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Subject:Re: online air-cooled junkyard?
From:Richard Kurtz
Date:Mon, 11 Mar 1996 00:48:01 -0600 (CST)

Tom wrote...
> A friend/partner of mine just dragged in a 70-ish Sundial--this brings the
> number of air-cooled's in his backyard to about 45.  Nothing really
> special, but lots of good parts.  It has occured to me that an on-line
> junkyard might be a viable side-line business.  Fenders and such would be
> out of the question because of shipping costs. However, small chrome
> trinkets and the like could be shipped very reasonably.  My thought is to
> set up a web page with photos of the yard and when a request for a part
> comes in, to take a digital photo of the part in question and email it back
> along with pricing info.  I would try to keep Greed under control and keep
> prices cheap.  What do you all think?  Should I forget it? Should I buy a
> digital camera tommorow?  Would you shop on-line?   What am I forgetting? 
> Any and all comments would be greatly appreciated.          

I feel this would be a great service, but doubt if it would pay for itself.
As a sideline, it may add to the bottom line, but I doubt if you would get
enough business to make it a full-time endeavor.

Richard