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i know most of you dont do facebook but your missing out on something good. marketplace is a great place to find cars and parts. i've sold a bunch and scored some great deals there. i found my falcon there , also my brides bronco. my latest score is a rollback trailer. had one years ago but sold it. hard to find and the new ones are around 8k .

I know a few of the guys from here - myself included - are on FaceBook. I enjoy Marketplace but have noticed a lot more "stores" selling.. it's going the way of that big "auction site little by little. Just my opinion.

it's all the diecast and toys that drive me nuts. 4 trucks and the rest of the page is junk.

Seems to me the closer you are to a big metro area the worse it gets. It's hard to sift through page upon page of junk around here, looking for that one decent item. eBay's a joke for an individual, they've ruined CraigsList, and now MarketPlace is sliding down the slope.

with this economy folks are hurting. hell because of the war on natural gas our electric bill spiked up 200 . so many are selling off stuff to survive. lot of overpriced pasture art out there but you cant blame them. i feel for the guys living paycheck to paycheck. this crap is killing them. it pisses me off because they are the ones who do the lions share of working and dying for this country .
i'm just blessed because we are retired and grow most all our food. dont use much fuel and are debt free finally . we do keep our place cool so we pay for that.

Originally Posted by shine

with this economy folks are hurting. hell because of the war on natural gas our electric bill spiked up 200 . so many are selling off stuff to survive. lot of overpriced pasture art out there but you cant blame them. i feel for the guys living paycheck to paycheck. this crap is killing them. it pisses me off because they are the ones who do the lions share of working and dying for this country .
i'm just blessed because we are retired and grow most all our food. dont use much fuel and are debt free finally . we do keep our place cool so we pay for that.

I think the s*** is going to hit the fan within a year. Thankfully, I am debt-free, but I am still living on a working man's salary. I have equity, but not a tremendous pad in my checkbook. Thankfully I have a pretty solid job and get treated very well. I'm glad sold my Trans Am when I did, I got top dollar for it, things could be different down the road.

Neat Falcon. What are your plans for it.

I thank god I got as much done on the house and shop as I did, when I did.......couldn't afford to do it now with the cost of everything.



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I've had fairly good results on Marketplace getting rid of a big part of the ol' stash, but like any place we work the scum eventually moves in. Most recently Craigslist went downhill fast, roughly about the time we left Washington St., and now they're creeping into Marketplace. The latest "hustle" is the potential "buyer" asks a couple questions, ones that are answered already in my ad as I'm a bit more thorough than most, and then they say they want to buy it but can't get to me right away. Will I take payment through ______ ,some app I've never heard of or only seen a few references to. They always say they'll have their kid or brother come pick up the stuff after I get the payment. Apparently the play is to contest the sale, get their money back, and the seller is out the merch. Also, seen where it's a phishing scam to get bank account access...........whatever. Folks cuss "this online sales stuff", but 50 years ago using the newspaper ads it was sorta the same, scams or flakes were slightly different in method, but they were still scammers or flakes back then too. You learn to figure out how to minimize it and the ability to move stuff is handy, so life goes on.

the falcon will be a 70's streetfreak gasser. i've been collecting parts for years.
we sold some of our farm land and are doing a complete remodel on the house. insane prices today. we bought a container and have most all the supplies bought before prices went nuts. did the kitchen first . i bought a 53ft trailer to store all my shop junk in this fall. cant tax it if it's on wheels
hopefully this winter i can finish my ac install in the shop. not planning on doing much during summer any more. but want it cleaned out so i can work on my own for a change.
i found my 5ton ac on marketplace for 350 dollars . only about 40 miles away. got there and it was Boosted GT from street outlaws.

They look good as a Gasser.. there's a Ranchero near me up for sale on marketplace, body doesn't look terrible, but they want 4K for it!
UM.. not this time! LOL...

sounds crazy but i turned down 5k for my black one. but it is all orig rust free texas car . was last on the road in 2016 . hard to find ones like this .

The big auto swap meet is this weekend at the fairgrounds, can't wait to see prices. Ian is looking for a 4 speed for the Mustang and I just like to look.
I'll get some pictures and post them.

hold yer britches on the price of 4 speeds. i got 2 in a trade deal. last price i saw on a top loader was 850.

Originally Posted by NTFDAY

The big auto swap meet is this weekend at the fairgrounds, can't wait to see prices. Ian is looking for a 4 speed for the Mustang and I just like to look.
I'll get some pictures and post them.

Ken, if you don't find a 4 speed you might check Midwest Mustang - Lawrence, KS, (785) 749-3131 I've not visited, but have been told he's got a pretty extensive stash of vintage Mustang stuff.

I told Ian he'd be better off with an 80's 5.0 bellhousing and 4 or 5 speed, but he wants to keep it as original as possible. It's his car and his money and I'll let him know about your advice Roger and your 4 speeds Shine.