put an inquiry in to my guy in Germany. Th...   Mar 21 2015, 11:59 AM
wes   :agree:   Mar 21 2015, 12:37 PM
bandjoey   Wasn't her first go round selling at $250...   Mar 21 2015, 02:13 PM
Amphicar770   Maybe its just me but I really get irked when peop...   Mar 21 2015, 02:22 PM
Mikey914   Look at the German vinyl, they were $130, I s...   Mar 21 2015, 03:04 PM
gfg3   My '75 has the mirror. And yes....they're...   Mar 21 2015, 03:43 PM
mepstein   What's greedy to some is reasonable to others....   Mar 21 2015, 03:23 PM
914bub   What's greedy to some is reasonable to others...   Mar 21 2015, 03:42 PM
Big Len   What's greedy to some is reasonable to others...   Mar 21 2015, 04:19 PM
Johny Blackstain   Sale appears to be over & 5 sets sold... suppl...   Mar 21 2015, 03:58 PM
bigkensteele   Sale appears to be over & 5 sets sold... supp...   Mar 22 2015, 06:41 PM
Johny Blackstain   If you were referring to my earlier mention of ca...   Mar 22 2015, 07:07 PM
bandjoey   This is not to defend the seller but if the last n...   Mar 21 2015, 06:14 PM
Garold Shaffer   This is not to defend the seller but if the last ...   Mar 21 2015, 06:48 PM
lonewolfe   Those look nice but pretty pricey! I'm ver...   Mar 21 2015, 07:07 PM
Big Len   Why do they puff up? Is there no way to vacuum th...   Mar 21 2015, 09:50 PM
Big Len   Looks like there's one more set for $50 o...   Mar 22 2015, 05:02 AM
The Cabinetmaker   Yes, that's a&p girl. Also known as Carri...   Mar 22 2015, 05:48 AM
bandjoey   just googled ebay usa visors. 4 used sets there ...   Mar 22 2015, 06:54 PM
mepstein   just googled ebay usa visors. 4 used sets there ...   Mar 22 2015, 07:10 PM
1972 914 2.0   Geez... I sold a mint set for $100 last year ...   Mar 23 2015, 09:18 AM
The Cabinetmaker   Sellers location is listed as Tulsa, OK. Is there ...   Mar 24 2015, 03:18 PM
hmssaab   http://www.ebay.com/itm/Porsche-914-Sun-Vi...b0e...   Mar 24 2015, 06:35 PM
Chris Pincetich   I love my 914 project car, it's always needing...   Mar 24 2015, 09:55 PM
bandjoey   I have Mikey's and recommend them. Differences...   Mar 24 2015, 10:49 PM
Mikey914   I've located a source in Hungary that makes th...   Mar 25 2015, 05:10 PM
mepstein   I've located a source in Hungary that makes t...   Mar 25 2015, 05:24 PM
Mikey914   I've located a source in Hungary that makes t...   May 28 2015, 11:51 PM
raynekat   Just installed the set I purchased on Ebay, and th...   Mar 25 2015, 05:26 PM
mepstein   Just installed the set I purchased on Ebay, and t...   Mar 25 2015, 06:50 PM
eric9144   Found these today @ Sierra Madre... they look like...   May 28 2015, 03:35 PM
bandjoey   Looks like they found the source. :beer2:   May 28 2015, 04:54 PM
Cairo94507   Well at $349 that s a bit less sting. Note t...   May 28 2015, 08:52 PM
Big Len   Here's a voucher that'll save you $15...   May 29 2015, 06:11 AM
Big Len   Double post.   May 29 2015, 06:11 AM
lonewolfe   I received Sierra Madre's latest promotional e...   May 29 2015, 01:56 PM
eric9144   So these came this week (Sierra Madre) :beer2: S...   Jun 4 2015, 09:59 AM
eric9144   Let me add...I went back and looked over the EBay ...   Jun 4 2015, 10:01 AM


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