Buying & Selling

were is everybody buying and selling parts now days??? Dave

 

Correct

 

It's not just here. Racingjunk is just as bad. Nothing moving anywhere. And don't give me that crap about the economy, it's better than it was 5 years ago and people were fighting over parts then too. So what gives ? I think were finally starting to see corporate America and major sponsors ruining drag racing. People can't compete with cubic dollars. At any level!

 

Well to the last 3 post is...yes yes and yes

 

Amen Will --- my advice is always raise your prices when you are busy -- you will get rid of the customers you don't want and the good ones are happy to pay more for good service -------------thanks for this website !

 

hahaha YES!! That's how I operate my Business's......the GOOD Customers havnt complained a BIT! Heres a good example if you feel $5 is "too high" www.repocast.com I sell a LOT of big ticket items on here and they take a BIG percentage......But I "accept" that or I wouldn't go there! THEY spend the ADVERTISING $$ and reach THOUSANDS of Customers...and hassle -free for me!

 

Just for the what it's worth dept...I think $5 is a great deal but just don't have anything to sell right now....Will, this is a great site and you don't need to defend yourself on charging for advertising....I think that most of the TAFC - TAD - NFC - etc. teams are happy with the opportunity to reach other teams through this site that might need their used or extra parts...

 

If it's not worth $5 to advertise it, it probably isn't worth anything anyway. It's a good price to keep the junk off the site. Best thing Will ever did.

 

buying and selling

there still selling the only difference is its the same few businesses very few people selling parts just laying around its not real hard to find new parts just open one of the 50 magazines a week that we all get or click on any mfg. and there they are but if you want to see the same four or five businesses beat this site to death and talk about how improved the site is now there still here that's my opinion for what its worth

 

I just sold a piece of commercial equipment on erape
they now get 10% off the top
$5 is a bargain
would you rather pay a percentage??

 

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I have worked for the State of SC for over 35 years; but I am also an artist sometimes on the side. The average art gallery takes about 40% if they sell your original.

 

It was just a Question

And he takes a Beating for it.

 

Glad you understood that. I gave up pretty quick.

Come to think of it. An ad in the local Thrifty Nickel hasn't been $5.00 for at least 20 years.
$5.00 for a few views in a local paper versus $5.00 for worldwide views. No contest.
Dave Koehler
http://www.koehlerinjection.com

 

I fail to see what "Corporate America" has to do with anything and anyone with an ounce of brains knows the economy is not better than it was five years ago. The stock market is being proped up with phoney money and businesses aren't spending money due to the unknowns (and knowns) including the United States having the highest corporate taxes in the modern world and Obozocare. But before I get banned for being too political, racing has always been expensive. But good parts are easier to find now with web sites like this that offer a way to sell good used stuff at a reasonable price to people willing to buy them. Pick a series or class you can afford to run and go from there. Not everyone was called to run top fuel. Racing has always been for the people who have money to spend.

As far as stuff not selling, I parted out my entire operation including trailer, truck, race car and all spares in less than three months. I had a lot of stuff and had no trouble moving it. And, in some cases, I had multiple buyers for the same thing. I just priced it properly. I sold it all here and on Racing Junk. And, believe it or not, most of what I sold was due to people contacting me and asking for a list of things I had to sell once they knew I was done and saw my ads here.

 

Got to say that for the five bucks Will is asking for, it's
a fair price. The only thing it adds is a little extra headache. But where else can you go to put your parts in front of bunch of racers looking for blown alcohol parts and pieces. Racing junk is ok but damn , you have to scan pages of shit to even find the type of part you are looking for.

 

Wasn't it Jim Dunn who said the cost of racing has changed over the years? It still costs everything you've got.