2 and 3 are a real pita to remove... Sent from my iPhone
> On Mar 18, 2016, at 9:33 AM, Larry Velez <la...@sinu.com> 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: mk2-16v@googlegroups.com [mailto:mk2-16v@googlegroups.com] > Sent: Friday, March 18, 2016 10:03 AM > To: mk2-16v@googlegroups.com > 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 <la...@sinu.com> 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. > > Thoughts/advice? > > <image001.jpg> > > > -Larry > 91 GTI 16V > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MK2-16v" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to mk2-16v+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to mk2-16v@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/mk2-16v. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/mk2-16v/7b17939b9de14f86b8d03911ac99667f%40MBX082-E1-VA-2.EXCH082.SERVERPOD.NET. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MK2-16v" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to mk2-16v+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to mk2-16v@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/mk2-16v. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/mk2-16v/667C4027-E576-4E17-A4AD-BB526142F200%40yahoo.com. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MK2-16v" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to mk2-16v+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to mk2-16v@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/mk2-16v. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/mk2-16v/cabcb5cb73fb4d24b19142238405dce1%40MBX082-E1-VA-2.EXCH082.SERVERPOD.NET. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MK2-16v" group. 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