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Ok I'm thinking about parting out an 04 rm 250 and putting tue money into my 125. The bike probably has under 100 hours. The only bad part of the bike is the wheels, they have some dents and the rear is missing a spoke. Do you guys think I could part it out and make $2000-$2500?
What doesn't work is to just post ads that say you're parting the bike out and for people to contact you for what they need.
You'll end up with a bunch of flakes contacting you and if you do sell something and take the parts off the bike as they get sold you'll have a partially disassembled bike getting in your way. Best to treat it as a business. Package everything up ahead of time so when it's sold you can ship it the same day someone pays for it.
I've done it this way a couple of times. It works but it took a while to sell some of the small stuff. I parted out a 2010 Cobra 50cc bike that was in excellent condition that I tried to sell for $500.00 and I ended up getting almost a $1000 after subtracting the ebay fees by parting it out.
Also the further you break the bike down the more money you'll make and the less you'll pay for shipping. For example instead of selling the engine as a single item, sell the head, cylinder, clutch, stator and bottom end as separate items.
The Shop
It's pretty easy to spot a scammer. Check their feedback. If they have a bunch of really low price purchases with good feedback. They probably bought that stuff to get their ranking up. If they have cancelled a bid. Or filed any complaints. Unpaid claims filed against them. Stay away from those people.
You can get free shipping boxes from the Post Office. If you go online you can order them and your Mailman will deliver them right to your door. No charge.
Have your buyers send you the money through paypal using friends and family. I've also let buyers pay using a money order that was purchased at a US Post Office. Then I took the part to the Post Office and if they cashed the money order I shipped the part. Never had a problem. I'm not sure if the Post Office still sells money orders. It was several years ago the last time I did it that way.
If you don't trust the seller you shouldn't be buying from him in the first place.
But now its a "bike in a box" and worthless.
KX (and Yamahas can be) superminis are a good example. A lot of people want to convert an 85 to a supermini and things like swingarms, frames, and wheels are in high demand. You can often part out a supermini for more, or pretty close, than by selling the whole unit and you still have parts leftover.
Lastly, post your zip code (along with approx. weights and sizes, if you want to) in your ad's, along with the explanation why. You can eliminate a lot of the freight questions usually asked by tire kickers.
I didnt read all of the posts, so forgive me if I was redundant.
Pit Row
Yet, I can still part out a bike and do just fine.
I use the forum here, Mark's Swap Meet on the web and, do not laugh, I do really well on Facebook. I hate FB for Facebooking, but I joined a couple dozen motorcycle related groups and focus my parts in whichever group they best fit and have no issues.
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