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Can't Sell Your Car? Break It Up!
By Gary Bryant
Somewhere in that long series of days we call life, we find
ourselves tripping over an unwanted piece of our past. A worn
relic of our by gone days. This item, having once been so
personal, desired by no one else, now sits abandoned by the side
of the house, no longer given a respectable position in the
driveway.
I'm talking of course, about the car you can't sell, your
'71 Volkswagen or your '69 Chevy, maybe it's your '76 Toranado or
your 1979 Honda. You called it your college car, or work vehicle.
The car with the Burger King wrappers stuffed under the back seat.
You know the one. The car that never had the oil changed or body
washed. The one that just ran and ran...until a month ago.
You've since procured a healthier vehicle but are now left
with the task of removing the old beast from your premises. You
have placed several ads in a number of places. You have even
called in on the radio to plead with the local population to take
it off your hands. No one comes to your rescue.
But wait! There may be another way.
Backyard automotive technologists (my son and his
friends) call it "Parting Out". This is the marketing tool of
wrecking yards and teenage auto enthusiasts. The sales tool that
transforms a hundred dollar wreck into a thousand dollar gold
mine.
Try running an ad like this: PARTING OUT, 1970 Chevette,
good engine, tires, body parts, radio and seats excellent. No
reasonable offer refused. Call 555-5555
I've broken my own rule of always printing the price. In
this ad I make the exception because any buyer of these items will
already be highly motivated just because he or she may need the
parts. Besides, you probably don't have any idea what any of this
is worth anyway. Not too mention you were going beg someone to
take it of your hands tomorrow. Say yes to any offer.
Even after collecting five hundred dollars or more from this
enterprise, you may find yourself left with a large unsightly hunk
of metal aside your home. Never fear, many wrecking yards will
take it away for a small fee (sometimes for nothing at all) if you
can sign over title. Now, you'll be ready to enjoy your new car
with a little extra cash knowing your old workhorse has been
distributed among it's needy counter-parts.