Don Hanson <dhanson928@GMAIL.COM> writes:

> The scrap steel is worth more than the parts.
>   Also, junk yards, or Salvage yards as they are called in this age of
> fanciful labels (ie. Sanitary Landfill=Dump)  are often under financial
> pressure paying taxes as potential "Real Estate"..The land is valued at it's
> potential for some brokers and banks to make a killing off...
>
> They can't easily keep vehicles in unlimited numbers.

Exactly, they are in business and revenue comes from both selling parts
and selling scrap.  If a vehicle is just sitting there it is an
opportunity cost.  If its parts are not selling it will go for scrap.

Allan
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1991 Vanagon GL