I'm glad that you have found my channel content interesting and of value! I regularly find and dismantle appliances and sell the parts. It is a side-line that brings in a dribble of money every now and then. It isn't fast money, because the parts don't sell immediately, but once you have the pieces out and identified it's easy to post them online on either eBay or local classified ads for sale. It is fun to open my email and discover that a part has sold. I'm including a link here for a gas range I tested and dismantled for parts. Good luck! ua-cam.com/video/blq3diycQ1Q/v-deo.html
Do you sell on E-bay? You have to be careful on there. I've heard a few tales about people sending out an item, the buyer receives it and reports it as defective even though the seller did the work and made sure it was good. Then the buyer will ship back the Actual defective part they needed to replace and there's little recourse for the seller. I should think if they have a good feedback record you'd be alright though and this policy may have changed. I did similar to this with the remnants of a 2000-ish Honda CR100. I picked it for free out of a scrap cleanup, tore it down and I pulled at least $200 over a few months from it. I went on and searched up parts for the bike and filtered it by "Sold" listings. Then I tried to put my prices averaging between the highest and lowest. A person here on the mountain gave me a super fancy front load washer. He said there was a bad bearing somewhere. I took some of the shell off, found and rectified an obvious problem and then I hooked it up much as you did. Super easy fix. One of the shock absorbers had multiple positions and one of them was placed incorrectly. I ran it through a few cycles and it worked perfectly. I could have sold it but a very good Friend of mine really liked it so I gave it to him. It didn't bring me any money but anytime I have a need, this guy is right there and always has great ideas on how to get various things done. I'll certainly be on the lookout from now on. Good video!
I sell on several platforms and in the local classified and yes, I've heard the horror stories about just what you said. What I do with most stuff is sell as is with "no returns". It can slow sales, but I'm not Amazon. I don't want to have someone buy a part, try it (or swap it) and send it (or junk) back for a refund. One site (eBay especially) seems to side with the buyer in disputes so I limit my sales with them.There is a new scammer born every day, so I'm wary. I stripped this machine down last night and will have the video soon. I think I may be able to get a bit more than $200 for what's inside. I stripped out a gas range a few months ago and have sold three items (burners, ignitor box, and gas valve) totalling $250 in sales so far! It's not Fast Money, but it's somewhat Easy Money. People must undersatnd that it sometimes takes two years (or more) to rid yourself of the pieces but a dribble here and a dribble there of $30 or $50 coming in always is welcome. Normally, I wouldn't share such a good tip but there are so many "FREE" appliances out there, I don't think my side business is threatened. It makes you want to always travel with a truck and not in a small car. It's very painful to be out on the road in a sardine can and come across several good scores with no way to get them home! haha
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I'm glad that you have found my channel content interesting and of value! I regularly find and dismantle appliances and sell the parts. It is a side-line that brings in a dribble of money every now and then. It isn't fast money, because the parts don't sell immediately, but once you have the pieces out and identified it's easy to post them online on either eBay or local classified ads for sale. It is fun to open my email and discover that a part has sold. I'm including a link here for a gas range I tested and dismantled for parts. Good luck! ua-cam.com/video/blq3diycQ1Q/v-deo.html
Do you sell on E-bay? You have to be careful on there. I've heard a few tales about people sending out an item, the buyer receives it and reports it as defective even though the seller did the work and made sure it was good. Then the buyer will ship back the Actual defective part they needed to replace and there's little recourse for the seller. I should think if they have a good feedback record you'd be alright though and this policy may have changed. I did similar to this with the remnants of a 2000-ish Honda CR100. I picked it for free out of a scrap cleanup, tore it down and I pulled at least $200 over a few months from it. I went on and searched up parts for the bike and filtered it by "Sold" listings. Then I tried to put my prices averaging between the highest and lowest. A person here on the mountain gave me a super fancy front load washer. He said there was a bad bearing somewhere. I took some of the shell off, found and rectified an obvious problem and then I hooked it up much as you did. Super easy fix. One of the shock absorbers had multiple positions and one of them was placed incorrectly. I ran it through a few cycles and it worked perfectly. I could have sold it but a very good Friend of mine really liked it so I gave it to him. It didn't bring me any money but anytime I have a need, this guy is right there and always has great ideas on how to get various things done. I'll certainly be on the lookout from now on. Good video!
I sell on several platforms and in the local classified and yes, I've heard the horror stories about just what you said. What I do with most stuff is sell as is with "no returns". It can slow sales, but I'm not Amazon. I don't want to have someone buy a part, try it (or swap it) and send it (or junk) back for a refund. One site (eBay especially) seems to side with the buyer in disputes so I limit my sales with them.There is a new scammer born every day, so I'm wary. I stripped this machine down last night and will have the video soon. I think I may be able to get a bit more than $200 for what's inside.
I stripped out a gas range a few months ago and have sold three items (burners, ignitor box, and gas valve) totalling $250 in sales so far! It's not Fast Money, but it's somewhat Easy Money. People must undersatnd that it sometimes takes two years (or more) to rid yourself of the pieces but a dribble here and a dribble there of $30 or $50 coming in always is welcome. Normally, I wouldn't share such a good tip but there are so many "FREE" appliances out there, I don't think my side business is threatened. It makes you want to always travel with a truck and not in a small car. It's very painful to be out on the road in a sardine can and come across several good scores with no way to get them home! haha