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Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: Linn County, Oregon
Posts: 48,910
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Originally Posted by JackDidley
The internet and cable TV have pushed perceived values up to insane numbers. The auctions we see with wealthy people bedding drive prices up. I went to a Mecum auction last year and witnessed it first hand. Special section for the high rollers with a nice bar to keep them happy. People on the internet tend to pump up prices by repeating things that may or may not be true just because its the cool thing to do. That is, Joe Blow says the NSX is the greatest car ever. Must be true so it gets repeated 1000000 times on a 100 websites. Prices go up.
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Hype works...sure does.
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