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Originally Posted by dieseldawg142
with our buck in the toilet, models north of the border have literally doubled in the last couple yrs.... 
my wife paid $39.99 for the re-issue '84 GMC, plus taxes on top, adds up to.....a lot! a resin '57 chevy panel i bought, body only, was a tad over 50 with ship & x-change  but when ya want something.....
wait 'till you decide you want to start adding aftermarket....$$$$$ |
Although I believe the dollar does play a part in price increases. I think it has more to do with business's trying to increase their bottom line. All companies big and small seem to think that they need to increase profits by triple digits year over year. Dollar fluctuates 30% and prices go up 70-100%. Doesn't really correlate.
I think this fact alone is gonna slowly kill all of these hobbies. It's just gonna become too damn expensive. Sorry for the rant.