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ANY OF YOU GUYS USING EBAY FOR YOUR PARTS INVENTORY?? HOW IS IT WORKING OUT? I SEE SOME GUYS ON THERE SELLING FOR COST PLUS MAYBE $2 THEN HAVE FREE SHIPPING. AFTER SHIPPING AND EBAY FEES THEY ARE LOSING MONEY?!

There are dealers out there who buy up other dealers' obsolescence or termination return rejects at pennies on the dollar. They employ a person or service to handle that portion of the inventory, and maybe other small tasks. We have a dealer in our area who does that.

There are also the dealers that take the 75% return payout then write down their own parts to get rid of their own way. I know that's why you see a lot of dealers selling parts on OEC at 50% off cost

You might check that idea with your factory corporate rep. It came to light during a GM recall part hoarding fiasco last summer that some unscrupulous dealers were selling them on eBay. I was informed by our district parts manager that GM prohibits sales by dealers on Ebay. Honest to goodness that's what she said, but I still see plenty of dealers with eBay stores.