Leno Effect? Changing Times?

[captaingamez]

Well, I take that with a grain of salt. When he says something like that he was likely looking at the rarest of the rare and doesnt know the diff because he is a TV comentator. So he sees a $90k 240z on the internet that is actually a Z432 or something like that priced at $90K and hes like "oh all those 240zs are worth $90k"

[captaingamez]

I can tell ou one thing. I would never pay that. Because for that kind of money, you can import or buy any Skyline you want. Anything is fair game and cheaper than that, from the Hakosuka to the BNR34. If I had that kind of money, Driving a 510 would not be in my considerations of Nissan products.

[DanielC]

I used to show horses.  I have also bought some stock in a company I used to work for.  We are taling about cars, and specifically, old Datsuns.

 

This is what I learned about horses, and company stock.  The same is probably true about cars.

 

Horses, and stock are worth exactly what some fool will pay for them.  Cars too.

[jser12]

this just makes me wonder what something like Art's car is worth?
 

maybe 20k plus?
40k to a rich oblivious idiot?

 

[Tristin]

this just makes me wonder what something like Art's car is worth?

 

maybe 20k plus?

40k to a rich oblivious idiot?

 

 

 

Probably not with the half repaint and rust in the doors,  but Im sure itd go for decent money when finished up right. Clean examples are hard to find and never touched stock ones even harder. 

[paradime]

 It's really fascinating to see how the complex social dynamic of perceived value really works.  The perceived value of any object is contextual, subjective. and socially defined. Ultimately it's monetary value is defined by what any given fool will pay for it. I couldn't give a flying fart about a Coach doggy tote kennel, but some people (including those who can't afford it) will pay $2k for a bag that cost $40 to make. It's not just the Lindsay Lohan want'a be's, I've also seem Dat Peeps forking over $1.200 for a plastic JDM grill.

 

 I've done fine woodworking for years, and the struggle has always been getting a price that covered the actual labor and materials that went into it. With the right marketing though, I can enhance the perception of value. At the upper end of this infused perception of value, wealthy people rely on "trusted" institutions to validate an objects importance and value. Individual entities like the gallery, the hot designer, the exclusive department store, the appraiser, and auction houses; they are in the know and share that information for a mark up. 

 

I was delivering a piece to a wealthy ladies house, and all she talked about was this mirror she had bought for $15K a few days earlier. I was expecting it to be a masterpiece, but when she showed it to me I was floored. It was nothing more than a flat mosaic of broken pieces of mirror framing a plane rectangular mirror. On close inspection I could see the production quality was for shit and on the edges I could see it was mounted to an old piece of plywood. As this lady described it though, I could envision a kiss ass charlatan sails person casting his spell in some snobby ass Sausalito gallery. This mirror was total crap, but her perception of it was it's an absolute treasure. Goes to show, with the right marketing, even a POS is worth $15,000.00

[captaingamez]

Nobody seems to get this point.

 

Are any single one of you going to pay $500 for an audio cassette tape deck?

 

No.

 

Two of them sit feet from me worth that at minimum, at a moments notice I could get over $500 each.

 

You dont think stuff is not worth that much? Too bad, because what you think doesnt mean dick to the market.

[smoke]

I paid 4k for an 8 track player....Had a car wrapped around it, but still.

[paradime]

Nobody seems to get this point.

 

Are any single one of you going to pay $500 for an audio cassette tape deck?

 

No.

 

Two of them sit feet from me worth that at minimum, at a moments notice I could get over $500 each.

 

You dont think stuff is not worth that much? Too bad, because what you think doesnt mean dick to the market.

 

I have a Nakamichi too, so what? "Ultimately it's monetary value is defined by what any given fool will pay for it". Case in point. http://www.ebay.com/itm/like/321347356566?lpid=82

[RTB]

Nobody seems to get this point.

 

Are any single one of you going to pay $500 for an audio cassette tape deck?

 

No.

 

Two of them sit feet from me worth that at minimum, at a moments notice I could get over $500 each.

 

You dont think stuff is not worth that much? Too bad, because what you think doesnt mean dick to the market.

Great you can sell them and get a record player like a normal audiophile.

[captaingamez]

Great you can sell them and get a record player like a normal audiophile.

I also own studio downmixing decks and master decks...........

 

Cassettes for me at the end of the day, I dont enjoy LPs as much since I got my Nakamichi and CT-F1000, and I have hundreds of LPs and a nice Technics....

[RTB]

I'm a LP fan. I have a beautiful Dual 1219. Will someday own a Thorens and VPI.

[captaingamez]

Those are nice, my dad had a 1229 in college. I am after a Micro, but definitely not in my price range.

[MicroMachinery]

You can't afford me.

[Spoona_Jay21]

this is pretty funny to think Datsun Prices are going up... as mine will never be worth more than 100$... IN SCRAP! lol :rofl: :rofl:

[MikeRL411]

 

Great you can sell them and get a record player like a normal audiophile.

 

And don't forget that at one time you could get the absurd 33 1/3 turntable record player for your car. Wonder how they instantly repaved the roads you were driving on so that the record wouldn't skip.

[smoke]

Most of my stuff rides so bad it would make a radio station skip.

[thisismatt]

But why you all washing watch him
He gone make it into a Benz out of that Datsun
He got that ambition, baby, look in his eyes
This week he mopping floors next week it's the fries

[captaingamez]

You can't afford me.

:rofl: :rofl:

[RatVonDude]

I thought the Jay Leno effect is when a women's jaw never stops growing

[datsunfreak]

 Wonder how they instantly repaved the roads you were driving on so that the record wouldn't skip.

 

Drive a nice '55 Caddy. You won't wonder any more.   B)

 

My dad had one in his car ('59 Impala) as a teenager. He told me he really only used it when stopped somewhere for "huggy kissy time".   ^_^

 

But he swears if you taped a couple of pennies to the arm it wouldn't skip while cruising.   :thumbup:

[captaingamez]

Lmfao, thats awesome.

[paradime]

 

 

My dad had one in his car ('59 Impala) as a teenager. He told me he really only used it when stopped somewhere for "huggy kissy time".   ^_^

 

 

And so a freak was born

[Burabuda]

[paradime]

Reality:

 

This was a wet dream 510 you read about in story books. If you were a collector, this would be the one you'd look for.

 

Classic 1971 Datsun 510 for sale in remarkable original condition. This little 510 has been meticulously maintained and garage kept since 1972, when it was bought from Terry Allen Datsun of El Cajon, CA. It has been owned by the same couple for 42 years and has never left San Diego. It still wears CA blue plates and military stickers from the 70's. Being the Wife's car it rarely was used. It is said that the 33k miles on the odometer are accurate. Repair bills and service tags going back to the late 70's support the claim but it's still up for debate in my opinion.  

 

Everything on the car is as it was when new except paint which was done 25+ years ago, though still looks fresh, very nice and presentable. A light cream yellow was the original color but was changed to Datsun sunshine yellow. Door jams and interior trim were painted to match and done very well. Body panel fit is fantastic, doors shut perfectly and everything lines up as it should. No signs of repair or body rot at all. Rubber seals are still soft and stainless trim is also hard to fault. 

Dash is crack free, as is the seat upholstery which still feels soft and comfortable. The carpet and vinyl floor mats are like new with just a small spot of foot wear on the drivers side. No fading or sun damage anywhere. Headliner is nice too. Glass is crystal clear and virtually blemish free, though front windshield has a scratch from passenger side wiper blade failing at some point. 

 

Engine is the serial number matching L16 4 cylinder unit attached to the factory Borg Warner 3 speed Automatic transmission. It fires up nicely, runs great, and makes all the right noises, shifting through the gears with plenty of power. Everything functions as it should. The Hitachi carburetor has just been professionally rebuilt and tires have very few miles on them. Even though it's only done about 500 miles in the last 15 years, it's now a reliable turn key classic.

The 510 comes with a folder full of receipts including the original dealer invoice and CA pink slip from 1972. Owners manual and Warranty booklet are still in the glove box.

 

Better representation of actual prices. 

 

http://www.hemmings.com/hsx/stories/2014/04/01/hmn_buyers_guide1.html