It's sad when it's all about the money

I think the point the op is trying to make is the fact some people buy up old iron with the single intent of jacking up the price for foreign buyers. Call them middle men, brokers, used car salesmen, etc. They only "own" the cars with the intent to flip them and make money. A fella from Sweden, England, wherever, should be able to buy a car for the same price as you or I, albeit with the extra expense of taxes, duties, shipping expenses that come from an overseas transaction. There will always be flippers, and ya I guess they have their place. Not much can be done about that.