A good body man is worth more than his weight in gold.

They are usually booked for years and their prices reflect that.

Modern body shops are usually R&R places that have very few guys that own hammers and dollies and know how to use them.

They replace parts, they don't fix them. When I was selling parts, the returns were insane. A fender with a small ding would get sent back because no one knew how to fix it.