Selling Parts and Getting Old

[YellowThumper]

Not my thread or my intention with post. But yes I still have the hood. PM if there is an interest.
Would be pick up only.

[70/6chall]

When I replaced my flat hood on my '70 Challenger with a power bulge hood I had picked up a few years back. I set the hood aside with no intention to use it again. The sheet metal is nice except has 2 small holes ( 5/8" each) on each side of hood where I had installed hood pins, not factory pins just some Pep Boys after markets that attach to the radiator support and then secured them with small pad locks. The hood is otherwise in very nice condition. I'm located in SoCal not far from "yellow thumper". Wouldn't mind selling it. But, this is not a shipping item for me. Thanks,   Al

[CudaA39]

The more parts in circulation, the lower the prices, the bigger the draw to Mopars.  It pains me to see my friends hoard good parts only to never use them or have any intention of them being sent to a good home. Even as a younger member I've found my fair share of deals thankfully.

So I guess my point is your prices are fair, and someone, maybe a next generation builder, appreciates your efforts to get them sold to a new home.

[392 Cuda]

Try Facebook Marketplace! No fees and plenty of eyeballs on it.

I stripped my 74 Barracuda for the modern build and have sold almost every single part off the thing - Many of which I assumed were worthless, but didn't want to take out of circulation.
- I try to ask for a bit less than the cheapest eBay price and it takes a while sometimes, but its all back in use.
- Shipping is a pain in the ass, but sometimes that's the only way - and UPS has flat rate if the box is small enough.

Note: I'm pretty sure UPS will just throw heavy stuff in the garbage if you don't pay for insurance. I mean, how do you lose a f*$&ing K-Frame during shipment?

[torredcuda]

I think the number or people restoring cars is dwindling as there seems to be a lot fewer interested in buying parts in recent years. I don`t have a lot of stuff to sell but items that used to get a lot of interest barely get one or two repsonses, and these are parts not reproduced. Large items are always a tough sell as they are too much trouble to ship so that limits you to local buyers.

[cuda hunter]

Sometimes shipping is the only way some of us get parts.  In the mountains of Colorado I'm about as far away from any parts as I can get with exception of Alaska. 
Unfortunately it does take some time to get rid of the larger parts. I'm driving to San Diego to get an A body K frame.  He won't ship it and has had it for almost 2 years
Sucks to crush parts.  Someone wants them.  But I understand.  I had 3 69 grand prix hoods that I couldn't get rid of, took em to the recycler.  No one wanted them here in Colorado.

[YellowThumper]

I think part of the issue is younger generation has not grown up learning the mechanical skillsets necessary for fab work.
More and more are the "push a button" and brand new magically arrives on your doorstep generation.
That wants are there but the skillsets are not for increasingly larger percentages.

[E74cuda]

When I retired I sold most of my big items that I had laying around for years. I will sell the rest of the good parts that I don't use.  I've got a few more restorations left in me and when I'm done I figure I'll either give most away which I'm doing already with some things and if that doesn't work I'll dump it.

[torredcuda]

I think part of the issue is younger generation has not grown up learning the mechanical skillsets necessary for fab work.
More and more are the "push a button" and brand new magically arrives on your doorstep generation.
That wants are there but the skillsets are not for increasingly larger percentages.

Most all of the younger people around here drive newer cars for toys - Mustangs, Camaros, Chalengers etc. and even a lot of the older people. I only know a few younger guys that actually work on/restore the old stuff, most don`t have the passion it takes to restore a rusty old car.

[Joegrapes]

Boy I'm with you on the parts problem. Before I moved to Florida I cleaned out a lot of stuff and tossed most in the garbage. I still have a repro AAR hood I bought about 15 years ago. After painting and installing on my car I really didn't like the way my car looked so I went back to the power bulge hood. It's been sitting in my garage ever since. Much to big to ship and after asking around locally I have no takers. I'd be willing to let it go really cheap. Let's face it US workers just can't compete with Chinese labor. Our work is as good and as fast but no US worker wants to work for low pay and no benefits. Our cost of living is to high. And compared to Chevy and Ford parts there is just not that high of a demand for Mopar parts to get the cost down thru volume.

[js27]

I feel your pain. I started selling off my parts 2 years ago and was lucky enough to sell 2/3 of them. I had mostly good experiences and dealt with a lot of great people. I got the occasional Jackass butt hat is common. Shipping is a pain and is so expensive but that is how I got rid of most of my parts. I took a beating on some because repro were available and had to lower the prices to make it worth wild for people to buy the original parts instead.
Good Luck
JS27

[torredcuda]

Boy I'm with you on the parts problem. Before I moved to Florida I cleaned out a lot of stuff and tossed most in the garbage. I still have a repro AAR hood I bought about 15 years ago. After painting and installing on my car I really didn't like the way my car looked so I went back to the power bulge hood. It's been sitting in my garage ever since. Much to big to ship and after asking around locally I have no takers. I'd be willing to let it go really cheap. Let's face it US workers just can't compete with Chinese labor. Our work is as good and as fast but no US worker wants to work for low pay and no benefits. Our cost of living is to high. And compared to Chevy and Ford parts there is just not that high of a demand for Mopar parts to get the cost down thru volume.

I`d love that hood but we had to cancel plans for our Florida trip to Disney etc. this fall so won`t be down there till April.

[71vert340]

 Update. My friend has agreed to come get the two flat hoods and any other parts I need to get rid of and put them in his storage units. Now, I don't have to recycle them at the scrap yard.
Terry

[JH27N0B]

I'm glad the parts won't get wasted, and hope they find a good home someday!
I too have stuff I'd love to find a new home for sitting around cluttering the house.
I have a set of extra tires and wheels for my Ram 1500 I sold 10 years ago, and don't know what to do with.  The wheels are nice, I was so happy when I found them as they were the optional wheels my truck didn't have.  I'd run them in the fair weather months and put the other set on for winter.
Tire place wants $50 to remove the tires and scrap them, I hate to spend that to cut my clutter down to just 4 wheels I will probably never find a buyer for!
I hate to ship stuff that won't fit in USPS one price boxes.  Such a pain to package and find out shipping.  So I have a Challenger bumper and driver quality 70 grille I'll probably be tripping over for the rest of my life!
Hoping to get back in the pickup truck ownership world soon, so maybe I'll do a few Mopar swap meets in the near future, they are always good places to dispose of stuff!

[1 Wild R/T]

I'm glad the parts won't get wasted, and hope they find a good home someday!
I too have stuff I'd love to find a new home for sitting around cluttering the house.
I have a set of extra tires and wheels for my Ram 1500 I sold 10 years ago, and don't know what to do with.  The wheels are nice, I was so happy when I found them as they were the optional wheels my truck didn't have.  I'd run them in the fair weather months and put the other set on for winter.
Tire place wants $50 to remove the tires and scrap them, I hate to spend that to cut my clutter down to just 4 wheels I will probably never find a buyer for!
I hate to ship stuff that won't fit in USPS one price boxes.  Such a pain to package and find out shipping.  So I have a Challenger bumper and driver quality 70 grille I'll probably be tripping over for the rest of my life!
Hoping to get back in the pickup truck ownership world soon, so maybe I'll do a few Mopar swap meets in the near future, they are always good places to dispose of stuff!

@JH27N0B
Truck tires with their big sidewalls are pretty easy to remove from the wheel with pry bars... Then the tire place should take them for a $2 recycling fee...

Use a bumper jack to break the bead & a couple pry bars , I could have all four tires off in 30 minutes or less....