I had a service manual to a Duesenberg model J. I found it in a garage I was cleaning out in San Francisco. The Pebble Beach Club was in town and there was a guy standing next to the Duesenberg. I said to him do you know who owns this car. He said he did and he ask me why. I said I have a manual that belongs with this car and I handed it to him. He asked me how much I wanted for it. I said I don't want anything for it. This manual belongs to this car and the man who owns this car. It belongs in his personal library. So I left the manual with my name and my address. About two months later I received a special thank you card from the man and his wife from Flagstaff Arizona. Sometimes it's not about money. Sometimes it's about returning things to where they belong. The position to which they are most powerful in the universe. There is an honor among carboys. It's like taking care of a sacred shrine. Maintaining the legend. Doing the right thing. I knew damn well that the manual had no business being on the internet. There is a greater good. Bragging rights.

I’m no mopar guy but I find myself watching his videos a lot . I’m a boomer and relate to what Tony is talking about. I’ve run a parts yard/ late model repairables/ auto body/repair / auto sales/ hot rodder buyer and builder. For 40 yrs, can never get done learning new things.. I now feel blessed to own 20 acres to store cars on . I’ve got to start treating each car I own like a Indian parting out a buffalo .lol 😆 .

Whatever is worth doing is a pain in the ass.

Mentoring the young guys is what we need more of in every occupation and trade so many are lost and discouraged

Thank you for explaining the whole “bolt” thing. Years ago I was teaching two young friends of mine (twin brothers, 17ish) and laughed at me when I expressed the importance of the bolts and nuts of the car we were taking apart should be diligently put back, if possible, in the same spot it came out of so we wouldn’t loose or loose track of where they went. 10 years later one is a journeyman mechanic and the other is a voracious hobbyists and both are very careful with the bolts and nuts of a project. Thanks for explaining your wisdom to the plebes, Uncle.

Don't forget Greyhound Package express. If you're not in a rush, they'll stuff up to a 100lbs worth of car parts into the bellies of dem interstate busses. Shipped a 79 lb. W123 Benz 4 speed manual gearbox this way for $76 from Portland Oregon to Melbourne Florida.

Couple things to factor in... - Quality of pictures makes a difference! If you have Bad pictures of a Good part, the customer will pay you like it's a bad part. - Quality of the part that you are selling. If someone else is selling a Pristine part, and you have an OK part, factor your pricing accordingly. - Rarity of the part. If you usually can find 10 or 12 of a part, put are selling one that you can only find 2 others, and they are 1000 miles away. Price up accordingly. - When responding to a request on a forum for a less than 20 dollar part, always let the potential customer know that you have the part, and the shipping might cost more than the part, ...so if they are looking for anything else, just ask - you might have it, and can add it on to the order. - Use links or references to the rest of your items for sale, so that the customer can browse, and see that you know what you're doing with your part business. - Do your research on the parts and use words that people commonly use to describe a part. Always use the actual part name if you know it, but try to include another 'slang' name that a mechanic or enthusiast might use. - Always try to list the variants of cars that the part will fit. - Use a secure payment system. Paypal is your friend and will protect you from scams, and charlatans. - Record your transactions, shipments, and tracking number (It's a good idea to snap a photo pf the box with label, on the day that you ship it) - You aren't going to make a profit on every part that you sell, so when you have a rare/valuable part that you know you can make Good money on, get your price for it. - Make sure that the parts are properly drained and dry before you stick them in a box and they make a mess for someone and the shipping company to clean up. - For big parts (engine block, trans, diff), let the buyer arrange the shipping so you don't waste an excessive amount of your own time on it. - * The biggest thing, is that you Have to Pay Yourself for your time too. Be aware that if you spend an hour picking, photo, listing, packing a part - that it better be worth what an hour of your time is worth. I know too many people who spend 50.00 worth of their time, selling a 20.00 part.- Don't be afraid to tell people that you have a minimum order $, or that for a specific part, you will have to add some shipping and handling to the order, to cover the cost of preparing it for shipping. I think that's it. ;-)

"For the sake of being brief, don't wanna drag this on for days right???" I dunno, I remember the 36 hour "Uncle Tonython"... Good times... NEWZEALAND

Had a bit of a brain fart while describing shipping an 8.75 center. It actually gets broken down and sent in two large flat rate boxes. It can ALSO be shipped intact if wrapped in cardboard with the yoke, drain plug and one cap removed to make the weight. And, yes..that is a Flange Bolt, but it has a distinctive profile

Uncle you my friend are a genius and this is why i pay close attention to the things you say, you have gone much farther down the road than i have. Thank You for what you share, and please do not stop doing it !!

I’ve tried to sell detail parts like those fuel pump bolts and small parts that make cars original and people think it’s stupid, but they don’t realize those parts are important when someone complains they can’t find what they need. I just say “well?” What I have learned is many people are fickle, and they are bullshitters.

Flat rate boxes rock. I jammed a early Bronco steering box in one, wrapped it with tape and it went. Barley fit and it wasn't square at all.

"never under estimate an Italian on a mission" Uncle Tony quote of the month. Now I understand how I got the tenacity I have: my Italian uncle! My Uncle was 1st Gen Sicilian-American, AND my Godfather. Let me tell ya, nobody takes being a Godfather more serious than a Sicilian. LOL

The shipping advice is a thing of brilliance.

Something is worth as much some one is willing to pay for it! Especially mopars!

Now we know why the United States Postal Service is like $6 billion in debt ;)

From my experience if the part on your project is worn out then the same part is worn out on every car of the same make and model. You have an incredible amount of patience to pick the bones. My car hobby record has always been to buy high and sell low.😊

Wow just realized I watched a 27min video and felt like 10 min. Thank for all the great info!!

Great Clip Tony. I'm retired from the Post Office and handled, both shipping and delivering, a lot of what you are talking about. A dashboard pops to mind, along with tires, exhaust, rims, gas tanks(new...can't mail one that smells like gas) and other parts. Flat Rate is the way to fly! Just a point on your packing tape, though. The cheap dollar store type tape doesn't stay stuck very well in cold weather....the colder it gets, the more it wants to let go. Sometimes worth to spend a little bit more......customer like it when the package is still closed when it delivers! ;-) Keep the videos coming, can't wait for the next one!

You're 110% right and it applies to anything project related. I bought a 1960 Craftsman rollaway toolbox at an estate sale in 2002. With it came some old Buick OEM shop manuals. I went online, flipped those and made my money back plus some. So, the box paid for itself in a day and I even had money for paint and to clean it up and make it look decent. I then sent in a photo to Sears and was featured in the Craftsman Club newsletter with my photo and story. Sears paid me $50. I then went to the local Sears with the article and said to the manager, "You have a tool box like this?" The manager and the clerk looked and said, "Holy S------, it's you in the photo!" I was a minor celebrity that day and the manager said, "Hey listen, anything you buy tonight, 25% off on top of the sale prices". I cleaned up---this was when you could easily get USA made Craftsman tools, so I went to town. So your theory is spot on. Whatever is "junk" or "unwanted" for you has a use. As my father used to say, "there's an ass for every seat". How true.

We have a 66 coronet right now and the little pieces is what's killing us! Cars extremely solid I'm from wv! Love the channel! I'm 22 and daily a 77 oldsmobile to work every day that's a job within itself I live for this shit man!

I've learned how to make my cigarette butt last as long as it possibly could and still smoke it

Good one Tony, a classic, not because anyone could duplicate this, in fact they most likely won't, but it's the MINDSET you need, the Mental Model, the Focus and Intention. Anything is possible for the man who refuses to listen to reason.....

Uncle Tony...YOU DA MAN!! Learned a lot.. I don't think I'm knowledgeable enough to do what you do, but I have my passion.. Thank you for the tips and the enthusiasm!! Hats off to you sir!!

I love Tony's description of parts and procedures. No bullshit, straight talk. Not trying to sell me crap, just info.

23:03 the look in your eyes ;on the hilarity of shipping a cast iron cylinder head flat rate PRICELESS!!; skip to the postal worker in a surgeon's office ; I felt my gut ripping open when I picked up this package....🤣🤣🤣🤣

Just watching Uncle Tony explaining how to ship parts using USPS was awesome! He really is focused on accomplishing tasks!

bought some parts from you on FABO when I was getting my Duster going, was always great doing business with you.

When I was in my late teens I worked a second job for a guy that built a business of selling used snowmobile parts. He only specialized in Polaris Indy snowmobiles. The man owned the business for fifteen years and is now happily retired at a young age.

I have a similar passion for 1980's BMW's. I was in the 1980's BMW game for 11 years. I wish I had the space to part out old BMW's still. I love seeing how much trivial knowledge Tony has for vintage Mopar's because I can relate. Keep making content Tony!

I bought a tote for $150 because it had a 70 unsilenced air cleaner in it. It also had a date stamped carb and idle stop solenoid in it from a 340. The idle stop solenoid was worth $475 to a guy who was restoring a hemi car. It was just another little part in the bottom of the tote and it was the most valuable part in there.

The ways I was brought up, miss those days. Unfortunately location location, location... even with internet these days it's easier to move stuff, unfortunately there's people that are just too cheap from where I'm at or don't want to buy stuff because it's too far. Most people rather buy a cheap part off line and bolt it on, rather then find the right part and not mess with it. Most of the collectors around me have scrapped their stuff in the last 3 years. I just want to cry because the hours I've helped some of them people save the unsabable, use every part possible, leaning over the years and just seeing the stuff get scrapped in the end.

Regarding "fair minded people". Older mopar guys are usually pretty fair, younger guys are not. It was night and day buying/selling mopar parts and then switching to some turbo DSM stuff in the mid 2000's. No shows, low ballers, dreamers, scammers - it was a nightmare and I realized how much better and stand up the older muscle car people were and are in comparison. Just putting that out there for someone that wants to do this for other genres of cars.

Tony literally talking about my dream job. Nothing jazzes me more than tearing things apart and organizing them and assigning numbers to them.

I've been doing this for years and the guys who know what's up will get weak in the knees and throw money at me when they walk by my booth and see all of my itemized factory hardware. This video is full of good poop and my big take away was heating the shipping envelope. Thanks for that pearl!

Worked as a prep guy in the family's body shop for a few years and I don't know that much about engines. Uncle Tony your like the uncle with the mechanics shop and you have an vast amount of knowledge and an indomitable drive to help guys and gals like us. Please keep it up. Merry Christmas.

Thanks UT. I had got away from selling parts on eBay for awhile once the shipping prices got out of control. USPS had "if it fits it ships" for $5.00 and then discontinued. Many thanks for the great ideas.

Fantastic video uncle Tony! And if the whole KZfaq thing goes to shit for some reason, your next step will be 'motivational speaker ' 👌

MoPars are sacred like the buffalo. 🐃🙏

I freaking love this guy!! I've never seen someone so excited about shipping boxes. However I understand. Sometimes to make money you gotta do what ya gotta do. By the way. The How To Make A Living Off Of KZfaq video will probably get a shit ton of views. This guys a genius . ✌

This is how I attempt to pay for my habit,and some bills for the last 12 years plus. I love your insight and tips! Also started my youtube channel with walk arounds on my cars and part outs.

Man, Please quit smoking. I smoked for 45 years and got 1and 1/2 lungs to show for it. I get out of breath putting on my clothes. I know it's hard. I tried several times before I quit. I did it with Chantix but whatever it takes for you, you will thank your luck stars when you quit for good. Love your channel and can't wait for new videos.

I'm not a smoker but you take holding that sig to a whole new level, an actual art form, an extension of your hand, part of your being. In the vid where you were grilling you hugged yer wife and flipped yer sig in such a fluid motion I had to watch it twice maybe three times to see it. Almost slight of hand. You car knowledge is truly fascinating, I'm mesmerized. But your smoking etiquette takes me back to a time when it was just taken for granted that people smoked and style was everything. I wish you didn't for your health but that doesnt mean I dont appreciate your mastery of this lost art. Love

This has become my morning coffee and evening glass of something channel. I’d subscribe again if I could Uncle Tony

I've done this for years and after awhile the cars and parts find you. The people that complain about it don't put the time in. I've gone to peoples houses at 1am because that was the only time they had to score a deal on a car or parts. Become friends with real estate agents, bought or got for free a lot of stuff that "needed to be gone" to sell the house. I got a 87 suburban that I drove home for $500 because it had to be gone before the open house that weekend. I have a tow dolly and a bunch of spare tires from and salvage yard for the cars I deal with.

I've become addicted to this channel. My neighbor from age 11-16 and also a guy further down the block were Chevy gurus, similar to how you are with Mopars. I always stayed around them and either got in the way or helped the best I could. This channel makes me want to start a project at age 40. I'd love to have a muscle car I built myself.

They say Uncle Tony is so tough, he parts out the cars destroyed by John Wick. Yeah, not my best, but it has to be related to the video. Uncle Tony's Garage is the most informative automotive channel I've ever seen! 😊

Knowledge is power in this case knowledge = CASH $$$$ !!!!! UNCLE TONY RULES !!!!!

22:19 that's how you flick your butt without anyone noticing

Sent a set of cast aluminum 17" rims thru Fastenal today... $125 is all, and they gave me the pallet. Lots of the stuff I swap out and work into deals pays for the parts I actually want.

Tony, I never learned so much in 27 minutes. You are some sort of a genius, without a doubt. I am sending this video to a friend with a 533i BMW setting in his yard for years.

This is the content I want to keep seeing. Never forget your roots

Never thought of it this way, I haven't done much of this but I've always wanted to get more at it. Just waiting to be done with school what I normally mess with is the 73-87, 88-98 GM Trucks, I daily a 96 and I'm assembling a garage full of parts to revive a wrecked 1993 2WD model, same way with you tony, These vehicles are everywhere, lone parts are everywhere I've had them for years. Thanks for the advice.

Again uncle your so correct , I applied the exact same method when I bought and sold rims for my project 96 f250. My bud had a 97 f250 7 bolt pattern which I paid $200 for because I wanted the wrangler duratracs . After I seen a set of steelies for my 96 8 bolt p/u I paid $80 for I was able to sell the 7 bolt rims for $40 which reduced my original tire cost to $160 . Not bad for a old truck and keeping the cost down . Sure I sat on the rims for a 3 months , but it put $$ in my pocket and cut costs into my project . Cheers

Made a lot off parts locally but never thought of the USPS method. Love the advice on that, lol.

I’m a licensed dismantler in Utah and I can tell you he’s spot on.

Fantastic post today, especially"HOW DO YOU PRICE A BOLT?", I had a mid '80's Suzuki GS550, had to rebuild the front forks, 1 bolt had to be drilled to remove, only then did I find out that this allen head bolt was impossible to find, metric thread, 10 mm, 1.25mm thread pitch, high strength grade 8 min(8.8 metric equivilent, had to get 10.9, 1 grade stronger)after spending 4 weeks searching everywhere one local supplier agreed to order it in for me, had to prepay for a box of 50, wait 4 days and still make the head a hair smaller with the grinder to make it fit, so the bike was parts without that one bolt and back in one piece in a few hours when I had the correct bolt. If anyone is looking I still have 48 bolts in a box in my garage, cheap at $5 each plus shipping

Uncle Tony Rocks! Thanks man!

Your point of know your subject is very important. The common vs. the rare is not really addressed here but maybe equally important. You had a huge customer base by choosing the A body and the parts interchange factor. Much easier to capitalize and reduce a car to zero like you spoke of. Alternatively the low production can be worth more, net bigger gains. Or is it? If it takes you longer to sell due to a limited market, you hold it longer. sitting on that part(money)means you don't have the gain yet and by the time you do it may not be worth a nickel more. You might have sold three of something more common and made a better return. You can't cover it all in one video no matter what you do. Great video. Thanks for sharing

Thanks for the resourcefulness there's value in everything many can't see

Great video uncle Tony, we've been in the car business (mostly mechanics) since the 1920's . 4 generations so far. We know cars, but the KZfaq thing puzzles me, how to get the views up etc. Cant wait to see that video

Saving cars one piece at a time! Love it!

A teenage kid friend of mine needed money for tech school , so he had a 750$ car he turned into 3500$ over the course of the summer. The dismantling was the easy part , the hardest part was dealing with idiots. By that I mean the people who wouldn't show up, or try to cut your prices to pennies on the dollar. Heh I was always getting a message from him on the latest deal on something he sold about the idiocy of the customer.

Thanks UTG.........you just stimulated the economy of every nation (especially the U.S.). The President owes you a high five.......at least a beer!

I used to be a DUSTER - DART - CHALLENGER nut but got involved with PT CRUISERS now for their retro appeal,great cargo space and fuel economy. Its time to start collecting a few of these to part out in the future as well.

So many car guys have no clue what a rusty parts car is worth. Love making good cash on a car my friends think is useless. As many times as I show them they still think it's a fluke.

I know from playing car mechanics simulator 2018 video game selling parts is vital to making the garage successful just like in real life this is worth the knowledge

uncle Tony ive been binge watching your videos lately and i even watch some during my lunchbreak too, im a young tech working for the stealership and i have learned a great deal from watching your videos, keep up the great work thank you sir

Mate, please dont listen or take on board the tossers. My family were in the automotive business for around 30+ years. How you value a car took me back to the days when we, as a family used to do exactly that. You are 110% spot on, anyone who says otherwise is a tosser.

I got whole cars I bought for one part to put my Roadrunner together maybe that's something I should look into

Uncle Tony is breaking out the Seneca quotes. Gotta love a greasy handed philosopher.

I KNOW I got somethin' outta this. Thank you Tony. Great stuff. Every time!

I am so glad you posted this video, I have been trying to figure out if I should part out my 1970 Barracuda, sell it the way it sits or fix it up, you may have helped me decide.

Brilliant video Alpha, one of your best. There was a period between jobs, that I bought and sold lots of stuff, car parts, electronics, etc. and discovered the same thing - the USPS is your best bang for the buck. Extremely useful info.

Everyone laughs at guys who buy parts cars until you need oem window gutter metal, gas gauge float, or a throttle cable.... its a waiting game sometimes.

Oooo Oooo Oooo I bolts , I'm doing brakes on my 04 Pontiac and had to replace the strut bolts that mount to the spindle which I can't find anywhere other than the junkyard

Words from the wise, knowhow and common sense. Great job

ROLL UP YOUR WINDOWS!!! It hurts to see old cars or trucks get chopped up and parted out... wish you could save them all.

great video man ! some people just dont understand about needing parts that are hard to get now days... I work on my own cars and I bought 2 different cars a civic and a integra the previous owners deleted the power steering pumps but left the power steering racks in the cars.. the steering racks in both cars went bad so I decided to install manual steering racks in both cars since there was no power steering pumps... I installed the rack in the first car and got under the dash and realized that the u joint that connects the steering wheel to the rack wouldn't work on a manual rack.. I hunted for that little u joint and found only 1 guy on Ebay had one and he wanted $75.00 for this joint for a manual rack.. i had to buy it to finish my steering rack job and it worked... my 2nd car I installed the manual rack in I ran into the same problem and that same guy had another u joint for $75.00 so I bought it lol.. --get this though-- the u joint for a power steering rack was $20- $30 bucks and this guy knew this u joint for a manual rack was super hard to find unless you wanted to pay $400.00 for it from the dealership. So the seller knew he was gonna get that $75.00 for that joint no problem but I'm so glad he had it because I would of been out of $300- $400 for a small u joint...

UTG back at it with top quality and good info as always! I take a guy seriously when he's excited to talk about something, and I could see it. I have a similar hustle to afford this addiction lol. When I go to the U-Pull-It yards, I check for classic cars or trucks and snag the nick nacks or intricate parts, or stuff I see value in. Square body Chevys are a great cash cow. Recently found a less than mint cluster with rust on the gauges, broken clock and hazy lens. Paid around $10 and within 2 weeks sold it for $100. :) Paid for the parts I got for my Explorer, the gas for the trip and put a few dollars in my pocket. Also emblems, badges are a good investment and I ALWAYS sell those for cheaper than the lowest prices. Turn $5 into $50 or more usually in a week. Biggest downside to online selling is shipping. A lot of people pass if shipping isn't included in the price, or more than say $10. At any rate (Thanks you got me saying that now lol) it's just doing gods work and helping keep classics alive.

Good stuff! This is exactly how I built my 62 Jetfire and the 70 442 W-30. I can't afford this stuff on my regular income so have to make money from the hobby to fund the hobby.

My niche was BMW E36 and E39s. Since there were often special tools needed that we're too expensive to buy for one job I would always try a part on Craigslist first and offer to help install for extra $$. EBay was beautiful for small mailables.. I also hooked up with a couple of junkyards, would pick, document and sell their parts WITHOUT HAVING TO PAY FOR THEM, and split with the owner paying him cash money

If It Fits It Ships - Ive Shipped ATV rear Fender plastics through usps , Complete 2 Stroke atv engines - minus oil of course lol Uncle Tony Is a Hero !!!

I've been parting out GM G Body vehicles for the last 20 years. I highly relate to this video. Most of your points are spot on. Good video!

I hate seeing cars and parts being turned to a soup can, I can't stand ppl hauling good stuff to be recycled, when it can be used!

Really like how you made sure the entire car for used!

My brothers been in the parts game for over 20 years. He's still on ebay, dan's gears. I remember hitting up junkyards with him when i was 15. He knew what to look for what would sell. Had served 6 years in the navy as a nuclear engineer and had a degree in mechanical engineering. Knew how to pull rear diff, trans etc, inspect, test and sell. I believe he's actually got some NP 833 parts listed right now!! haha.

I work in the golf business which obviously is vastly different then the automotive world, however I have had great luck with the specific concept mentioned about asking them to pay what they think is fair. I do many things for members that don't have a published price, most of the time by using this method I end up getting paid more then I would have asked for otherwise.

I sent a Datsun tailgate through greyhound for 60$ from cali to texas arrived early in 2 days.

UT you are ALWAYS fun and informative. Keep it up!

I’ve said this many of times on your videos but I’ll say it again, I love your content man I hope you never stop making videos. Thank you uncle tony and uncle Cathy

Me and my dad have a junkyard and we live here in Tomball Texas.. we have our projects and it is fun. To walk outside and have our projects outside

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Good Video Tony. ebay I can see. The locals around here wouldn't spend a nickel to see an earthquake.

You can save more by using "regional rate boxes" from the USPS. They are available for free from the postal service. You have to order them on line.

I do the same exact process to fund my square body Chevy builds by selling square body parts 😎

I do that same with ford trucks in Texas. actually leaned quite a bit about them by taking them apart. done well enough on them to buy myself a lot of tools a new Lincoln mig and most of the parts for the 62f100 I have.

Saw both videos about partsing loved that you revisited to clarify for those of us that think in the macro and miss the little things. After seeing your first video on the subject and while watching this one, I saw that piece of scrap potentially making 1K. IF you're ambitious and savvy. Nice job and keep up the good work. Subscriber for ever.

That's a damn good-looking 67 Dart GT. I bought a killer 67 GT from a little old lady my freshman year of college. 273 4 barrel, auto, console, 3.55s. That was one Peppy , great running, tire smoking 273.

Just an average honest guy we need more people in the world like Uncle Tony