If you are serious about parting the car out, do your homework first. I have parted out many cars over the years and have learned many lessons the hard way.
1. Make sure you have somewhere safe to store the car.2. I hope you have enough mechanical knowledge to be able to 3. ID the parts and make a reasonable assessment as to the condition.4. Write up a list of the car's particulars such as condition, mileage, colors, and any special parts.5. Collect a bunch of boxes to ship parts in and learn the UPS rules.6. SHIP NOTHING COD!! Trust me on this one.7. Take bunches of pictures of the major parts.8. Try to sell the parts as complete systems. If you sell the drivers door interior panel and the console, the rest of the interior will not sell. Someone will buy the entire interior for $800 - $1000.9. Price the mechanical components at about 40% - 50% of new, price electrical components at about 30% of new.10. Don't sell a few parts out of the door, sell the entire door.11. Good luck removing the bonded glass without breaking it. Dont ship glass, sell it locally.12. Don't let the high demand parts go cheap. Get your money for the ECU, TCU, driver's seat, fuel pump controller, CD player, headlights, and interior switches.13. Cash is the preferred mode of payment. Let checks and money orders (money orders can be faked, My wife lost a $700 puppy by trusting a money order) clear prior to shipping the part.14. Selling to people in this group is a bit safer. You can always complain here if they turn out to be a dead beat. They can also complain if you don't deliver what you promise.
If you are diligent and professional about this, I could see you recovering $4000 or more of your loss. As the old gambler says, "No balls, no blue chips."
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pimpingurz
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sorry for ur lost! : (
it'll get better, my year started off really bad, but it's has gotten much better. good for u the year is almost over. off to a new start. hope u get alot of money off selling those parts. DONT forget to let the checks and money order clear, don't feel sorry and ship stuff as soon as u get the checks/money order. dont get scamed. if you do, don't forget to report it to the cops. they can follow up on the claim for u. save all documents, pix, emails, etc. etc...
it'll get better, my year started off really bad, but it's has gotten much better. good for u the year is almost over. off to a new start. hope u get alot of money off selling those parts. DONT forget to let the checks and money order clear, don't feel sorry and ship stuff as soon as u get the checks/money order. dont get scamed. if you do, don't forget to report it to the cops. they can follow up on the claim for u. save all documents, pix, emails, etc. etc...
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