i got another

ive got another, this one was set up through my yard manager, he set me and the manager for the local abilities unlimited a meeting today. abilities unlimited is a local charity that takes donations and resells the products at a thrift store, the abilities unlimited part is they employee people with disabilities to sort through the donations. today I bought two 3500 dodge vans with wheelchairlifts. last year they had 32 vehicles donated in December alone, now I wont get to buy all of these because sometimes they get to resell them as running vehicles. needless to say we spent a few hours together. their old guy was unreliable and they called my yard and the rest is history, we have another meeting tomorrow for the ewaste part. the vans I bought today were part of their fleet.

I also got a call from a different repo guy today, I offered a better than average price to try to get in the door, but as of yet no return call.

im sure you guys are TIRED of hearing it but get a good relationship with your yard if at all possible

sure your tired of this to but my sources for repeat customers

wrecker services several now
repo men
body shops, sealed bids around here
my yard, the girls hook me up most of the time, but today it was the manager
bailbondsmen
mechanic shops, on these sometimes vehicles are abandoned, but usually the vehicle is beyond repair, key here is to show the mechanics your appreciation which means lunch or breakfast

I might as well keep going so building your network, building your network and building your network



the wreckers services have bailed me out more times than I can count, delivering vehicles to my place, ive even had john henry take one to the yard for me, one time I had a breakdown on a scheduled pick up and he went and bought a car for me then delivered it, a different occasion he even hauled one to the yard for me when I had a wheel bearing go out on my trailer, Clinton Kelley helps me all the time to mainly hauling cars to the house when im behind, $45 usually. flat rate at wrecker yards whether it be a metro or a 3500 truck $300

repo guys, great source of cars plus he delivers for $25 above quote, he is also a small time mechanic also that does oil changes and brakes mainly, I get a lot of radiators, rotors, cv axels, and a few converters from him

ive got a small time body shop with four employees just down the road and he works for one of the larger auto dealers in town. I don't get rich on him but a few trailer loads of body panels a month and several radiators, I get 20% he gets 80. he also buys a lot of projects from the wrecker yards

another towing company owns a body shop also, his name is Daniel, he orders me body panels at cost, I get their fenders and radiators at no charge, kinda goes with the flat rate I buy cars for, and by the way their old guy was unreliable

another towing company his name is gary, also owns a locksmith shop, I get all their scrap except for the brass, he goes to las vegas on his brass every year, I still get lots of stainless and aluminum, I get keys thrown in when I need them, flat rate on cars here to, same old story their old guy was unreliable and these guys are my newest wrecker service

bailbondsmen just check out my bailbondsmen thread

a blazer guy, you also need a ford truck guy, chevy truck guy, well you get the idea, lets stick with the blazer guy, you guessed it he buys ALMOST every s10 and s10 blazer I get, make a phone call send some pics and usually deliver, he hooked me up with his motor guy, yep they swap motors fast and cheap

car lots, ive got a few I deal with now, mostly for selling projects but sometimes I get to buy a junker or clunker from them, they are a good place to sell used tires and batteries

ive got another mechanic shop that hooks me up regular, I get several cars from them, I have to buy their scrap,also they hooked me up with the child afterschool delivery service with the huge fleet of vans.

several other people that like to buy projects and countless one time customers

and don't forget the yard, earn their trust and you will be in

EDIT I deal in cars mainly, but you can network anything from ewaste to fence posts, you just have to figure it out