Re: Possible selling my motor...
children, children , children.... dont make me seperate you.<br /><br />ok, i dont wanna come off as being cocky, but i do know a thing or two about selling on ebay, thats what i do for a living, i sell outboards and outboard parts, go check out my feedback and about me page if you dare.<br /><br />first, jim, before you sell that beast, please email me as i am VERY local to you:
phatmanmike@yahoo.com<br /><br />second, when you ship large beasts like that thing youve got there, or any other large item you maye not need any more get a pallet, strap item to pallet, bring pallet and some money to your nearest forwardair shipping dock or go to
www.forwardair.com<br />i shipped a 115 merc inline 6 from florida to utah for only 310.00, beat that.<br /><br />third, if you ship smaller motors like 5, 10 or 15hp, dont use the stupid UPS shipping calculator that comes with ebay, they are such a rip off, why the heck else do you think UPS stocks went down a record 6$ in one day! sheesh!!! ship them via fedex . fedex is kicking ups' azz sooo much with their lower prices, i just shipped a 2 cylinder johnson 6 hp from florida to washington state for only 26 dollars! beat that one, if you can!<br /><br />fourth, when you place the ad on ebay, be truthfull. it sells far better than tryiing to build it up. serious buyers can tell when yur pulling their leg. go to ebay and search for user name "myoutboards" and read my feedbacks and look at some of the motors ive sold and read the descriptions. i always take numerous photos and when ever i can, i even include a short 30 second video of the motor starting, running, shifting and pumping water. or if this is not feasable, i take photos of the motor running/pumping water.<br /><br />but be honest. it works far more often than trying to scam somebody out of their hard earned money just to get rid of some problem motor you didnt feel like finishing yourself.<br /><br />any questions, email me directly.<br /><br />out<br /><br />mike
<br />As to the value, I'd have to say 12-1400 now and maybe 15-1800 in 2-3 months...<br />jimd, if you list pick-up only, it will kill alot of bids but will save you alittle work, which may cost you a bit in max bid.<br />To crate one properly, it does take some effort and I don't feel it is wrong to charge a price to crate it..I've crated several, and I tell myself every time I'll never do it again, but I haven't followed suit with that either.<br />Sometimes it's best to specify the buyer arrange for shipment and most trucking firms will pick up where ever directed as long as you have the means to load it. Business to Business is the cheapest shipping there is, whoever takes care of the shipping, buyer or seller.
