Stuff we used to throw away... costs a fortune now

[Eminence Gris]

'68 air pumps, slightly worn door pockets, and bumper weights.

Yep, there's a bumper weight for sale on eBay. Just one. $400.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Porsche-901-...-/120972997017

[LiveFromNY]

Yep, there's a bumper weight for sale on eBay. Just one. $400.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Porsche-901-...-/120972997017

That's cool. I'm tempted to buy it just to sit on my desk as a paperweight.

[Eminence Gris]

Some people even want the later all-rubber rear wing from the late 70s

[apologies for non-Early S content]

[Tom F.]

What I want to know is, when will the madness end?

[Barwaut]

What I want to know is, when will the madness end?

When the old joke of 'factory air' (as in tires) will become reality...

[RSTarga]

What I want to know is, when will the madness end?

As in every other addiction, when the user stops using. As long as someone out there is willing to pay, the market will exist.
Although, even though we think some of this stuff is overpriced, in relation to new cars the prices are cheap. e.g. a friend just had to pay $1,000 for an Audi Q5 passenger side mirror (installed).

[RickS]

A good friend sold a cracked dash (1 crack) for a remarkable $600. I sold mine as well but it had an additional crack and suffered a $200 penalty which I still felt was more than adequate.

[VA_alfa]

I am relatively new to the early 911 club and have been astonished at the prices of parts for these cars. I came from the Alfa world where prices were significantly less. How do parts prices compare to the high end stuff like front engine v12 Ferrari, or vintage MB? Anyone with experience?

[npvpositive]

How about Porsche window stickers (2.2, Marken Weltmeister) that original owners scraped off because they were "ugly advertisements for Porsche that blemish my new car" . . . and we now desperately seek to reproduce and stick back on 40-year old cars.

[303462]

Wow! I could offer someone a deal on my matched pair of bumper weights for $700.