[trackbird]

I posted some various things online and on craigslist lately and marked everything "OBO". I've not had a bite on anything, not so much as a tire kicker. I've got hundreds of dollars in parts and stuff that seem like I couldn't give them away. Is this the norm right now?

[Racing Geek]

I was considering buying beater vehicles and reselling them like was mentioned but there are too many down sides to it as apposed to buying and reselling parts. The vehicles have a higher initial cost, can potentially lose a lot more $ if something is wrong, and they take up a lot more space.

I always check a bunch of forums, Craigslist, and swap meets for the things I buy and repost everything there to sell it. Despite the bad economy, it's been working out pretty good for me lately. I just went to a swap meet Saturday and picked up a new set of MSD 8.5 wires for the Camaro for $20. At that swap meet I also picked up a pair of 6 piston motorcycle calipers with braided lines and new pads for $70 and received a payment this morning from someone on an R1 forum for $150.

What I'm doing is similar to playing the stock market. Do it enough and you get a feel for what things will go for and like Alan said, you'll also know when the better times are to buy/sell. Those of you doing vehicles should give the parts market a shot.


Also, is it just me or does it seem like suspension and brake components are selling pretty easily lately?