Thanks for the heads up that I am going to have headaches getting the fender and headliner off.
About today’s buyer’s of partouts, I think we are seeing this across everything. Today’s buyer has so many more choices for everything they buy that they no longer have to be respectful, patient or careful to still get most of what they are looking for. Everything is just very available and The Internet has connected everyone very efficiently. Someone can blast out 18 Facebook messages while shopping for used parts and quickly get pictures back and quickly consider four offers for the same part all in the span if 20 minutes. Speed has a darkside and you are seeing some of that. One of the dark sides is that you often miss out on good deals if you don’t react quickly. Sort of the way if we started selling used parts to each other on this list, outsiders won’t even get the opportunity to buy any of it – it would all be gone quickly and without much negotiation because of the inherent trust of the list. -Larry From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, March 18, 2016 2:53 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [mk2-16v] Part Out Negotiation? The biggest headache I'm seeing with parting out older cars is that so many buyers want "factory-fresh" parts at below bargain basement prices. Worse are the games that buyers play that range from requesting hundreds of worthless photos to making false claims about damage. It's become such a PITA that I've posted disclaimers in my ads that include things like "If you are unable to view the item yourself and send an agent - there is a $## non-refundable deposit for this service". I've been trying to sell a pair of Honduh seats - WILL NOT SEPARATE. Apparently no one knows how to read or they use "new reading" skills to interpret the answer they want to hear. When I get a low-ball price or "Will you sell just the driver's seat?", I've just started to insult these people with answers like - $400 for both - I don't care if you throw the other one in the trash and For that price, I'll burn the seat in front of you - what part of NFW didn't you understand the first time? Today's buyers honestly want everything for free... On Friday, March 18, 2016 2:06 PM, 'Josh Wyte' via MK2-16v <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: 2 and 3 are a real pita to remove... Sent from my iPhone On Mar 18, 2016, at 9:33 AM, Larry Velez <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: This is local and I have to remove the parts I need myself, so not a lot of work for this one person. Mostly cosmetic stuff, no real engine parts which I would rather put in new: 1) Steering Rack (this might be too messy so I am ok passing on this) 2) Driver Fender 3) Headliner 4) A Pillar Covers 5) Alarm Disable Button (Next to Driver Seat) 6) Windshied Bonnet Plastic Covers 7) Battery Tray Cover 8) Trunk Floor 9) Trunk Chrome HoldDowns 10) Black Door Side Skirts/Mouldings (All) 11) Headlights (If ECode or very good condition) 12) ABS Module -Larry From: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, March 18, 2016 10:03 AM To: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> Subject: Re: [mk2-16v] Part Out Negotiation? I did this about 15 years ago with sciroccos. I bought them cheap and parted out the interiors/power trains. Sold the stuff via the old scirocco mailing list. I generally sold things for half the price of junkyards. Some thing I'd ask for offers one with the proviso that the buyer had to make it worth my effort to package and ship it. So I'd find out how much it cost at a junkyard then offer half of that. Sent from my iPhone On Mar 18, 2016, at 8:38 AM, Larry Velez <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: Hi All, Seems like the kids these days use an entrepreneurial technique to raise money for their cars which is rather clever. They will buy cars that are in bad shape by bidding quickly on them and taking the risk on their quality. They don’t get attached to them and if they found a diamond in the rough they keep it for a while and if it is a basketcase, they part it out. They don’t seem to sell the whole broken car at a low price but instead greatly increase their return on investment by parting the car out and putting some sweat equity into it. They are in some ways disrupting the junkyard business using social networks to spread the word super fast. I am wondering if any of you are participating in these partouts. Seems like each time I try to participate they never give me a price asking for an offer – a clever way to sometimes get offered more money for parts and to quickly gauge interest. The Internet is making a whole generation into wanttrepeneurs with some success. I just connected with someone who has the exact matching car to my daily driver (99.5 Audi ‘B5 A4’) and I need lots of parts from that car. They asked me to make an offer on what I want and I am not sure how to respond. Do I just offer a few hundred for permission to take everything I need (mostly small stuff) or do I make an inventory and make offers for each little part. Any advice on how to approach the negotiation? I hate negotiating and prefer transparent pricing on everything but with old cars you pay a significant premium for new parts and could save hundreds by getting used parts especially things like same color fenders in good condition. 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