Finally got another car!

[jord0690]

Nailed this one for 100 bucks. Should be a nice little profit. Finally.... Been dry here for cars lately. Cheap ones anyway.



Lets see if i can get the pic to work...

[sledge]

$100 bucks?!?! Dang dude.. I can't find jack for $100 bucks around here! NICE Score
(Nice Rig and Trailer too!!)

[jord0690]

$100 bucks?!?! Dang dude.. I can't find jack for $100 bucks around here! NICE Score
(Nice Rig and Trailer too!!)

Yeah i find i have better luck if i ask them "so what where you lookin to get for it?" rather than telling them what id pay. You can work them down rather than them trying to work you up in price. Most people either have no idea what they are worth (usually is 100 bucks anyways) and say just gimme 100 bucks. Then you get the clowns that want like
400-500 bucks.

And thanks man. Its one of those good from afar but far from good trucks lmao starting to rot. Badly. And just found out today the trans is starting to slip...

(kisses his money) "bye bye!"

[sledge]

jord:
I'll tell ya.. they must put some schtuff in the water here in Indiana. I'm currently trying to work a deal on a car and the guys bottom dollar is $300.. I never tell them what I'd pay- I always ask "What are you trying to get out of it?" If they have already named a price via a call or ad, I'll go look at it and try and work it down once I get there- but if the price currently isn't worth the trip, I won't make the trip.
Ex: Guy has a Geo Metro- $500 bucks.. I doubt highly I could get him to $100 or $150 where it would warrant my time. That chimes the word "Next" in my head!

[Jonniebrass]

Good job, good score. At least you will have some cash towards your tranny job.

[jord0690]

That chimes the word "Next" in my head!

Yeah when they say that they want 500 bucks over the phone i just say "ahh ok thanks for the call. See ya"

[sledge]

Yeah when they say that they want 500 bucks over the phone i just say "ahh ok thanks for the call. See ya"

I have had some luck trying to buy cars just as you would at a dealership. I'll paint this picture for you. Lady had a 1993 Nissan Sentra- A Turd.. She came down to $200 on the phone.. with prices at the time it wasn't do-able. Had Steelies on it, didn't run.. beat to Dog Scratch.. I said "Look, best I could do is $150 cash" she balked, I kindly said "If you change your mind, my offer still stands" 5 hours later she told me to come and get it!

Never be afraid to walk away.. if the deal isn't worth doing.. just keep on a looking I say. This current vehicle I'm working on.. I'll net about $100 on the body alone, plus the cat, battery, alum rims, wiring, alternator.. all the cherries, I'll pull down a couple hundred profit easy on it- if that wasn't the case, I'd walk and move on.

[taterjuice]

I usually hear bout how "rare" the car is and it's worth a grand easily, that's bout the time they hear me hang up

[sledge]

Tater:
I think my favorite line I hear is "This is worth the asking price in Parts alone!" Ha.. well if you think you can part it out and make your $600 bucks, then once it is good and stripped and completely immobile.. is the magical car fairy coming to haul off the carcass for you?

[jord0690]

I usually hear bout how "rare" the car is and it's worth a grand easily, that's bout the time they hear me hang up

Oh yeah if its soooo rare, and worth a grand WHY DON'T YOU SELL IT YOURSELF FOR A GRAND AND QUIT WAITING MY TIME. Idiots man. Total morons. Makes me want to rip my hair out.

i also get "i just did the brakes, brake lines and a full tune up!" oh good! Yeah people love buying used brake parts. Oh And The shredder loves new parts, they pay double actually if its new and shiny!

Idiiiootssss

[sledge]

This actually brings up a good point for discussion. How does everyone combat that. Let's make it blunt and honest: People love their cars- no matter what they are, they have attachment to them. They may have gotten a little "lovin" in that car, it may have been grandma's, it may have had $500 of new parts in it. But to us- that is irrelevant, so let's spark some discussion about how to gently pry these "what we know are scrap fodder" from folks- without being complete A-holes. I struggle with it myself- I know the problem, but have not found the "holy grail" of getting people to understand it and let go without throwing a fit!

..... Discuss!

[taterjuice]

Wow, very good points jord and sledge ! I usually talk em up a lil on how "great" a car it was in its day and gently move on to how outdated it is now and what a shame it is I can't offer them more for it. Works 50% of the time and if all else fails waving cash at em works sometimes too.

[sledge]

Tater-
Great Tip. I'm sure that takes some finesse though- maybe doing it for a while. I am a gentle conversationalist.. but I can't "B.S." very well as far as "Aww man what a sweet ride that once was" I'd talk too much and by the time I'm done they'd want double. I'd talk myself OUT of the deal.. must find my happy medium.

[jord0690]

Sometimes i try to explain the work that goes into scrapping a car. Has maybe worked once... The biggest issue here is most people, if they don't like your offer, they move on to one of the other 15 ads currently online in my area. Frustrating thing is, most of those other adsguys will pay the 5-600 bucks that people want. Well then that sets he bar. Everyone wants that for every vehicle. Tough competition. Then you get the odd guy like today that just wants it gone and knows its worth next to nothing. I really hope this discussion brings up some good tips. So far so good!

[Sirscrapalot]

I don't deal with cars as you know, but Sledge I think you answered part of that discussion with your own post.

Don't be afraid to walk away, an let'm know you'l be there when if they don't find a fool to part with that kinda money..minus the fool part..

Just my advice. It works for me in a lot of transactions with computers and other things I buy. It also works for pawn shops, thats how they can get people to take 30 bucks on a item worth 300. Don't be held hostage, an as my wife says...smile an mean it. Be nice, but firm.

The results I've listed work for me, an me alone, I in no way claim this will work for you, and I'm not responsible for any lost business coming from this post.

Sirscrapalot - Stupidity knows no bounds, just look at politics for proof. - Me

[taterjuice]

For sure sir scrap, never be afraid to walk away from a losing battle. And most of these "500$" for your junker ads are crap! Yeah they'll give you 500 for a 2008 or later car that's it ! Otherwise they'll offer a couple hundred tops for any other car like a normal person would. I hear people cry bout how much they have dumped into a money pit, well I hate for you but doesn't make it worth a dime more to me. And the "I could part it out for x amount" yes that might be true but how long is that gona take ?! A year ? Two ? Three ? And if there is x amount worth of parts there, would I pay you x ? So I can pull parts, store them, and go to the trouble of marketing them for free ? I dont run a charity here, Im out here to make money just like you. Anyone who's worked around salvage yards knows 95% of cars are crushed with less than half of the parts sold off of it. Most of these people with the "parting it out" theory are unaware of these facts and dont have the first clue about "parting it out" actually involves. Ive got parts I've pulled Probadly 5 years ago, after all the time I spent pulling them and storing them, doesn't look so gravy does it ?

[Sirscrapalot]

Yep, just like folks who never dealt with ebay.."Oh well you could ebay it.." They don't realize it takes time, labor, etc to post an effective ad, deal with the idiot buyers you'll attract, seller ratings, ebay bs, etc. I see it the same with parts, it takes you guys time to break it down to the parts in question, find buyers, list your stuff, etc. So yea..silly. We're not talking 5 minutes to yank out an car AC ( I could be wrong but from what you(tater) cory, sledge, JG, all you awesome car guys I'm forgetting..) have said before...it can take hours to remove some parts.

People ignore this fact, either out of ignorance or sheer stupidity. Boggles my mind.

Anyhow..great thread, even for us folks who don't deal with cars. Like Scott/Noble with his posts on refining, safety stuff, thanks for the info on what you guys have to deal with. If I ever get into cars, at lest I can say I'm more educated then I was before I found a resource like this forum/thread. An will know how to deal with the situation if it comes up.

Sirscrapalot - Would rather have the knowledge an not need it, then to be clueless an have it happen to him.

[taterjuice]

Hours spent not scrapping and not getting paid til parts are sold not to mention special tools, knowledge and equitment. And beer, lots of it, aside from when I'm with the old ball and chain, my 9-5 not my wife, I don't wrench very well sober ! The are lots of junk yard short cuts you can take pulling a motor but it still takes longer than 10 minutes to do.

[KzScrapper]

Yep, just like folks who never dealt with ebay.."Oh well you could ebay it.."

And think that because someone is trying to sell it for $xx.xx that is what it's value is. At a garage sale yesterday that all the price tags mentioned Ebay...nice try.

[sledge]

Awesome discussion gents. So how about this: I have a guy I messaged.. he has a vehicle.. I had no idea- it doesn't have a title- but as he informed me- it doesn't! Ok so this limits him now.. No Charity, No Junkyard, will come and take it- he can't take it to "pull-a-part" because he has no title. But he seems pretty staunch on his $500 "price" So now that I know he is screwed to get $500 bucks for it.. I'd like to nail it for say $200.. just looking to get him from his "Pie in the sky" back down to earth.