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    Back to my former scrap source

    Hit an auction today and bought a 94 S-10 Blazer for $105 bucks. It has 99K on it. Runs and drives. Needs tires and some body work but had a nice stereo in it. I have the Vortec engine sold for $250. The rest is clear profit including what I will get when it's all used up and headed to the scrap yard. I had all but forgotten about those auctions. Scrap is in the toilet so there had to be a better way to recycle and still make some money. There were many more great deals at the auction but I can only haul one at a time and store maybe four out back. Going back in two weeks for some more cars to part out.



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    My first week back in the car recycling business worked out fine. Bought a 94 S10 Blazer 4X4 at a tow company auction. Not perfect but ran good. Thought I had the engine sold out of it but the wonders of Craigslist the potential buyer flaked out. So I accepted a cash offer of $600 for the entire vehicle from some young guys who live in near by Apache Junction. I paid $105 for the thing. Kept the stereo and spare tire out of it. That's a $495 profit. With scrap so low it would take me two years to get that much money from shred.
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    Hit an auction today and bought a 94 S-10 Blazer for $105 bucks. It has 99K on it. Runs and drives. Needs tires and some body work but had a nice stereo in it. I have the Vortec engine sold for $250. The rest is clear profit including what I will get when it's all used up and headed to the scrap yard. I had all but forgotten about those auctions. Scrap is in the toilet so there had to be a better way to recycle and still make some money. There were many more great deals at the auction but I can only haul one at a time and store maybe four out back. Going back in two weeks for some more cars to part out.

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    AJ is the best, on the way to Apache Lake! Them boys will have fun in that 4X4 around that area I am sure!


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