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08-15-2009, 11:30 AM
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CC Member
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Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Milford,
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Cobra Make, Engine: BRG ERA street car w/428 PI, Sunburst wheels, undercar exhaust, original interior, no philips head screws!
Posts: 650
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So how should we take this?
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08-15-2009, 01:43 PM
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Join Date: May 2008
Location: Sacramento,Ca.,
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Cobra Make, Engine: Midstates (2001)
Posts: 1,724
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a $6250.00 dollar slap in the face to anyone who ownes a replica Cobra. My question would be what happened to the original Cobra street car they came off of?.
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08-15-2009, 01:44 PM
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Senior Club Cobra Member
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Join Date: May 2006
Location: Manteca,
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Cobra Make, Engine: None, sold it
Posts: 2,439
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Quote from Ebay add,
"Don't let some POSER put these on his ERA or Kirkham Street Replica!!!"
Some people just don't get it do they?
Terry
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08-17-2009, 01:22 PM
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Senior Club Cobra Member
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Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Granite Bay,
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Cobra Make, Engine: SPF GT40P-2265/393W, KMP318 (PROJECT!!!!!)/CSX478
Posts: 1,158
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Quote:
Originally Posted by tcrist
Quote from Ebay add,
"Don't let some POSER put these on his ERA or Kirkham Street Replica!!!"
Some people just don't get it do they?
Terry
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I guess I should reread the add, I didn't see the line quoted.
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Ron R
"Dishwasher? I thought that was for cleaning parts!?"
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08-17-2009, 01:24 PM
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Half-Ass Member
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Join Date: Jun 2005
Cobra Make, Engine: ERA #732, 428FE (447 CID), TKO600, Solid Flat Tappet Cam, Tons of Aluminum
Posts: 22,025
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Igofastr
I guess I should reread the add, I didn't see the line quoted.
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It was removed from the original ad after the folks here started poking fun at the guy. That led to speculation that not only was he watching this thread, but that he came to the obvious conclusion that a sale to one of the morons that actually bought a Kirkham or ERA was probably his best target audience.  |
08-17-2009, 01:28 PM
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Senior Club Cobra Member
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Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Granite Bay,
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Cobra Make, Engine: SPF GT40P-2265/393W, KMP318 (PROJECT!!!!!)/CSX478
Posts: 1,158
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I see that now. Not a great idea to tick off potential buyers, eh. Marketing 101, I suppose.
Well, now that I know what he really thinks of me, I guess I won't be buying them after all. 
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Ron R
"Dishwasher? I thought that was for cleaning parts!?"
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08-17-2009, 02:28 PM
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Senior Club Cobra Member
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Join Date: Feb 2007
Cobra Make, Engine: KMP 539, a Ton of Aluminum
Posts: 9,592
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Igofastr
I see that now. Not a great idea to tick off potential buyers, eh. Marketing 101, I suppose.
Well, now that I know what he really thinks of me, I guess I won't be buying them after all. |
It sounds like to me that he's selling off the orginal wheels now that he has the molds done for a run of reproductions. I wonder how much the reproductions will run. A fellow CC member sent me a link to a December 2008 ad for some Sunburst wheels in magnesium, but I must have missed the ad way back when.
If the price were right (to me), and I owned a street car, then I couldn't care less what the seller thought of me. At lkeast that sounds good in theory.  |
08-15-2009, 01:50 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: Baton Rouge, Louisiana,
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Cobra Make, Engine: Waiting to Order a BDR, engine to be a SA C408. TKO to hook it up.
Posts: 1,259
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Pull a gear .... drop the hammer .... and enjoy the Drive !!
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08-15-2009, 03:24 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2005
Cobra Make, Engine: ERA #732, 428FE (447 CID), TKO600, Solid Flat Tappet Cam, Tons of Aluminum
Posts: 22,025
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Originally Posted by Doug I
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Yes, sort of like Roseanne Barr wearing Manolo Blahnik. |
08-15-2009, 02:04 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Milford,
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Cobra Make, Engine: BRG ERA street car w/428 PI, Sunburst wheels, undercar exhaust, original interior, no philips head screws!
Posts: 650
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I generally would not post something like this but I could not get over that comment...He had them on probably a year or so ago for I think 8k. The other issue I don't understand is there are probably 1000 times more people who have replica's then originals so his comment alienates 95% of his market of someone who would consider buying them. I am sure someone who wants them regardless of the comment will buy them but it's a crappy thing to say...I know in the scheme of things this World and Country are going through this is not important but it's worth a comment...
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08-15-2009, 11:38 PM
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Senior Club Cobra Member
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Join Date: Feb 2007
Cobra Make, Engine: KMP 539, a Ton of Aluminum
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Quote:
Originally Posted by 428street
I generally would not post something like this but I could not get over that comment...He had them on probably a year or so ago for I think 8k. The other issue I don't understand is there are probably 1000 times more people who have replica's then originals so his comment alienates 95% of his market of someone who would consider buying them. I am sure someone who wants them regardless of the comment will buy them but it's a crappy thing to say...I know in the scheme of things this World and Country are going through this is not important but it's worth a comment...
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These wheels would unlikely appeal to anyone with a replica, since it's highly unlikely anyone with a replica would pay $3,000+/wheel and hope for a 2nd pair to show up someday and if and when they do show up on the market, they'll likely be sold in a set of four. Sure, there might be one replica owner out there, but I think these wheels would appeal to the owner of a CSX3000 car. His market is very thin at that price level anyway, regardless.
428street, sure makes your buy from Fran Kress look like a deal, but having bought and sold many sets of wheels over the years, a set of four always seem to sell for less per wheel than singles and doubles.
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08-15-2009, 09:06 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Scotts Valley,
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Cobra Make, Engine: ERA 289 FIA #2108
Posts: 1,882
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I'm a poser?
Hey! I'm a poser!
How cool is that? Better than being a prick, like the guy selling the over-priced wheels.
What a weenie!
DD
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"You're kidding, right?"
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08-15-2009, 10:23 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: Flower Mound, TX,
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Cobra Make, Engine: Lonestar LS 427, Keith Craft 501,Toploader
Posts: 883
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How much would it cost to CNC a set?
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08-15-2009, 11:46 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2002
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He says "Local pickup", guess he can't be bothered to ship them. So he's looking for a CSX3000 owner within driving distance of his house who needs to replace his "ugly" wheels with originals. Now THAT is a very short list of potential customers, VERY short. |
08-16-2009, 12:17 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Kansas City,
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Cobra Make, Engine: Unique Motorcars 289 FIA
Posts: 711
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Yeah, but he's sure generating a lot of traffic to his listing.
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08-16-2009, 04:39 AM
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CC Member
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Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Milford,
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Cobra Make, Engine: BRG ERA street car w/428 PI, Sunburst wheels, undercar exhaust, original interior, no philips head screws!
Posts: 650
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I'm not commenting on his price, it is what it is and pretty much what I paid Kress for mine. I wanted them and I bought them. I know I paid a lot of money for them but it was emotional. I got 5 rims.
As for the traffic you're correct and I thought about that before I posted originally but no one has bought them yet so I guess that speaks volumes.
I wonder if he has a Cobra. My guess is no. Isn't it nice to be a poser.
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08-16-2009, 07:12 AM
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Senior Club Cobra Member
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Join Date: Sep 2000
Location: Holderness, NH, US of A,
NH
Cobra Make, Engine: CSX 4772 old iron FE
Posts: 5,499
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Hey Frank we meet some great people in this sport. He's a small minority at the waaaay other end to us. I think he's working on the principle it doesn't matter what they're saying as long as they're talking about him. I hope that type of advertising doesn't work for him as it doesn't deserve to.
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08-16-2009, 08:12 AM
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Senior Club Cobra Member
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Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Manchester,
NH
Cobra Make, Engine: AK1085 (302 Street), HTM111 (427 Comp), CSX2375R (289 Comp) and COB5999 (427 S/C)
Posts: 19,111
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Frank
W/O posers or what I would like to say "Those of us with a Champagne taste and beer budget" Cobras would be unknown for the most part.
Guess the wheels you have from Fran were a deal?
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08-16-2009, 02:22 PM
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Member of the north
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Join Date: May 2003
Cobra Make, Engine: A Cobra
Posts: 11,207
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I suppose he will have them again next year.
How does the buyer know they are the real deal ( and don't start that "is it real" stuff )?
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