Well I have to say, that ebay has been my undoing as of late. While many good deals are there to be had, you really need to know what you're willing to pay. As SlantSixDan said, there are many items going for more than they are new (although an offy 5041 went this week for $300 with 2 holley 1920s and matching *chrome* air cleaners which double nicely as booger checkers at the gas station) but plenty of deals as well.
My biggest gripe is fools that big the price way up, especially against themselves! I just had the anguish of buying a low-mileage slant 6 engine and tranny on ebay. The opening bid was only $100, and on the 2nd day, two idiots started a bidding war. One guy had signed up on ebay 2 days earlier and the other had defaulted on his last auction for a parts car. One of these bung holes ran the damn thing up to $350 with successive bids AGAINST HIMSELF with nobody else bidding up against him. Was this the last 5 mins? No! It was 4 days to go. We just need to kick these amateurs off ebay so I dont end up paying too much for my stuff! (coincidentally I did end up paying more than I wanted to, $450 for the engine and trans).
On the flip side, I have scored several carbs and mirrors and other little parts for pretty cheap. I wish I had the junkyards some of you do here in Ohio cause I'm sure not finding super six-setups-a-plenty here! But being a democracy, if ya think the price is too high, don't bid. I cried a week ago as a brand new mopar NOS tail light lens came and went for $112 on ebay (started at 40, I put my max as $80) as I have spent the better part of 3 months trying to find one for my 62. I guess the search will just have to continue.
Why don't some of you nice junkyard roamers put together a wish list for the rest of us to save us from ebay =)
BTW ricki, how you liking that nice weather in St. Louis? Ain't it *just* like the bay area?
MJ
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sorry <he says with his head bowed>