In a message dated 9/8/00 8:56:36 AM, Puzerewski@EMAIL.MSN.COM writes:

<< Often times, a person will email, call, etc. for a part that I have which
involves a great deal of labor to remove, and the y will offer something
like $25...........The part new is worth $200, and it is going to take me a
couple hours work to remove.............I am not an idiot, my time is
valuable to me........often times the reply I get is that I am ripping them
off or something to that effect.
 >>

Adam,

I just learned all about this stuff in trying to sell some parts from a van
before having it carted off.  After I removed a full set of interior panels
and shipped them to Hawaii, I realized that totaling all the time spent I
would have made more if I had given them away.  So, armed with this
knowledge, I was more generous to myself the next time someone sent me a
parts request.  The result was that I sold no more parts.  In fact, once I
quoted a price after removing, inspecting and describing the item, I was not
even afforded the courtesy of a rejection.  Maybe I am odd, but if I needed a
rare sunroof panel and someone offered to remove, properly crate and ship me
one in perfect condition for $150, I would jump on it.

Rich