[AT] the 2004 Valu-Bilt catalog

[Edward Tabor]

Larry,
    Good rule of thumb, but when they don't make the part new, and 
haven't for 30 years, it's hard to price it.

Ed

Larry D. Goss wrote:

>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
>  
>

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