What gives?

[horndawg]

There were two recent ebay auctions by the same seller, of two original Altec 515B's without cones - just the basket/magnetic assemblies. The auctions for the pair ended at $865 + $180sh at a total of $1,045. Given that these will most likely be re-coned with GPA cones at an additional ~$400 (with shipping to and from), I am wondering what the rationale might have been in spending about 50% more than what a new pair of GPA 515-8C's would have cost. New vs. old but re-coned 515's are essentially the same product. Am I missing something?