Parts For Sale Again

[packrat5]

I haven't had much luck selling anything on this site, I'm going to try once more, then give it up. I have been collecting this stuff for many years, thinking it wasn't going to be around forever. I'm thinking now, why did I even care? The stuff has turned out to be a curse, as the storage fees have long ago exceeded what I will ever sell this stuff for. So one more time.

[54vicky]

sorry to hear but that is common in the field of sales(or resales)do the words risk verses reward ring a bell?

[JimNNN]

Sorry you've had trouble selling the parts. I'm wondering if photos would help. I didn't see any on the parts forum, but I have trouble getting photos to work on this forum, too. Maybe you could link to another site if you have photos there.



The customized '53 would especially benefit from photos, as every customized car is different. Good luck.

[dmsfrr]

Some folks refuse to use ebay for their own reasons. The fees are quite annoying etc, etc.
I understand that...

But, you'll have a bigger audience there. Buyers are more comfortable with the payment/escrow/delivery/refund processes (not blindly sending money away to have it disappear) and if nothing else pictures are very easy to upload.

[51504bat]

I've had very good luck selling (and buying) on both the Barn and the HAMB. Are you trying to sell in one large lot or individually? Will you ship? How do you want payment? These are all factors (among others) in how well items will sell as well of course the price.

[Daves55Sedan]

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I've got at least 150 cubit feet solid of old Ford parts stacked up in boxes. Been slowly selling off some for practically nothin for years.
I see a lot of good stuff in the barn swap meet for sale, but I don't need anything that has been posted. I think you can bump back to the top once every three days. Look at the posting rules to make sure.

[shew01]

Originally Posted by packrat5

I haven't had much luck selling anything on this site, I'm going to try once more, then give it up. I have been collecting this stuff for many years, thinking it wasn't going to be around forever. I'm thinking now, why did I even care? The stuff has turned out to be a curse, as the storage fees have long ago exceeded what I will ever sell this stuff for. So one more time.

Hat do you have for sale?

[shew01]

I’m looking for a bell housing and a carburetor.

[steve fritz]

I just sent you a private message through this system.
Steve Fritz

[shew01]

Steve, I don't see the private message. Maybe it takes a while to show up?

[Hot Rod Reverend]

packrat, sent you a pm on your T85 you have listed...

[shew01]

Originally Posted by shew01

Steve, I don't see the private message. Maybe it takes a while to show up?

Duh! It just dawned on me. You didn't send me the PM. Sorry--I'm a little slow today. :-(

[delco1946]

I don't see a posting in the parts section related to a bunch of parts? am I just missing it?

[dmsfrr]

Originally Posted by delco1946

I don't see a posting in the parts section related to a bunch of parts? am I just missing it?

delco1946
Click on a persons 'name' at the far top left of one of their comments or posts and a menu box opens, one of the options is "Find more posts by ..." clicking it will give you a list of all their posts.
In this case, the first several being his parts for sale.

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[delco1946]

thanks, i never knew this!

[reddog565]

It's very difficult to sell on this site, trust me I know it took me a long time to sell my carburetors. And I sold them to another site.I guess it all gets down to, if someone really needs that part they're going to buy it. So best of luck!!!!

[barnstuf]

In my experience selling on this site is satisfactory but not top notch. What I do want to mention is that two weeks or less before and after Christmas is a poor time to sell on any site. It is Christmas present time now, and after Christmas it is bill paying time.

[KULTULZ]

I don't see the listing/post.

Can someone take me by the hand and guide me?

[Daves55Sedan]

I am always looking at both the parts wanted and parts for sale sections of the swap meet.
I have seen several of his listings in a row in there. No pictures though. Need to add photos. Easy to do. Done it lots of times. Even sold a few things in there.

[packrat5]

It would be difficult if not impossible to list 5 storage buildings full of stuff, my 2 car garage, and my entire basement as individual parts. I want to sell the most notable, and hopefully desirable, and just scrap the rest. I have already hauled away several trailer loads of y-block and fifties parts. I HAVE to get rid of all of it, including the cars.
Like I said it's more of a curse than anything. Swap meet? you need a truck, and a trailer to haul this stuff. You will also need a tent as well. A weekend sale could easily cost you $500 to set up and sell. E-pay? Give them 30% off the top, sell it for their recommended price, their recommended shipping, give a percentage to paypal, package it up, haul it to a shipper, and then have the guy lodge a bogus complaint, and the money gets pulled from your account and the guy gets the part, and his money back. Think it doesn't happen? Think again. What gets me the most is, all of this stuff is either new or primo. I didn't save any junk (like most of the swap meet stuff) I can't believe no one wants any of it. And it's not a matter of wrong timing. When I wanted to buy something, I always found a way to get it. There is always a way to scrounge up a few bucks, or cut a deal with the seller. Pictures? I don't have a cell phone, I do have a digital camera, but I can't figure out a way to get photos on this site. If someone wants photos I can easily send them e-mail. Just posting pictures for everyone's entertainment is not my idea of fun, or time well spent. If you are interested, and know what you want what, good are pictures anyway. Photos have a way of being deceptive. Nuff said, for now

[Hot Rod Reverend]

packrat... glad to see you sold the overdrive transmissions, I was interested like I told you in the PM but I know they are heavy to ship. Many times location plays a key role in parts sales of course.

one thing I will add to this conversation - the FordBarn seems to be a site that has much more traffic for the Early Ford crowd than the Late Ford crowd. Examining the post counts between the two forums and then between the two sales categories would certainly explain the lack of sales. Not enough of a market on this site for the 50s Ford group on this site. I have purchased quite a bit through FordBarn for my 1955 Ford Club Sedan. I have only been "cheated" twice but have kept that to myself. In those two instances the only saving grace was that the individual had posted photos of the parts - what he ended up shipping me was not what he had listed and described.

On the seller end, I have sold quite a bit over the years but mostly on eBay. I am about finished with that site however. The latest debacle was a $325 loss over hi ratio rocker arm assemblies for a Y block. In early 2020, I will be going to a website store available to me on my own website, hotrodreverend.com. It will have ways to link to social media and all of those platforms. Like it or not, that is where people live these days - I am amazed at the Facebook groups for 55-56 Fords and the Y block. They proliferate and parts are swapped quite often.

Last thing to add... the market for these parts continues to dwindle as the "potential customers" pass on. The demographic who enjoy our cars and desire to purchase those parts - that number of people are aging to the point of not being able to work on them or needing to downsize. I was recently with an 80 year old retired GM accountant who took me through his collection - 12 vehicles, all restored, with what I figured to be roughly a 300K value. (56 Cadillac Convertible, 60 Ford Starliner Convertible, 59 Ford Retractable, 68 Chevelle, etc, etc.) When I talked to him about parts he basically gave me what he had stashed in a barn. The next guy I was just with - when I asked him how much he wanted for a 56 Ford Y Block intake (A) and the intake manifold and thermostat housing, all in very clean shape, he said "how about $10?" I felt awkward... he had just given me three very nice 55/56 Ford rims for free. I said, "No, it's worth more than that, you gave me those rims, how about I give you $60?" (and he took that of course!)

It is what it is. I do hope you find some folks who can use the parts - they are not getting any easier to find!

[Alaska Jim]

There are people up here in Alaska That are dying to be able to buy those parts, but the shipping kills the deal. finding them local is almost, if not impossible.

[58Yeoman]

I can't believe that someone hasn't bought that 53 Ford. I know what you mean when you just want to get rid of stuff and can't.

[packrat5]

I can't believe it either. The car needs some serious work, but it is by no means a rusted out POS. My plans were a 4 inch top cut, (which looks fabulous on this body style) 54-55 Packard Clipper taillights, 55 Pontiac side trim, no emblems or handles,a vintage type motor with 3 speed column shift, shortened 54 chev grille with filled cavity, smoothed bumpers, you know the drill. (maybe not judging by the few replies to my attempts at selling it) The motor was a challenge. A Ford? too easy, and what kind? A chev? Never. An early Olds 303 324? Too hard to put a stick on, and that pesky left side starter. A 331 Caddy? same stick issues as Olds. I even thought of a 327 Rambler. Yikes! Now that would be a challenge. I finally settled on a 315-325 Dodge or a Plymouth 318 poly motor. Easy to get a stick for, oil pan sump is in the middle just like the flathead that was in it, even found a couple of motors. Suddenly both sons found other interests of their own, and old age and retirement suddenly caught up with me. (meaning no money) I had one guy who wanted to "bag it". I told him where to go. Another guy had some "buddies" who were going to "drop in a tree pipty". Told him where to go. Another guy wanted me to finance the sale at $100 a month. meaning free storage until it was paid for. Judging by the look of him, it could take years.Told him where to go. Another guy told me to finish the chop, and he would give me the 1K I was asking. I told him if he would pay me $4500 to completely finish the chop, he could have the car for free. He left with a confused look on his face.
Now the storage facility I have been at since 1980 is for sale. I have 5 units full of cars and parts. I am at $50 a month for each unit. (you do the math on that one) If they sell, and I am sure they will, the rent is going to go up to what all the other facilities are charging which is $95 a month. This stuff all has to go SOON, or all of it is going for scrap.

[tjaybo]

Hi Packrat, any chance you have packed away the carb and trans shift linkage for 56 club sedan with a 4 barrel carb and auto [fordo] trans???

[scicala]

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Tjaybo,


If Packrat5 can't help you, I have seen a couple of these on EBAY since you first needed one. Also EBAY seller "natolibird" (Felix Natoli) may be able to help.


Sal

[reddog565]

Just my two cents? I like most of you other guys on here I'm a senior. But, I've learned you have to keep up with modern technology. I realize most guys aren't comfortable with cell phones. But you're dead in the water nowadays if you don't have one. They're not just for talkin there for taking pictures and communicating. People nowadays text,they don't call. So you got to get yourself into the game, if you're going to try and compete in today's society. Times of change guys, you got to get with it..

[cb]

I know exactly what you mean, I've been hauling parts back and forth to swap meets for years. And selling stuff online is a royal pain, Its to a point where its not worth it any more. I will probably end up hauling it to the local scrap yard and take what get and call it quits.


Happy Holliday's everyone

[glassmanjaf]

need column and drop for 40 ford car
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[Daves55Sedan]

Originally Posted by reddog565

Just my two cents? I like most of you other guys on here I'm a senior. But, I've learned you have to keep up with modern technology. I realize most guys aren't comfortable with cell phones. But you're dead in the water nowadays if you don't have one. They're not just for talkin there for taking pictures and communicating. People nowadays text,they don't call. So you got to get yourself into the game, if you're going to try and compete in today's society. Times of change guys, you got to get with it.

Nnnnnnnope, not me. I'll keep my Majikjack telephone service (last time I renewed my service cost me $60 for five YEARS) and all calls are FREE. How much do you spend annually on your cellphone and service charges??? About 20 yrs ago I bought a Jazz Z40 digital camcorder from BigLots for $12.00. It can take pictures and makes movies. All the photos I have used on this website came from that camera. CHEAP! That's me.
I sold on epay up until about 10 yrs ago. Got fed up with listing fees and selling percentages and did not like having a paypal account. All gone now. I may not sell my parts like hotcakes now, but eventually maybe they'll all disappear someday.

[39deluxecp]

lower the price and it will sell. I can see why you still have it

[packrat5]

Most of it is already less than what I paid for it. If I would just give it all away for free, someone or someones, would want me to pay for the shipping too. AGAIN, this all new stuff, or primo used, not flea market cast off junk. I have also decided nothing is for sale anymore, I'm tired of cheapskates. EVERYTHING is going for scrap.

[My Old Blue]

I learned best way to ship some of these oversized items is through Fastenal. They ship store to store for a reasonable price.