Hi There!
First of all I should probably say a few things about myself. I have been lurking around here for the last 6 months or so since I got my first max, an '89. unk: I currently work for a H-D, KTM, Kawa stealer-ship and make next to nothing, but the health insurance is great! (and so are the looks i get from the die hard harley guys when they ask what i ride and i say yamaha :rofl_200: ) I just graduated form college last year and probably picked the worst time in the last 30 years to try and get a high paying, enjoyable, little-effort-needed job but im not too sure those were ever easy to come by :bang head::bang head::bang head:
So I have been thinking a lot lately about trying to part out a few bikes on the side and sell them on ebay. Before just jumping in though, I thought I would put it before you folks to see if you guys have any experience with this sort of thing.
I have been looking into purchasing crashed bikes from insurance auctions and the such, so I think I might have a handle on some of the basic logistics in getting the bikes. I have a business license to use (from my parents old business), so i think i might be able to get around some the red tape in buying salvage title bikes.
Basically I would look for bikes being auctioned in the pacific northwest and then purchase one or two via online auction places such as Copart.com or iaai.com. At this point my dad would go pick up the bike and trailer it back to our home/shop to begin the tear down process. (I would be there to do this, but at the moment I am living on Maui, and i'm not quite ready to leave the sandy shores. :eusa_dance: ) He would then forward me pictures and I would handle all of the ebay/business details. Post Ebay sale, I would just send him an address and away the part would go and in the cash would come!????
I think this might be something worth trying out on a small scale, but I just wanted to put it out there if anyone has some advice. My dad currently owns an orchard ( aka lots of downtime in the snowy winter) and was suprisingly excited about this idea, so i don't feel too bad for making him do all the dirty work. He was a mechanic for a number of years so I'm totally confident to that end as well.
Is there really any money to be made with this stuff on a small scale? I would be open to all types of bikes, but would probably try to do some research on value before bidding on them.
So what do you folks think? any tips, points, objections, or ideas would be gladly welcomed!
First of all I should probably say a few things about myself. I have been lurking around here for the last 6 months or so since I got my first max, an '89. unk: I currently work for a H-D, KTM, Kawa stealer-ship and make next to nothing, but the health insurance is great! (and so are the looks i get from the die hard harley guys when they ask what i ride and i say yamaha :rofl_200: ) I just graduated form college last year and probably picked the worst time in the last 30 years to try and get a high paying, enjoyable, little-effort-needed job but im not too sure those were ever easy to come by :bang head::bang head::bang head:
So I have been thinking a lot lately about trying to part out a few bikes on the side and sell them on ebay. Before just jumping in though, I thought I would put it before you folks to see if you guys have any experience with this sort of thing.
I have been looking into purchasing crashed bikes from insurance auctions and the such, so I think I might have a handle on some of the basic logistics in getting the bikes. I have a business license to use (from my parents old business), so i think i might be able to get around some the red tape in buying salvage title bikes.
Basically I would look for bikes being auctioned in the pacific northwest and then purchase one or two via online auction places such as Copart.com or iaai.com. At this point my dad would go pick up the bike and trailer it back to our home/shop to begin the tear down process. (I would be there to do this, but at the moment I am living on Maui, and i'm not quite ready to leave the sandy shores. :eusa_dance: ) He would then forward me pictures and I would handle all of the ebay/business details. Post Ebay sale, I would just send him an address and away the part would go and in the cash would come!????
I think this might be something worth trying out on a small scale, but I just wanted to put it out there if anyone has some advice. My dad currently owns an orchard ( aka lots of downtime in the snowy winter) and was suprisingly excited about this idea, so i don't feel too bad for making him do all the dirty work. He was a mechanic for a number of years so I'm totally confident to that end as well.
Is there really any money to be made with this stuff on a small scale? I would be open to all types of bikes, but would probably try to do some research on value before bidding on them.
So what do you folks think? any tips, points, objections, or ideas would be gladly welcomed!