The price of scrap is so high they are disappearing faster then you think. None of us would Just take them as we find them to the scrap yard .
But what about the other 99% that don't really care about Mopar that are scrapping. I have seen several going into scrap yards. Not salvage yards. Then all those plentiful cars and parts disappear forever. They don't get store for the future Car owners for parts.
So what I did years ago. is really paying off right now. There is very little I have to find to make a fully optioned 340 Demon and Duster 340. Just some little parts I have lost. Or sold buy mistake.
And I can still help others with some parts. But do I deserve a profit for saving these parts or should I just give them away to the assholes that weren't as smart or just lazy? Or sell them cheap to someone that is building a car to sell it at an astronomical price for profit.
There are a lot of guys on this site that buy the cars and the parts to build cars to sell. And they are the biggest complainers of the prices. It cuts into there profit. The more these parts cost the less they make, And they are not use to making less for more.
I have sold parts to some of the same guys that I bought from. Isn't it funny how once they have the part how much rarer that part gets, and the values double. But let them need that part. They'll know where they can get others cheaper but would rather buy your part for the same price to help you out.
So parts are only over priced if you are not happy with what you bought. In saying that it doesn't matter what the part cost as long as your happy with what you paid for. If your not who's to blame.