People who let rare cars rot.

I admit I get amazed at some of the projects people "up North" will buy to restore or try to restore over a few decades. I was raised in Ga., lived in Missouri 39 yrs, and now in Texas. I have never lived in the rust belt. But I see pics of what is bought there. Wow!!! MY gosh. I admit I have bought some rust free cars out of Mn., S.D., a few not too rusty out of Ia., but all years ago. They were never driven in the winter there. Those same cars would be a little rustier today no doubt.
Then I am amazed at these same people, that pay more for a rusted out POS than what the price for a solid non rust belt project. Yes shipping adds to the price , but...
It is strange how the sum of GOOD parts on a project car can bring in more $ than it will as a good project. Not talking of a rusted out and incomplete POS either. Talking just $, not amount of work or time to part it, just selling price of said project car.
Why are our Mopars worth what they are? Because (we) the buy will pay what we pay. We can start with a good project even value it at nothing, spend the $ and time to make it a decent driver or even a nut and bolt resto job, and the buy will always want it for pennies on the dollar, just like cosgig just said. He is so right, Been this way mostly forever.
Whats funny and so true, th Chevy guy an spend , for exmaple, $20,000 on a chevy, have 20 buyers in line and sell it for $30,000. The same guy old spend $20,000 on the Mopar, have 1 buyer, an get $12,000 for that Mopar!! lol