Seriously overpriced parts

[Hugh Jarse]

In deference to the sister thread on cars over here... http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...

Everything part has become "rare" but these plonkers should remember the market customer for a Talbot Avenger hubcab is also "rare". Vent!

My starter for ten, which might kill the thread at birth, will take some beating.
stty giveaway Frogeye mouse and mat, £950 sterling. FFS.

[konark]

It's a mouse-mat given away by Nationwide but the squashy blue thing is not a mouse it's just a piece of foam cr@p that bears very little resemblance to a frogeye sprite. Some of his other items are also 'optimistically' priced, although many are VERY RARE, but not as VERY RARE as someone who'd drop a bag on a mousemat and a dog toy.

One of the great Chancers of our time.

[Hugh Jarse]

Ferrari gearknob £200

or a standard metric nut for £5

[MJ85]

Everything from pantri_trading_cymru on eBay.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BMW-E39-E38-E52-Engine-S...

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BMW-Self-Tapping-Cross-H...

Etc. etc. etc.

[Andy616]

Bugatti Veyron Super Sport brake caliper anyone?

A snip at £7,500:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/bugatti-veyron-super-spo...

[itz_baseline]

Andy616 said:

Bugatti Veyron Super Sport brake caliper anyone?

A snip at £7,500:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/bugatti-veyron-super-spo...

And it comes with free p&p. Bargain.

[MDMA .]

And you thought the GT2 was strong money. At least it is running -

http://m.ebay.co.uk/itm/Jaguar-Sovereign-4-0-vgc-b...

A snip at 10m.

[MethylatedSpirit]

Rimmer brothers told me an auxiliary air valve as fitted to Many cars with rover v8s is...

£530

It's just an air valve that closes when the engine gets hot.

[Janesy B]

£51 for a stick on Ford badge.

BUT IT'S NOS!!!

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/NOS-FORD-ESCORT-MK3-MK4-...

Dicks.

[dudleybloke]

MDMA . said:

And you thought the GT2 was strong money. At least it is running -

http://m.ebay.co.uk/itm/Jaguar-Sovereign-4-0-vgc-b...

A snip at 10m.

Bargain!

[55palfers]

Weismann hardtop for a W124.

Yes, very rare, but £4500.00?


http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Mercedes-Benz-W124-Conve...

[SuperchargedVR6]

The price of red 'VR6' badges used to get on my wick. Used to be a tenner from VW, but when they stopped making them, the ebay mercenaries soon jumped on it.

This one is cheap. I saw some fetch well over £100.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/GENUINE-VOLKSWAGEN-RED-V...

[thecremeegg]

BMW badges for my Z4.... £35 minimum for a badge to advertise their brand for them.

[Smokey32]

Anything JDM.

[Mike_Mac]

Smokey32 said:

Anything JDM.

Yup - TRD steering wheels being a case in point!

[mk4gtiturbo]

I was a little surprised by this - Golf Rallye Headlights and grill = over a grand

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/VW-Golf-Mk2-G60-Rallye-g...

[pilchard8]

Mike_Mac said:

Yup - TRD steering wheels being a case in point!

When I had my Supra it was £600 for a used TRD Steering Wheel, insane! Oil cap was about £70 too.

[wack]

Just bought a Mercedes B class, the SD card with the navman maps is missing so I rang Mercedes to see about getting one £400 + vat , £480 for a £10 SD card , I'll be sticking with WAZE thanks

[MitchT]

Not sure if these are overpriced, as such, as they're classic parts now, but they're sure expensive ...

Ferrari blank key. £150!

Ferrari keyring. £400!

I have both of these, bought from a dealer back in my teens as a reminder of what I dreamed of owning one day. Paid about £7 for the key and about £10 for the keyring!

[Hugh Jarse]

MitchT said:

Not sure if these are overpriced, as such, as they're classic parts now, but they're sure expensive ...

Ferrari blank key. £150!

Ferrari keyring. £400!

I have both of these, bought from a dealer back in my teens as a reminder of what I dreamed of owning one day. Paid about £7 for the key and about £10 for the keyring!

in most case alfa romeo blanks work equally well.

This one is scoring highly in rip off bingo, with a double hit for "rare".
I assume its made of mammoth ivory.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/282215038777



text is full mentalist:

ULTRA RARE AUSTIN HEALEY FROGEYE SPRITE MK1 STEERING WHEEL.
Auction starting price £1,999.00
no offers ,
no removing the item from sale off ebay ,
no buy it now.
THIS AUCTION IS nearly AS RARE AS HENS TEETH
THIS COULD BE EXIBITED IN A MUSEUM FOR AUSTIN HEALEY ITEMS .
THIS STEERING WHEEL IS ULTRA RARE ,IT IS NEW .IT IS OLD STOCK.
OUT OF LONG TERM STORAGE AND IN PERFECT CONDITION,NEVER USED.
THE ORIGINAL BOX COMES WITH THE STEERING WHEEL
I EVEN HAVE THE ORIGINAL LUCAS HORN PUSH CENTRE.
DO NOT CONFUSE THIS WITH THE RE-MADE STEERING WHEELS LIKE SOME FOR SALE ON EBAY.
THIS STEERING WHEEL + THE ORIGINAL STEERING WHEEL BOX AND HORN PUSH,BUT NO HORN PUSH BOX.
THIS AUCTION LOT CAN ONLY EVER INCREASE IN VALUE .
THIS ITEM IS COLLECT ONLY IN GREAT BRITAIN AS I WANT TO MAKE SURE IT IS NOT DAMAGED , PAYMENT ON COLLECTION
"I HAVE NEVER EVER SEEN" AN ORIGINAL UNUSED FROGEYE SPRITE MK1 STEERING WHEEL NEW OLD STOCK ITEM WITH THE ORIGINAL STEERING WHEEL BOX,IN ALL THE YEARS OF WATCHING HEALEY ITEMS ,
APART FROM THIS ORIGINAL WHEEL I AM SELLING.
DEFINATLY NO POSTING AT ALL
If you are from outside the uk and want the wheel THEN YOU CAN TALK TO ME TO SEE A WAY FORWARD FOR RECEIPT OF THE WHEEL,YOU MUST CONTACT ME BEFORE BUYING THE WHEEL ,NO CONTACT FROM YOU ,THEN YOU MUST COLLECT IT.
OUTSIDE GREAT BRITAIN CONTACT ME IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN THIS VERY VERY RARE ITEM .
THE HORN PUSH IS NOT SHOWN IN THE PICTURE ,BUT IT IS IN THE SALE WITH THE STEERING WHEEL AND STEERING WHEEL BOX.
payment is £50.00 in paypall no later than 7 days after the purchase ,the remainder in cash on collecting the wheel
please no wise cracks like I purchased a car for less than this wheel.
or is it made of gold .
please remember that this wheel would be impossible to source now.