How YOU Can Make Money on eBay Selling Your Classic Auto Parts!

[@rocketsock4297]

As a millenial searching for obscure and rare car parts all the time makes me appreciate your words so much! I can't count the times i went to the middle of nowhere just to get that only listed spare part on the planet from an old guy that had a whole garage full of treasure. I live in Germany and mostly search for rare parts from german car-makers that stopped existing in the 1960s or had the spare-storage burned down sometime in the 80s. There is no worse nightmare than to realize the part you need and search might just not exist anywhere anymore. eBay is huge here in Germany as well and i started to get rid of my doubled items and things you once bought to make the shipping cost worth it. Love your videos Don.

[@bfihn]

Great advice. Just sold my first car part on eBay today!

[@Dino-63]

I have been doing this exact thing on eBay since 2008 I have bought so much inventory I could list for the rest of my life and not run out

[@rajpalsingh5403]

Hi @dino i am searching for inventory

[@fignationca]

do you find any parts from certain makes models sell better?

[@Dino-63]

1980’s are selling great but everything from the 1920 to present

[@ronball913]

slowly selling my stuff... and a lot of old Ford... and there is something for everyone ! he is right !!!

[@etenterprises]

My father had a speed shop and business since the early 80's. He passed in 2020. I am also in the parts industry so I know what stuff is and have been selling parts for my mom and making our family some good money as we wind this collection down. I have been using Facebook marketplace locally and have been doing eBay with some success and the more I sell the more fun it has actually become. But this video was great in laying it all out there specifically for car parts and will help me get after it a little more. I'm also now seeing trends and looking for things I know I can repeatedly sell so I have gotten into buy mode for certain things. But seriously thank you for doing this video. Very helpful for my journey.

[@blackforestmusclecars]

Thanks from Germany! I don't know what I would have done without ebay on my American classic cars and such great vendors as you! Appreciate your business and your service like the videos very much - they helped me out many times. Thanks again and keep on going as you are, Don!

[@Libslayer]

You describe my situation perfectly. Health issues whisper "time to wrap it up" and liquidate all the spare parts I've collected over the years so that I don't burden others with the chore. Thanks for the great video!

[@badcatt-the-cougar-guy-7219]

I'vr been selling on Ebay for years. You taught me some new things I did not know here.

[@lastoutcast1099]

I just found you and I'm getting a 69 T-bird I'm going for a resto mod as time goes. You just so happen to be holding an identical front badge. Don't let the love of American muscle die people ✊🏻

[@dcsmitty50]

Always enjoy your videos and knowledge, glad to see you back! I've used ebay for 20 years, some selling but mostly buying. One of the things that bugs me about it now is the search, so many unrelated items flood searches. Doing a simple search for something like a 67 cougar quarter glass gets you a slew of random items, like 69 caddy tail lights, 69 Camaro fuse panel, 57 ford hubcaps, magazine articles for a 70 Challenger, etc.. Seems like keywords take priority over item titles.

[@jonathansalladin8676]

Awesome video!!

[@Mikeyhunts]

Outstanding video….

[@MrPoppyDuck]

Thank you for a great video! While Ebay makes it easier to sell it still takes real time to do research to see what items are actually selling for, writing copy, packing, boxing, etc., and then deciding if it is worth your time to list and manage.

[@itchirayn2388]

Great great video. I have been selling a few mustang parts on eBay and FBMP, and this gives me a LOT of insight on what I am doing right, what I can do better, buying and pricing info, shipping, etc etc. great stuff. Thank you

[@alvink2268]

Great video as always Don . I quit EBAY when they switched to the new system but maybe will have another look .

[@angeloc3842]

Great information thank You!

[@pieroramacciato9434]

Great information. Thank you. Missed you.

[@WestCoastClassicCougar]

You're Welcome! More to come!

[@danny117hd]

Make the listing end during prime time while users are watching TV. Make the race car part listing end during the race on weekend.

[@eliminatorownersenthusiast158]

Great advice! This applies to more than just car parts. Many of us have toys, comics and games from our youth that need to be liquidated too. Don't leave that stuff for your kids to deal with cuz they'll put it all in a dumpster >.

[@proffitt72]

Excellent video as usual. Thanks. Also, you reminded me I have some parts I need to order from your website. Be ordering soon.

[@joecruggle7638]

Absolutely one of the best videos I've seen on KZbin. You have done an excellent job covering what it takes and how to do it. Thank you very much !

[@DavidTheDave]

This is absolute gold. Many thanks from Australia

[@OlysGarage]

Excellent video Don! I've been dreading dealing with ebay to sell off some of my late fathers stash. (You know him from many years ago) I too sold on ebay in the late 90s and early 2000s, and it was exactly as described! Plus the amount of footwork YOU as a seller had to do was daunting! Your advice and tips are extremely helpful and a bit more reassuring re-entering the ebay selling world.

[@donrush5690]

What was his name?

[@OlysGarage]

@@donrush5690 Stephen Ouellette, he went by 'Oly' to most everyone though. If i remember right, there were many garages scattered around Portland you had Cougar stuff stashed in. I was the kid always with him.

[@davidratliff2233]

Thanks for all of your help.

[@robertsimmons1716]

You’ve encouraged me to jump back into selling!

[@cerial0411]

Thank you for the trim tip. Thats one thing I have been going back and forth on considering wood and such inside the box. Will definitely hit up a few carpet places. Thank you

[@ozzstars_cars]

Thanks for all the online selling info!

[@cadeskelly6812]

I have been selling classic parts on ebay and this video is very helpful. Just wondering how do you guys effectively inventory your parts that you listed on ebay?

[@newenglandlife978]

Thank you for taking the time to do this. Any tips on getting into the used atv parts market?

[@AnastacioCastro-b5q]

Thanks for the encouragement!!!

[@mustangrebuilder]

Fantastic video my friend

[@Oldcarnut63]

Excellent Video 👍👍

[@AngryPapa682]

Thank you!!!

[@NWJeff]

Great video, thanks for the tips! Any thoughts on Buy It Now vs Auction?

[@donrush5690]

When it is an item I know lots of folks want and none are listed currently, I will risk an auction and sell at $1 no reserve. It usually works in my favor but once in awhile you will be disappointed. I like the excitement an auction brings.

[@toddsmith-k6z]

Hmm maybe I should sell my 67 Cougar/Mustang cruise control set.

[@sergiysafronov7777]

Did I hear correctly, “800k year gross” (24:52)? For company 10-20 ppl staff?

[@WestCoastClassicCougar]

That is what Don estimates he could bring in annually BY HIMSELF if he focused full time only on eBay sales.

[@alicenfred]

Hi, Is there a purpose for the glass bottom of the photo booth?

[@WestCoastClassicCougar]

We added that at the recommendation of a professional photographer, as it gives the products the illusion of floating in air. If you look at a lot of the pictures on our website, you cannot tell there is anything under them. Example without the glass: secure.cougarpartscatalog.com/d1wb-65042a88.html Example with the glass: secure.cougarpartscatalog.com/c9wb-6504514-aw.html

[@bobd9868]

Love it, awesome video.

[@JoeyVanVeenYt]

Thankyou for this video!

[@uncleronny6748]

Good tips, thanks for making this video. I'm mostly a vintage Mustang head and those are the parts I will be selling. I have restored a '69 XR7 for someone before and it was quite a challenge. Do you know how many of your customers are DIY and how many are shops restoring for a customer? Also how much repeat business you get from each of those groups? Just curious.

[@WestCoastClassicCougar]

The overwhelming majority of our sales are to customers purchasing items to maintain or restore their own car. We do get orders directly from mechanics, body shops and restorers, as well as customers purchasing the parts and having us ship them to a shop where their car is being worked on. We have also talked to a few customers who purchase all the parts for a project, then bring the car and the parts needed to complete the project to a mechanic/body shop.

[@uncleronny6748]

@@WestCoastClassicCougar Thanks for letting me know.

[@BaptistJoshua]

Give as many details as you can in the details or title. It can save you time instead of answering the same questions from multiple viewers. Keep an eye out for MacGyver rigging ideas and cheap ways to source shipping materials. For instance, if you have a local Amazon returns store, they can LOVE it if you go through the piles of stuff and take the bubble wrap, empty boxes, poly bags, etc. I just fill a cart and they gladly give me bags to tote everything outside.

[@forgetaboutit7440]

You are awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@rickybungalow8839]

great video. like spoonfeeding haha

[@immacook4u]

Thanks. Great video