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 Brad
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| posted on January 9th, 2008 at 01:26 PM |
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Best way to sell a heap of 2nd hand VW Parts
As most of you would now be aware I have left Custom Offroad and as a result have a yard full of volkswagens I can't really be bothered dealing
with.
So I thought I would see what people think is the best way to turn them into some $$$ to fund my Iguana Buggy.
Option 1 - Strip them down and sell then off bit by bit on ebay.
Option 2 - Have a weekend long garage sale and just put them all in the front yard, like a big ass pick and pay. You come you look, you offer and if
accepted you pull it off and take it away.
Option 3 - Ring the local car collector and get the $1000 he has offered me for the lot.
Option 4 - put out an offer to people who want a project car and if they seem like genuine volkswagen nuts do them a very good deal.
Option 5 - Put out an offer to people who want stuff, they can come and spend a day helping me pull off all the bits I want to keep for the Iguana
Buggies and Trailers and they can take away what is left over.
All options have good and bad points. I know I will make more $$$ if I go the ebay option, but those who know me, know I really can't be bothered.
So what do you all think would be the best option ??
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| posted on January 9th, 2008 at 01:44 PM |
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I think a combination of option 2 then option 3 would work.
That is organise one single weekend where people have to commit to come and look/buy/remove what they want.....then whatever is left (after you take
your stuff of course), send it off car collector/sims etc.
We've all been there before where we've tried to tee up a time with someone only for them to pull out on the day they are supposed to turn up - you
can imagine how hard it would be to co-ordinate a heap of people wanting to view stuff on different days/times etc - would be a nightmare for you. If
people are serious I guess they have to make themselves available on the nominated weekend, and if not, then they miss out.
Just my 2c.
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| posted on January 9th, 2008 at 02:01 PM |
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some sort of mixture of 2 & 5, you have to get all the bits you will need because they will cost far more than $1000 when you need them, then
single everything or nothing sale or Sims - not easy as Al says
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| posted on January 9th, 2008 at 04:19 PM |
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option 6
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| posted on January 9th, 2008 at 04:24 PM |
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Option 1 is the only real way I can see it would possibly benefit me in anyway & we all know that is the most important consideration here. 
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| posted on January 9th, 2008 at 04:40 PM |
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Option 3 as non of the VW owners will pay u for the pleasure of taking away a bargain
Ting Matt Berrry he may want to start a new VW shop ( hint )
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| posted on January 9th, 2008 at 06:32 PM |
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Brad, I've been there and my advice is to keep it all. You will regret parting with it. I know I do.
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Brad
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| posted on January 9th, 2008 at 07:20 PM |
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Thanks for the input..
Craig if option 6 is you giving me heaps of $$$ and taking it all away then I am keen on that, if not option 6 doen't look to good for me.
VW54 - I am well aware of that, and even when you sit down and work out what you may get for stuff if you did get a good price it isn't really worth
the hassle of pulling stuff off.
MR930 I hear what you are saying but it has gotten to the stage where I am just sick of looking at it sitting there.
At this stage Option 2 followed on the Monday by option 3 is looking like where I am heading. If it goes that way then I will probably pick a weekend
after Dubs so I can hand some flyers out to drum up people.
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| posted on January 9th, 2008 at 08:13 PM |
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I'll grab a buggy body and some 4 stud rims!
give vw nuts a chance to get some parts then car collector..most will go to scrap though.
another option would be to get someone else to sell em on e-bay and keep a percent of the profits...
btw, Brad, do you have still have an iguana web site and any plans for a long-wheel base one??
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| posted on January 9th, 2008 at 08:51 PM |
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http://www.iguanaoffroad.com/
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| posted on January 9th, 2008 at 10:02 PM |
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Pick a weekend for a 2 day pick a parts sale. Everyone came come and buy then what ever is left offer to a shop(if it is good) for a cheap cheap
price. I hate seeing good bits sent to sims for scrap as it is getting harder to find some items that 15 years ago were plentiful.
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| posted on January 9th, 2008 at 10:06 PM |
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Option 2 and 3.
if they really do want it they'll come get it. if not, sims will.
either way you get paid and it goes.
that's what i'm doing with the old type 3's, either they sell by end of january or Sims gets it.
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| posted on January 9th, 2008 at 10:09 PM |
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How much stuff you got Brad?
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| posted on January 9th, 2008 at 10:28 PM |
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mmm
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posted by matberry
How much stuff you got Brad?
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That all depends on how much money you got Matt :>
I would say I am down to about 20 at the moment.
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| posted on January 9th, 2008 at 11:34 PM |
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Hey Brad,
I would take and keep anything you think is worth more then $200 and have a $10 enter and take what you can carry day/weekend.
Also something to look at is scrap prices.... I can hear you all screem... I can $150 a tonne here in WA for car bodies from LSM . you can get $80 $90
as a walkin off the street.
If you have Kombi rear stubs axles and wheel flanges I'll buy them all. Same as your kombi boxes if you have any.... would look at type one beams as
well.... But only interested in a bulk lot...
BTW good luck with your endeavours
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| posted on January 10th, 2008 at 05:39 AM |
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GO Matt
get something going will yar
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| posted on January 10th, 2008 at 08:58 AM |
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You can do it!!!!(in the voice of Rob Schneider from any Adam Sandler movie)
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| posted on January 10th, 2008 at 09:01 AM |
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You could get some helpers to pull them apart and stack them then list them on ebay. Maybe over a couple of really wet days when they are not pushing
dirt.
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| posted on January 10th, 2008 at 09:06 AM |
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A little boggy out in those trenchs mate
Don't let body work get in the way of real suspension travel
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| posted on January 10th, 2008 at 09:19 AM |
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Just a little....
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| posted on January 10th, 2008 at 09:04 PM |
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Send me a U2U if you got any early Type 3 bits that can fit in postage. Mostly a fuel sender unit & fuse box for my squareback project.
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| posted on January 10th, 2008 at 10:04 PM |
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This is not a for sale thread and I haven't decided what I am going to do with it all.
I have what you may call maintenance stock, nothing rare, no splits, notches, ovals etc just bay window kombis and beetles.
Once I work out what I am doing i will put a 4 sale add up
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| posted on January 11th, 2008 at 05:00 PM |
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| Quote: | Originally
posted by Buggy Brad
My cars are built by Custom Vee Dub and then when I break them they are buried by Red Dog Earthmoving
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Thats Funny!!!
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| posted on January 11th, 2008 at 07:56 PM |
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Anything but 3, I agree that a lot of parts are becoming rarer and if someone has a farm or something similar at least they can sit there for a while
and they can salvage them to others. have a reducing list of available parts maybe.
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