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Writer/Teacher
Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: Wandering Connecticut
Posts: 9,294
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When I abandoned my engine project, I went and sold the parts I had accumulated on eBay (I should have kept the 951 exhaust manifolds!). I had bought quite a few of the parts on eBay, including an engine block (local pick-up) and all the turbo hardware/pipes.
I turned around and sold all the parts for a substantial profit. It's all about how you list the product, what you put in the title line, etc.
For me, eBay (and Amazon's used stores) is where I wll pick up a secondhand book or CD that I had been curious about for cheap - or where I would look for used car parts hardware that would cost a fortune elsewhere. That's why it doesn't seem like eBay really compares to Pelican for me - I would buy from Pelican stuff like gaskets and sensors, filters and brake hardware, gears and belts, the stuff you would want BRAND NEW, and I would buy from eBay stuff like a used-but-perfect crossover pipe.
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Current Stable: Black 07 Porsche 987 Cayman S: Long-Tube Headers; FabSpeed Exhaust; VividRacing ECU Tune; IPD Plenum; 997GT3 Throttle Body. Blue 1983 Porsche 928S. 1985.5 Porsche 944 Rat Rod. 2011 Acura MDX. 2008 Mazda 3. Gone But Not Forgotten:Garnet Red 86 Porsche 951("The Purple Pig"). Alpine White 83 Porsche 944 ("Alpine Wolf"). Guards Red 84 Porsche 944.
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