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Old 09-16-2016, 12:15 PM   #1
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I think they will become more rare over time and more expensive. It is not like they are easily obtainable. If I get rid of my car I am keeping the top. I will sell it separately.
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Old 09-17-2016, 12:21 PM   #2
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What percent of our cars crash each year or have failures that render them uneconomical to repair? And then hardtops become available.

Demand is up because more tracks want them for insurance reasons. But for most putting a ~$1k top on a car worth less than $10k???
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Based on the recent sale of my guards red hardtop there was no lack of demand. The biggest issue is shipping. I had a guy from California come out to Phoenix to pick it up. The top was an earlier hardtop with the ears and I included a roller stand and factory cover and sold it for $1,500. Many factors go into what these tops sell for. Condition, color match to the buyer needs as repainting is an expensive proposition and is never as good as factory paint, top location relative to buyer location, time of year relative to when the top is used (in Phoenix and other hot summer areas of the country the interest is different then parts of the country with cold winters), areas of the country were there are a lot of tracks and hardtop usage at the track is required), etc.
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Old 09-17-2016, 07:29 PM   #4
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What percent of our cars crash each year or have failures that render them uneconomical to repair? And then hardtops become available.

Demand is up because more tracks want them for insurance reasons. But for most putting a ~$1k top on a car worth less than $10k???
I would not sell my car for 10K
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