Hot on the heels of the American Pickers TV show, every doofus with a back shed is looking to find some junk they can sell for millions. Here we have a guy who is at least honest about the hack job "farm engineering" which was done to this Ape. You can see the huge gash in the floorboard where he cut it open for cable access. He also cut the rear breaks and added some home made manifold to take a carb from something else. The headlight on these in the US market was mounted to the horncasting, and that is missing. Good luck finding another one. That said, this thing looks reasonably complete, but clearly will need a ton of work and money to get it going. There is no way that anyone would recoup the investment in this Ape, even if it was free.
Compare that with this '65 Ape which is being sold by a friend of mine. You can see the difference in styles, with the 60's Ape having an enclosed cab. The '65 is also going to need a lot of work, but at least it is running. The 60's parts are a lot easier to find, since they are similar to the Bajaj-made three wheeler, which was made by the millions in India. This Ape is also only for the very ambitious restorer. It clearly needs a lot of work.
If you love the Ape, there are some options, that's for sure. Both of these scooters will have you dumping piles of money into them with little financial upside. There is not a lot of a market for even perfect Apes in the US. However, for everything, there is a niche collector. I'm sure there is someone out there with a yard full of Apes. If that is you, or you aspire to be that guy, step up!