Re: [AMC-list] pies in the skies

["Eddie Stakes" <eddiestakes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I emailed Don below off list with long (known for that) reply. I mentioned to him the vast 
array of opinions from all necks of woods from some who may or may not post, some have 
cars sitting up in woods, others museum pieces, some posts you learn from others like 
listenting to Lindsey Lohan blather.

One thing I didn't mention to Don off list was that a number of the beaters, or pie in sky 
award winners all need a home, regardless of seller wanting too much for a car rotted into 
the ground.

This is the last day for the Ed Hooper AMC Collection. I took time off from family and 
flew to Dallas to help the family positively ID these cars, as they had ads running like a 
74 Javelin was listed as 78 Matador. The family wanted to just get rid of all the cars and 
a dozen or so before I got up there, did indeed go to a salvage yard, mostly Javelins & 
AMXs sadly. The family didn't care what the cars sold for, they wanted them gone, same 
with the property up there. Ed.....knowing him personally for decades.....looked at ALL of 
his cars as pie in sky winners. To him......they WERE showcars, and no amount of $$$ would 
sway him to sell them.......

And as I write this on the final, last day.....while the file is hidden on my site, I used 
craigslist extensively, over 200 ads were placed from May in effort to sell them. The 
bottom line is there are a few left, and they will be hauled to the crusher since no one 
wanted them. Sort of like being picked last in school for dodgeball.

http://www.planethoustonamx.com/amc_estate_sale/ed-hooper.htm

So with that, it is sort of a service to have those craigslist and other 'check this out' 
emails. Not everyone agrees on what the cars may/may not be worth if anything at all (like 
the Hooper cars above going to crusher since no one wanted them) on the other hand, 
possibly someone will give the car one last look and decide it is worth more than scrap 
price in crappy economy and take a chance on it.

One of the oldest files on my website is 'altered amcs' which talks about all those 
thousands of AMCs lost to pick a parts here since 1983. There is nothing, and has been 
nothing AMC at pick a part in years, simply dried up!

With that however, you will see AMCers poking fun at other AMCers all the time. I could 
point out some xxx files in my JUST STUFF file on my site, but what a car may/may not be 
worth in perceived vaule is in eye of beholder. Yes there are dozens of pie in sky award 
winners, but on other hand there are others people see a good AMC deal and buy it. Other 
aMCs languish for eternity on ebay until they are running joke of the week as price 
continues to drop and drop. Rarity does not equate market value when it comes to AMC.

Hopefully everyone continue to learn from this amc-list and enjoy it. I don't care nor 
would know a 195.6 Rambler engine if you dropped it on my foot, so simply deleted those or 
other threads I didn't know......or care.....about. Hopefully that will work for others 
too! Take care,
Eddie Stakes

Subject: Re: [AMC-list] who really cares stupid pie in the sky


Don Holzer <holzerhomerepair@xxxxxxxxx> said:
I thought the hole purpose of the AMC list was to communicate about repair issues parts 
avaliable items for sale between list members not for some knuckle head to search or look 
on Craigs list each and every day to see who is selling reasonable in your eyes on not 
reasonable in your opinion who really cares what people ask for there junk if it sells it 
sells if not it does not sell then let it go. It serves no purpose it does not help to 
give your opinion on what you think especially when no one person asked, I am a member of 
the list to gain knowledge not to hear others give there 2 cents worth of what they THINK 
is reasonable, Remember when you own it, it is worth all the money in the world and when 
you sell it every 1 who wants it devalues what you have and thinks like AMC mentality they 
tell you what it is worth. Bottom line if you live on the East coast who cares what a guy 
in California sells his heap for if he can sell it good for him. Don't worry about the 
hobby it will take care of it self.


Congratulations, Don.  You said that in much more polite language than the way you said it 
in private email under your pen name Joseph Frezloh <jfrezloh@xxxxxxxxx>.

You have your opinion, and I have mine.

-- Marc
Eddie Stakes
713.464.8825
eddiestakes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
www.planethoustonamx.com

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