Car parts are worth gold, right?
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When I got my 2020 Subaru Outback, I got the Turbo grille as a dealer installed option. That left me with the original grille.
Given that it is so hard to get parts these days, and now that this model has been sold for 2 years, I figure I should sell it and get it out of my garage.
What is the best way to sell something like this?
Craigslist?
eBay seems antiquated now, but maybe that's the option?
Partsbeast?
Call my local LQN?Anybody have particular insight?
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@LimitedTimeOnly Ebay is still a valid option for this kind of thing. Best option might be to sell it on a Subaru forum, as a place to show it in front of lots of folks interested in such things.
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@LimitedTimeOnly I use Facebook marketplace and Kijiji (but that's Canadian) actually shifted my old VW grille that way.
You might make more on eBay with a national audience but then have to deal with shipping rather than some local geezer just showing up at your house. -
@ITA97 I guess that I figure that the buyer is likely a body shop rather than an enthusiast, but a Subaru forum may be a good place to try.
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@LimitedTimeOnly I’ve had solid luck with FB Marketpace for parts sales (wheels and various engine parts). It’s free to list too so there’s no harm in it. Kind of unfortunate it’s replaced CL for most ads these days.
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@LimitedTimeOnly It isn't impossible that body shop buys it, but it wouldn't be my first guess. It can be hard for businesses to really buy something like that from an individual and not a vendor. Doubly so when insurance companies and other third-party payors are involved. Even if they can, it might not be worth their effort to go outside their usual supply and accounting channels to buy a single, relatively inexpensive part from an individual, private seller.
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@ITA97 That makes sense.