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Dean

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Hurricane Ike collapsed my barn onto my 1968 GMC 2500 CST truck, bought new by my father when he retired from GM. The truck starts, drives and everything works including the factory AC but, it cannot be driven due to cab and windshield damage.

I have determined that it is worth about twice as much in parts than complete so I plan to part it out. It has some valuable parts including a very good buddy bucket seat set, TH400 transmission, 327 4V, and 4.10 Dana 60 positractioin rear axle, etc. Problem is, aside from the buddy buckets, I do not know what most of these parts are worth.

As I see it, the options are eBay, Craigslist and ad forums in sites such as 67-72chevytrucks.com. Of course I must determine values for many parts in order to use ad forums. EBay, not so much.

Though I've bought many things from eBay, I've never used eBay to sell anything. Moreover, I do not wish to ship large, heavy parts such as engines, axles, etc.

Any advise from the experts?

Dean
 
Ebay will eat you up in fees. There is the listing fee, extras for photos and such, the final value fee and don't forget you are supposed to use paypal so there is another fee.
 

I would most definitely go EBAY because you will reach a much larger customer base . Start it with a fair price auction style and let the bidding begin! You will be amazed at what some parts will bring I have been a powerseller for awhile on ebay usually the much higher selling prices will out weigh the fees. Remember it only takes to people to really increase the value of a specific part..

Dustin IL
 
I have to concur with the above statement about ebay's fees and payment restrictions. I no longer sell much of anything on there if I can help it. Put together a list of your local wrecking yards and a list of the parts you have on hand and start calling the wrecking yards and asking for prices on those parts. Space your calls out over a few days so they don't get tired of pricing you stuff that you're not going to buy. Don't call at peak times. Search completed ebay auctions for parts prices.

On another line of thinking, approach one of the wrecking yards and see if they will do a consignment deal where you put the truck on their lot and as they pull parts off it and sell them you give them a percentage of the sale amount. Just a thought.

Hope this helps.
 
"I have determined that it is worth about twice as much in parts than complete so I plan to part it out"
"Problem is, aside from the buddy buckets, I do not know what most of these parts are worth."
Which is it?
"I do not wish to ship large, heavy parts such as engines, axles, etc."
Considering all of this.
If I were you, I would put it, the whole thing, on E-bay with a very high reserve price. Make them come for it and have the price high enough that you are happy if some one buys it.
Egnore the E-bay bashers. Every one charges these days. I just paid 30 percent at a local consignment quction.
 
I wouldn't think there would be much of a market for parts from a truck that old.There in every junk yard.The people that do need parts don't want wore out parts from another old truck.
 
Ebay is pricey and Craigs List is free to average users - even though Ebay is part-owner of Craigs List.

Problem with Craigs List is that it's hard to advertise in one locale and have the whole world see it. Some people use global Craigs List search engines but I suppose not many people know how.

As I see it, Ebay is run by a bunch of money grubbing thugs and gives little protection to sellers when a buy jerks you around.
 
Craigs list now requires registration and I noticed thay have a column for fees when they display the list of items a person has for sale. Maybe the free Craigs List is about to end.
 
Is it all about money? Since it is Dad's old truck I would fix it up. There will never be another since it was dad's.
gitrib
 
"Ebay is pricey and Craigs List is free to average users - even though Ebay is part-owner of Craigs List"

Wow, J, I didn"t know this; it"s too bad "cause e-bay is definitely "gittin" too big for its britches"!!
 
It's not all about money but rather mostly about age (mine) and space.

I have kept it in very good condition for over 25 years but have always been hesitant to use it much.

A new truck without any emotional attachment will be much more useful. I still have Dad's 51 8N as well as many other things.

Dean
 
I don't have a problem with ebay although I haven't sold much latley. I still think its a good deal, after all millions can view your ad. In 06 I ran an ad to sell a truck in our local newpaper with NO photo and it cost 65.00!! (wonder why they're dieing). I sold a seat like that for $100 totally shredded vinyl on ebay. Previous ones had sold for 300, but I was hesitant about shipping (at least 2 boxes in 65$ range). 67-72 parts are quite popular now.
 
No expert but I have sold enough stuff to know some of the high points. I would not touch e-bay with a ten foot pole due to a very bad initial impression I got from it along with all the other problems you hear about it. Craigslist - well lets just say you are a glutten for punishment if you go that route. I have bought and sold on cl but the crap you put up with barely makes it worth it. Heck, I even tried to give a few things away - BIG mistake - lots of calls, tons of no-shows, a couple of "hold it for me"s followed by a no-show. Demanding people that think you should be available 24-7 so they can see what you are selling. Anyway, you will not find the demographic you need to sell those parts quickly and painlessly.

I would go with some sort of chev truck dot com, find a car club with connections or put it in local publishing in the hopes some kid/father are looking for a project.

Good luck,
Bill

PS How is the box? Are you near Wisconsin? LOL
 
I sold 10-12 tractors a year for 5 years on ebay, one bolt and washer at a time. I used one price frieght for everything that came in under 75 pounds, at 1.00 per pound. Price on everything was 99 cents to open with no reserve. Sure I sold some things way too cheap, but some other things had two fools that wanted it and kept the bidding going. Engines, etc that needed to go truck freight, I got a quote from Fed Ex freight or had local pickup.

It can be a lot of effort and aggervation but overall I made decent money and learned a lot. Plus I met a lot of neat people.
 
One thing I have to say in defense of ebay, if you would demand payment through paypal, you are sure to get your money. Another way would be cash at time of pick up if it's picked up locally. Paypal is safe as far as I can tell. I have made a purchase from a bad seller paying with paypal,and the seller didn't ship the item, and I got my money back from paypal.
 
WHAT problem do you have with ebay besides the rather high fees? Let's hear about it!
 
I'm missing something here ....you determined it is worth twice as much if you part it out but you don't know what the parts are worth ....WHAT?
 
I have my dads music box and Edison phonograph and his toolbox.I used his square building a picnic table yesterday.The Sears table saw he bought in 1950 is still in use.Nobody has enough money to buy them.
 
Thanks for all of the advise.

I believe that I'll use 67-72chevytrucks.com.

Dean
 
Well, I was not really attempting to advertise it here and I have not yet started disassembly but the box is undamaged and rust free. I'm near Cincinnati, OH.

Dean
 
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