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| 223279 | 11440 | Molded, Reverse Engineered, Handshaped by One Only...WHAT IS ACCEPTABLE TO YOU? | 72 | Bruce Fowler | Oct 13, 2021 | 2021-10-13T16:20:34-0400 | Hard to say....... yes $150 told to me by shop owners I know. Lots of consignment, and special cheaper discounts to the employees that will ride & swear by them. I looked up a dealer list last year and from SF to the border there were something like 89 shops on the list. I mean everybody and their brother is a dealer......... not real special if you ask me. You are correct about supply chain, or perhaps more problematic getting them to market. The containers went from $2k to $10k inside one month. That's NOT bullish-t as I shelled out a helluva lot more $ for the limited edition of soft tops Beatty sent me than had been planned....... and the increases continue with a guesstimate that things won't stabilize until next year. Add to this the hikes that the State of CA keeps adding wherever they can, the state is a like a thirsty coke whore that can never get enough. No wonder businesses (Oracle, Tesla, Charles Schwab, Starbucks, etc.) are leaving to relocate in Austin & other parts of Texas. The work force making less than $100K can't afford what little housing there is. A 3-4 million shortfall of housing has driven rental prices through the roof. The people that bought my duplex all cash for $1.6 decided NOT to move in because they could get $4500 for the 3/2.5 side & $3500 for the 2/1.5 side. Grant it, I buffed the place inside & out to be a turn key property but that just shows you how insane things have become. The people moving in PAID ONE YEAR RENT IN ADVANCE TO SECURE IT. California is on fire in more than one way... |