68RIVGS Posted May 3, 2013 Share Posted May 3, 2013 OK people - one of the 'Holy Grails' of '68 Riviera parts, an NOS '68 Riviera RH tail light bezel.a rare item, . . . better jump on this one real quick !! :eek:RH 1968 Buick Riviera Tail Light Bezel | eBay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
68RIVGS Posted May 10, 2013 Author Share Posted May 10, 2013 (edited) SOLD !! Very rare, - but someone musta wanted it real bad at that price !It would probably cost more than that though, to have a good pot metal core rechromed Edited May 10, 2013 by 68RIVGS (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JZRIV Posted May 10, 2013 Share Posted May 10, 2013 Agree Randy. It doesn't surprise me too much that it sold. I thought he may have to relist 2 or 3 times though. Yes its a rare piece and we know rare doesn't always equate to a sell for a pricey item. But considering its a piece that is very suseptible to pitting and that the price of rechroming has risen so much, it starts looking like a pretty good buy for someone restoring a car. My plater would charge about $230-$260 to quality replate one of those that did not have pitting. With moderate pitting I am certain it would be north of $350 so one would definitely want to start with no pitting which means they might first have to buy a clean core from the south west. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
68RIVGS Posted May 13, 2013 Author Share Posted May 13, 2013 Almost 'unobtanium', you might say Jason - this is the first 'evilBay' NOS one I've ever seen, in all my years of parts dogging.That's why I posted the link here, as trying to find one that is pit free, without 'road rash' is almost next to impossible.( . . . think Darwin probably has them all salted away somewhere !!) LOL I was very fortunate to score one of the last LH NOS ones from the Buick Farm, quite a few years back, for a very reasonable price, and I traded a 'mint' used RH '69 (...with the bars), for a 'mint' used RH '68 (...without the bars) via v8buick, from Steve, proud owner of the latest Riview cover car, to complete my resto. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
68RIVGS Posted June 6, 2013 Author Share Posted June 6, 2013 . . . guess the buyer changed his/her mind, it's back again - same seller, same BIN price !! RH 1968 Buick Riviera Tail Light Bezel | eBay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest jprrbo Posted August 5, 2013 Share Posted August 5, 2013 . . . guess the buyer changed his/her mind, it's back again - same seller, same BIN price !! RH 1968 Buick Riviera Tail Light Bezel | eBayIt's not the same one. Now listed at no reserve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
68RIVGS Posted August 6, 2013 Author Share Posted August 6, 2013 (edited) hmmmmmmmm, . . . same seller, same pics - but not the same one, with a third listing ???Guessing your grandfather must have had a few of these.Good luck with your auction !! Edited August 6, 2013 by 68RIVGS (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest jprrbo Posted August 6, 2013 Share Posted August 6, 2013 It's not the same picture as the one that sold. My grandfather had zero parts for my car. He was preparing to trade it for motor home when he passed away. I "stumbled" on 4 NOS RH and 2 NOS LH bezels. One pair is now on my grandfather's car. I've sold one of the RH and will sell one more RH. Then I will sit on the additional set just in case, or for bartering material, or if I run across another '68 Riv, or?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
68RIVGS Posted August 6, 2013 Author Share Posted August 6, 2013 I'll bet a few people would like to 'stumble' on some of those.Your a very lucky man to have found all of them, and especially in matched L/R sets !!They are almost 'unobtanium' in NOS condition, and finding 'good used' that are 'pit free' is almost as hard.The cost of rechroming originals is very expensive, and more so, if they are in poor 'pitted' condition.They were on my 'wish list' for many years, as well as the AC vacuum actuator cannisters for the headlights, that finally appeared NOS on 'evilBay', and it was a case of 6, that sold in pairs, for the highest bid !!I had posted here and on v8buick, with a link to all your evilBay listings for those that had the same 'wish list'.'Thanks' for the update on those NOS bezels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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