What to do

[coxy123]

Hi, I have a 1975 1500 Spitfire which I have used as a donor car. I have stripped the bonnet,boot lid,doors,engine and gearbox. My question is, is it worth trying to sell the rest of the car or should I just weigh it in. I have no experience of this sort of thing so any advice would be appreciated.

[JohnD]

You could start by listing all the parts you have here.

 

And lots of people have eBay auctions for "One wheel nut - 0.1p" to advertise that they have a whole car's worth of parts to sell.  "Contact me for details" they say, thereby robbing you of what protection buying through eBay gives you, and saving themselves eBay's fees.  BUt why not join them?

JOhn

[Colin Lindsay]

I do hate that sort of ad soooo much; so does eBay and some of the advertisers have had their accounts suspended as being against the rules. 

 

I’d be tempted to advertise as ‘breaking Spitfire 1500’ and let prospective purchasers make contact and ask if a specific part is available; even advertising a few parts as a ’normal’ eBay advert may surprise you as to what is sought-after and what parts will sell. Even a rusty chassis, sold as ‘collection only’ can be useful for restoration or repair sections, so don’t throw anything out until you’ve tried to advertise it first.

[Pete Lewis]

as a member you can advertise free in the club classified

 

Pete

[coxy123]

Thanks for your advice. I'll have a go on ebay. Never sold anything on there before. A whole new adventure.  

[mishmosh]

Ebay can be pricy. Ten pc on top of sale fee. Avoid paypal a further four pc.

[Dick Twitchen]

I am definitely with Pete on this one; use the Club first, that's why we are members.

Dick

[deefer]

Try gumtree as a free alternative or addition to your eBay ad

[JohnD]

Come on, Coxy!

What ya got?

[68vitesse]

Also comes down to the room you have to store items. I advertised a Vitesse convertible rear tub with a very rusty floor and wings for 50p lots of people looking but no takers. In the end saved the the bits unique to the convertible tub and scrapped the rest. Bits now sit in roof of garage if I ever need to convert a saloon tub.

 

Regards

 

Paul

[coxy123]

I've advertised it on club website. Been on for a month, absolutely no response. Been offered £60 by local srapyard. Think thats the way to go now

[bluelighttaxidriver]

What condition is the body tub...? The more bodges I uncover with repairing mine, makes me wonder if it's worth cutting my losses. Where are you...?

[coxy123]

floor and sills are shot i'm afraid to say. I did intend to restore her but it's beyond me. The chassis/suspension and steering look good as are most of the outer panels and doors. I'm in Rugby, Warwickshire

[Colin Lindsay]

Floors and sills readily available and there's no shortage of experts ready to put them all together, although in this case they're not coming forward. The local scrappy may be the best bet.

[coxy123]

When the car appeared for sale in the 'courier', I had several phone calls about it and the first person who looked at it bought it. I would recommend advertising anything in the courier before you try anywhere else.Thanks for all the feedback