[AT] the 2004 Valu-Bilt catalog

[Steve W.]

Valu-Bilt used to be Central Tractors used/new parts supply outfit. When
CT was bought out they went on their own.
LOTS of parts.

Steve Williams



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Larry D. Goss" <rlgoss at evansville.net>
To: "'Antique tractor email discussion group'"
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Sent: Monday, May 03, 2004 10:01 AM
Subject: RE: [AT] the 2004 Valu-Bilt catalog


> I find it interesting that a company bothered to publish a used part
> catalog.  I never have seen the ones you guys are discussing, but the
> general rule-of-thumb at the dealerships I've worked for over the
years
> is: Serviceable used parts are priced at 50% of new.
>
> YMMV, and that may not be a universal technique, but I've run into it
> often enough that I know it isn't something that was made up on the
spur
> of the moment.
>
> I suppose part of the problem is that with old iron we're into a
> cross-over business that falls somewhere between the "Antiques Road
> Show" and a U-Pull-It auto salvage yard.
>
> Larry
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com
> [mailto:at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com] On Behalf Of Cecil E
> Monson
> Sent: Monday, May 03, 2004 6:32 AM
> To: Antique tractor email discussion group
> Subject: Re: [AT] the 2004 Valu-Bilt catalog
>
> > Unfortunately they no longer list used parts and the
> > prices for them. I found that to be a very useful
> > guide in the past editions.
> >
> > John Boehm
> > Woodland, CA
> > Visit my web site at http://vintagetractors.com
>
>
> They did a lot with the older catalogs to set prices all
> over the country but I think they got wise to the fact that a lot
> of dealers were cutting their prices just enough to get the sales.
> I've been in a lot of places looking for used parts and had the
> seller (junkman) pull out a Central Tractor catalog and discount
> off their price.
>
> Cecil
> -- 
> The nicest thing about telling the truth is you never have to wonder
> what you said.
>
> Cecil E Monson
> Lucille Hand-Monson
> Mountainville, New York   Just a little east of the North Pole
>
> Allis Chalmers tractors and equipment
>
> Free advice
>
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