Here's the scenario: Dad and grand-dad ran a Farmall sales, service and parts garage from 1941 until Dad died in 1991. They sold their last new tractor in about 1967--a Cub--and their parts inventory was primarily oriented to A-B-C-H-M-Cub-140-300-400-350-450...not much six-cylinder anything in stock, because there just weren't that many six-cylinder Farmalls around here in the heyday of their business.Anyway, I'm considering selling the parts that are left, and I'm wondering if it'd be worth my while to put 'em on eBay. There's not a lot of the fast-moving stuff left, and NO tractor sheet metal...but there's some stuff that, if you're restoring one, might come in handy [yesterday I found what could only be a pair of steering arms that attach the tie rods to the spindle uprights on an A, that are held in place with a set screw, for example]. And there are a lot of old plow and sickle mower parts, including a couple of NOS complete knives, and a couple of different cast mower "shoes," the cast-iron part that the cutter bar with the guards attaches to. Some of the stuff has part number tags, some has cast-in part numbers, some are unmarked. There's also a lot of square-link drive chain, like that used on manure spreaders and corn pickers and such in years past...as well as some New Idea mower [and other implement] parts. I guess what I'm asking is...is there any chance I could make more than enough to pay eBay's seller fees? Or would this just be a moneymaker for eBay and a timewaster for me? Without seeing an inventory list, I'm sure it's hard to give that advice...but I'm just looking for suggestions. I was looking for some F-20 parts for a friend there yesterday, and we came to the conclusion that most of the stock is for the 1939 through about 1955 Farmalls, with a little bit of newer stuff here and there. [I can make you one HECK of a deal on used left side brake covers for H and M...evidently Dad and Grand-dad sold and installed a lot more M&W hand clutches than I thought!] A local auctioneer who also sells Farmall restoration parts came in a few years back and looked at the inventory, but I got the impression he thought that, after all the years this inventory sat on the shelves in my family's business, he really didn't want to tie up inventory dollars in non-moving parts, either...and I can't blame him. Advice? Discussion? Tell em what I want to hear, tell me what I don't want to hear, just tell me something.
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