TIME X SKILL = Quality of the restoration
You do the math. :-)
Pro or not does not matter. However, if I was selling a car at auction, I
would get some Pro to do something on the car so I could use the proper
"marketing phrase".
BrianM
At 07:38 AM 1/25/2006, Rjdisi@aol.com wrote:
>I agree with your opinion but would add;
>
>Some 'amateur' restorations far exceed professional's depending on the skill
>and time spent by the so called amateur.
>Amateur's (can) spend much more time and pay much more attention to detail
>than some professionals who may approach their project(s) as a 'job'.
>.
>Most professionals (by virtue of their title) understand the value of their
>time and are prepared to spend only a finite amount of it on completing a
>particular project. Anyone making a living from buying and
>restoring automobiles
>will have a frame of reference which they'll use to guide them while an
>amateur may value his finished product much more than his/her time.
>
>Of course this is not to say that some amateur's don't have a similar goal
>of selling the project for a profit; at this point the only difference is
>the
>amount of experience said amateur has compared to the professional.
>
>This doesn't address amateur restorations undertaken and completed by the
>partially/totally incompetent. It also excludes professionals who
>maybe working
>for a particularly knowledgeable and well-to-do client who is willing to pay
>based on a time and material basis until the completed project meets his/her
>standards.
>
>Bottom line, you cannot generalize nor compare professional/amateur
>restorations each car has to be judged based on the restorers'
>intent, experience and
>competence.
>
>Ray Donovan
>'66 BJ-8 (Not MGB)
>'55 BN-1 (Project)
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