1965 Barracuda: What's It Worth?

people need to realize , the Mopar market ( collector car market), like the hog, corn, real estate etc, markets run a cycle. we are in a down cycle and have been since the "almost" depression of 2009 ( or when ever they decided it started!?). prices for our cars probably will go up sometime in future. maybe not? generally the up end cars,.... the hemi cudas, the m code runners, maxi's.. etc go up first and this eventually brings up the value of the rest. the less desirable models rise last. i.e. early A's!!????
problem arises when someone needs, or wants to sell off a car they have invested money and or work in. doesn't matter what they have invested obviously. it hurts! like they say, our hobby is a hobby and hobbies cost money. hard for anyone to make a business out of a hobby, no matter what your hobby is! ask people in the horse business? long list here of " hobby" businesses????
hopefully, we never get in a postion where we HAVE to sell off one of our cars, and especially at a loss!
the best way to protect ourselves is, NEVER pay more for a project than the sum of its parts are actually worth!! and don't tell yourself that rusted beatup fender lets say is worth $500!! when ya know most people wouldn't give you $100 or enev make an offer..... for it!??
if you do buy a "builder", then buy it for its worth as parts, figure YOU had better be able to do %95 of its work yourself!!! otherwise 95% of the time you WILL have more in it than it will ever bring?????
if you buy a done car, buy it for what the current market actually is, in your area. hard to establish, feebay is poor, auctions are poor ( too much BS goes on there). it takes more than a few "comparable" sales to indicate the market. and there is so much variance in condition of even "restored" cars. and people "wear the value of their cars" on their sleeve!!!! "barn blind" is another way to describe it.
I guess I get amazed at people trying to buy a car on feebay with pics!!???? or off pics PERIODS!!!???? and how can anyone give a good estimate of value on here UNLESS they are familiar with that particular car??? we like to try to help, but.......
for those that have "been there. done that" all this is not news, but maybe for the guys with not that much time invested in the hobby, maybe food for thought.