[AT] the 2004 Valu-Bilt catalog

[Larry D. Goss]

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-----
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[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

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