got almost 8 days left too! sorry if this is a repost

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/GENUINE-MK...item19b8d96406

 

seriously, how much, only a knob would spend that much on a knob, lol

 

christ sake thats just silly money for a bloody gear knob

 

seriously bidded up..theres a fiesta rs turbo gear knob on there and thats at £100+

 

I'm Watching it as well for a spare

 

There is another one on as well, i have a spare new one so iam keeping any eye on the two of them just to see wot they fetch

 

its worth that money if its attatched to the gearbox aswell lol

 

You need to look at his other items for sale some rare new old stock stuff

 

Must be some sort of clearance centre being on channel islands they always have RS Stuff but the parts that are completely out of stock at Ford and have been for years - it's a proper piss take really as they are only in it for the money and couldn't give two fucks about the car's.

Regarding the gearknob i have a 3dr wheel and knob that i'll be getting retrimmed and surely it ain't going to look any different

 

There are some right rare 3 Door bits and pieces up for auction, i've got my eye on a few things.
Rich

 

I think i did the resto on mine at the right time in 2008 as i replaced all window rubbers, headlamps, indicators, rear lights, indicators, 500 fog grills, grill seal, badges and so on and if i were to do it today it would cost 75-80% more than i paid 5 years ago it's no wonder the prices of car's is rocketing again

 

I carried out my resto on my 3dr ten years ago and it cost me peanuts compared to today's prices

 

Just out of interest is the RS gear knob different from all if the other ones? I am wiling to bet that the base models are all plastic, but are any of the other models the same as the RS one?

£190 + I'd want twins on my kn0b for that!

 

Twins on my knob

 

Some really good/rare parts there and well photo'd he'll make a lot of money on some of those auctions

 

Yep,it's David Laine from Guernsey,I bought a lot of parts of him in the past,some proper rare old stock parts there,they will go for big money that's for sure.

Thanks.Lee.

 

It will sell for more than that.

All those parts will be snapped up by the collectors for large sums, its those fellas that dictate the prices not the seller, its a public open auction at the end of the day.

The seller is well known in the field and genuine, I very much doubt anythings being bid up. Looks like he is having a final clear out. Watch the DJR 1.18 model on the gold (not BBS) rims, I expect that to hit £500 plus

These parts will be used to renovate lowish miles Rs500s into even more pristine examples. A grand or so spent replacing a few key items will add much more than that to the value of the car, so its a no brainer to an existing owner.

Thank god I dont need any of it, mind you I sold lots of similar things only a few years ago for a lot less but thought I had done well back then.

 

I'm watching a few items .. If It makes my car a lot nicer or cleaner I don't mind paying over the odds for NLA items that's life IMO

 

awesome! luv stuff like this

 

Its not good for us ford /cosworth owners I agree, but if some ones willing to pay £200 for a gear knob he's not going to give it away.

 

i sold my mint one for £50 approx 4 years ago.

 

there seems to be big money in the nos / nla parts i remember seeing this go a little while back too

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ESCORT-SAP...d=442762376151

 

Not surprised, everyone whished they had a black knob.

 

apparently that happens after a vasectomy due to bruising!

 

A retrimmed one would work out cheaper, crazy prices

 

EXACTLY!!

 

Im watching and bidding on a lot of that stuff , inc the DJR model with the 7 spoke wheels

yum yum

 

Good investment!

 

I'd rather have the blue top type still leather which they sell at burtons

silly money.

you bid on it Rob?

 

Some people have too much money.Im watching a few saff cossie bits at the mo cause im interested in what they are gonna go for.

 

Rob do you reckon kev's on that one? i know his is'nt std

 

im watching a lot of this seller auctions just to see what things are worth being new... im happy with my gear knob paul its a burtons one! lol kev has lots of nos bits stashed for his last time he showed me

 

Ive got one of these!
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ORIGINAL-M...item1c2f943637

Hope it makes good money and ill think about selling mine

 

Reminds me I still have a box of bits to put on flea bay, think I got rid of all the rare bits though, may have an escos quarter window seal and saff jack point covers,,, that could be this afternoons mission!

As for the prices for some parts, it's supply and demand, as said spending a grand on a few bits to finish a 500, it's going to be at least a 20k car, maybe more than double, so it's a small percentage of the cars value.

 

Its nothing to do with " too much money " most of his rs500 parts are hard to find and if your restoring a 500 or putting a modded car back to std then you will struggle to find these parts so when they do come up everyone wants them

I put a lot of rs500"s back to std now as there worth a lot more that way so people selling these rare parts want top dollar

 

Lol at people whining and not understanding supply and demand

 

WTF! I've got 2 of those kicking round my garage. Best dig them out and get them on ebay quick. LoL

 

190 quid now lol.

Surely someone can restore these knobs oooooooooowww.

 

People complaining that he's in it for the money lol, it's the bidders that are making the items worth what they are!

 

a lot of that stuff out of my league.
can't understand why on the rear quarter surround and both rh side and new, one has been bid over £120 and the other still £50. with 4 bids, why not bid on the lower priced item, i know i would.