I KNOW, I KNOW, OPINIONS ARE LIKE BELLY BUTTONS, EVERYONE HAS ONE. MY FRIENDS AND I HAVE CUSSED AND DISCUSSED ABOUT FINDING PARTS & PRICES FOR OUR PROJECTS. EBAY HAS BEEN INVALUABLE FOR EVERYONE THAT IS LOOKING FOR THAT IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND PART. JUST PUT THE ITEM DESCRIPTION IN A SAVED SEARCH AND EBAY WILL EMAIL YOU WHENEVER THIS ITEM APPEARS IN AN AUCION. THE PRICES ARE USUALLY PREMIUM, BUT YOU CAN SAVE A TON OF TIME AND THE SUPER HIGH COST OF FUEL SEARCHING FOR YOUR ITEM ON  EBAY THAT MORE THAN MAKES UP FOR THE PREMIUM PRICE YOU PAY ON EBAY.   ALSO IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR THAT LAST PIECE TO FINISH THAT HEMICUDA RESTO, YOUR NOT GOING TO WANT TO WAIT UNTIL YOU JUST "RUN ACROSS" ONE AT THE CARLISLE SWAP MEET AND CHANCES ARE IT WILL BE JUST AS HIGH A PRICE AND YOU MAY NOT EVEN FIND IT AT ALL OR IN USABLE CONDITION. 

     DONT GET ME WRONG I ABSOULUTLY LOVE SWAP MEETS.  MY CAR BUDDYS AND I CAN SPEND ALL DAY AT A 3 HOUR SWAP MEET.  YOU JUST CAN'T COUNT ON FINDING WHAT YOU WANT AT SWAPMEETS ANYMORE, BUT YOU CAN USUALLY FIND A DEAL ON SOMEONE TRYING TO CLEAN OUT THERE GARAGE OF LEFTOVER PARTS FROM THEIR PROJECTS. SWAPMEETS ARE NOT GOING AWAY BECAUSE OF EBAY BECAUSE USUALLY YOU CAN FIND DEALS ON HEAVIER STUFF THAT WONT SHIP WELL THROUGH EBAY AUCTIONS LIKE SHEETMETAL OR DASHES. WE GO TO SWAP MEETS TO FIND THAT NEAT ITEM THAT NO ONE ELSE HAS.  THE OPPORTUNITY TO HANG OUT WITH PEOPLE THAT SHARE YOU SAME ENTHUSIASM FOR CLASSIC AUTOS IS ALSO DRIVING FORCE FOR SWAPMEETING.

SO THERE YOU HAVE IT, & HAPPY PARTS HUNTING!