16 Jun
2013
16 Jun
'13
9:10 a.m.
At 05:09 PM 6/14/2013, Tothwolf wrote:
You wouldn't scrap an antique car and attempt to
sell just the floor mats and seats just because of some body rust and a non-functional
engine. You wouldn't sell the light bulbs and shelf pegs out of a lighted china
cabinet because of scratches or dings in the finish or a missing drawer pull.
If it's difficult to ship the larger item, and easy to disassemble,
and there's a market for the parts, and it's easier to ship the parts,
and you have too much time on your hands and don't value your time,
then why not part it out? You can tell someone you got a sum total
of $300 for all the pieces when they assured you you'd only get $100
for the original.
To look at it another way, if there are fewer people with whole antique
cars and more people with partial cars, or people who like to put a few car
pieces on the wall, then there's a bigger market for car parts than
whole cars.
- John