This pretty much says it all.

Here are my personal thoughts. A lot of MK3s are owned by young people. Most young people are unrealistic about what their car is worth. Take the 98 VR on this site that is for sale for $7000 as an example. You add to it that VR6 models were not sold in high numbers, plus they are between 10-14 years old by now so there is a limited supply. Once a tuner has bought one, it gets beat or modded (or both) so that is one less for you to buy. If you search up and down vortex, you will be able to find a good one. The last one I bought was a good deal from an older guy here in Florida I found on vortex.