[mrmustang]

As someone who has bought, sold, brokered more than my fair share of all make and model Cobra replicas, and does not have a dog in this hunt, I'll post the following, openly, honestly, and ethically (you guys do remember what ethics in this hobby is about, right).........

The issue with Hillbank (and their principal ownership conflicts of interest) as I see it is you have one manufacturer attempting to artificially manipulate the market for their used product(s). This is not a new concept and has been attempted before, the problem being that while it is wonderful for the current owners of the cars, it now takes advantage of the next set of owners of those same cars, who then soon realize what has happened once they have open access to the closed forums. It's not rocket science, but sooner or later someone will piss off the wrong buyer, and the lawsuits will fly. it is not a matter of if this scenario will happen, but when it will happen after the artificial market has collapsed...

I'll leave it at that.

Bill S.