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I may be mistaken, but don't you work at Marsh? I have heard they have wrangler parts...
I have also heard they are the most overpriced yard in the state.

That being said, I go to the you pull it yards... sometimes the employees are helpful, sometimes they are not.
In the past I have dealt with 109 and paid them to pull the part on transfer cases and such, and its not miserably overpriced but noticably higher.

That being said, I have never dealt with Marsh, but I have heard from pretty much everyone that if I need wrangler parts that is where to go, just plan to get bent over with the bill.
 
I would haggle with Outback if they brought me a USED steak. I sell used parts on Craigslist and I am always offered less than the asking price. It is the nature of selling used parts.
 
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Saw his post while on break at 4 this morning. All you need to know is he works at a junkyard. Not a u pull it yard though. He works in drowning rains, 110° heat, and a foot of snow pulling quality parts for people and they want to haggle on price afterwards.
 
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YotaOnRocks said:
Saw his post while on break at 4 this morning. All you need to know is he works at a junkyard. Not a u pull it yard though. He works in drowning rains, 110° heat, and a foot of snow pulling quality parts for people and they want to Jew him down on them.
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Then I expect him to pay full price for everything he buys. There's nothing that people can't stand more than a hypocrite.
 
YotaOnRocks said:
Saw his post while on break at 4 this morning. All you need to know is he works at a junkyard. Not a u pull it yard though. He works in drowning rains, 110° heat, and a foot of snow pulling quality parts for people and they want to Jew him down on them.
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Well heres a tip either dont pull until you have cash in hand or price it higher than what you want so when they haggle you can still get the price you want.I almost got kicked off a board one time because I used the term"Jew" and "offended" a member.
 
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.I almost got kicked off a board one time because I used the term"Jew" and "offended" a member.
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Just for the record, it is actually a pretty offesnive term in that context. Personally don't care but I understand it.
 
He can just say "No thanks" when they offer him less .... and pull his panties up and get on with life.


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YotaOnRocks said:
Saw his post while on break at 4 this morning. All you need to know is he works at a junkyard. Not a u pull it yard though. He works in drowning rains, 110° heat, and a foot of snow pulling quality parts for people and they want to Jew him down on them.
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Golly, that sounds like a pretty tough gig. Sorry, but it's the nature of the business. I've walked out of salvage yards when they priced themselves into the "new parts" range, pretty much defeats the purpose.

Actually had a yard owner scold one of his employees in front of us over pricing a 8.8 Explorer axle too low ($200), the owner then told us if we wanted it, we had to pay the higher price ($350), told him to go fuck himself (this was 10+ years ago). bought a NEW 5speed trans for an Explorer less than salvage yard wanted for used, it is a known problematic trans, so they were a mover in the yards, it pays (saves) to shop around.

Haggling is part of the gig, if the part is priced reasonable ( 50% new or less ) I may or may not, depending on what it is. over 50% new, I'm gonna haggle or walk.
 
Haggling is my favorite part. Anyone that's done business with me here would probably attest to that, doesn't matter if it's a $1 part or $2,000 in tires...if I can get it cheaper I will. If I feel your price is too high and you won't entertain haggling, I'll walk.

1-tonmudder said:
I almost got kicked off a board one time because I used the term"Jew" and "offended" a member.
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I got a week long ban on FTE for the same reason.
 
I miss the days when junkyards were more abundant and less pricey. I recall getting great deals on stuff at you pull and they pull yards and and offering to pay more or a small tip when I found/bought something a lot cheaper after calling around and pricing what I was looking for but most wouldn't let me, they just told me to come back and see them.
Those were the places I returned to and recommended to my friends, sadly most all of them are out of business now mostly because of urban sprawl.
 
I'm fortunate in that I have access to a yard, and the "small stuff" are usually easy picking, larger stuff I have to pay for, but generally get a decent deal. occasionally a great deal, but that came with a lot of time and lunches
 
Changed wording of post as not to offend anyone. If I did it was not done on purpose. And as McCracken said unless he walks into dealership and pays sticker price without trying to getting any off the vehicle he is a hypocrite.
 
I was gonna just let this die, but I think I may have been misunderstood, then again severe sleep deprivation and alcohol combined can do that.

To clarify this:
1. I realize that haggling is part of the automotive world. I have had people haggle with me, I myself haggle from time to time. Haggling does NOT bother me. The thing that bothers me is the point at which some people want to haggle. AFTER I have been out in the sun with sweat running down my back so fast it runs down my crack and back up my sack, is an inopportune time to haggle.

2. Having to stand out in all sorts of weather and pull parts, does NOT bother me. This is the job I chose, if I didn't like the job, I would have quit a long time ago. I actually like my job most days, as I assume most other people have days where they don't like their jobs either. There have been times that I have actually felt good about myself because I was one of the few people still working in the severe weather, or one of the few not complaining about it. So again I say, the weather does not bother me, the combination of bad weather and waiting until AFTER the part is in the office to decide its too expensive, kinda sucks.

3. I get paid hourly. This means that I get paid whether or not a part is sold, up to a point. I do not like wasting time at work. I don't stand around, flapping my gums, avoiding work. People that do that bug me, because I work hard and try to be worth the pay that I am given. In my minds eye, there is no difference in taking 30 mins to pull a part that doesn't sell, and sitting around in a corner with my thumb up my poop shoot for 30 minutes. Neither one makes the company any money, and either way I'm getting paid. If this happens enough, I cost the company more than I am able to help generate, which is bad for business. Being the newest guy there, I feel like I have a target on my back as the first to go if difficult economic times hit. That thought fuels the aggravation I have when parts don't sell. That aggravation happens when someone else pulls a wrong part and it comes back, or when a counter guy has one of us pull the wrong part, or when someone just flat out drops the ball and a customer gets mad and walks out from not getting helped period, not just when a customer does it to me.

To sum it all up, if you want to say that I am simply a hippocrit, thats fine. If you think I am nothing more than a whinny b*tch that needs to pull his big girl panties up and get on with life, I'm fine with that to. Everyone is entitled to their opinion. Haggling, doesn't bother me; working in the weather, doesn't bother me; waiting 30+ minutes to ask the price AFTER I have pulled the part in bad weather then walking out because an offer is rejected, THIS is what bothers me. Just ask upfront, thats all I'm saying, it could save everyone a lot of time and trouble. As I said in the beginning, not having had much sleep, and drinking a brew or few, got my head kinda mixed up. At 3am, I wasn't thinking clearly enough to really say what I needed to say to get this off my chest and outta my head, but having done so even in my stupified state let me relax and doze off. Am I asking for your pity, forgiveness, understanding, or responses; absolutely not. I got to reading this later and realized I may have caused more problems then I intended, and possible hurt the reputation of the good people I work for. I wasn't trying to cause ill feelings, just get some junk out, and clear my head. Next time I'll wait till I can do so in a more clear and concise manner though.
 
Waiting to haggle until after the part is in hand in front of you IS a tactic that successful negotiators will use quite often. They figure by then, the work has been done to pull the part off and someone is "on the hook" for the part, so the seller will cave a little more. You, as the seller, can either use that to your advantage, or let the negotiator feel as though he is getting a bargain. Either way, parts sitting on the shelf don't make money. Parts walking out the door with a new owner do.

I remember having an argument with a guy at a junk yard once. I had never been to a junkyard before and was building two Jeep Wranglers at once. We were planning on putting Scout II axles under them both and this yard had two Scouts. I asked how much Scout Axles were and he replied, "$50 a piece". Excited to get both Jeeps axle's for $200, We pulled the trailer in and they rolled both of the Scouts on their side and proceeded to torch the u-bolts off, dropping them onto the trailer. We go to cash out, and all of the sudden, the guy says, "That will be $600." WOAH!!!!! When a junk yard guy says "axle", he means "axle shaft". What I was calling as "axle", he was calling a "rear end". After threatening to just have the guy unload them since it was way more money than I had brought, we settled on $300 with a lesson learned. After all was said and done, while he was upset for having to lose out on $300, he told me that those Scouts had sat there for YEARS before anyone expressed any interest in them and were getting ready to be crushed. I got a good deal and he moved some product.
 
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