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PartsHeaven Gone Now Where to Shop? |
mmascari |
Dec 3 2021, 11:08 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 321 Joined: 1-September 14 From: Concord, CA Member No.: 17,850 Region Association: None |
I live in the SF Bay Area and used to go to Parts Heaven for 914/911 used parts. Now that they are gone where is the best place to buy used parts? Where did all their inventory go?
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jkb081 |
Dec 3 2021, 11:13 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 78 Joined: 24-October 21 From: San Francisco, CA. Member No.: 26,018 Region Association: Northern California |
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914sgofast2 |
Dec 3 2021, 11:33 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 613 Joined: 10-May 13 From: El Dorado Hills, CA Member No.: 15,855 Region Association: None |
I believe that Auto Atlanta bought all the 914 inventory of both of them.
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GBX0073 |
Dec 3 2021, 12:15 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 163 Joined: 21-December 20 From: Illinois Member No.: 25,007 Region Association: Upper MidWest |
I Don't Live in SF but sad to hear Easy is gone
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NARP74 |
Dec 3 2021, 12:20 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,048 Joined: 29-July 20 From: Colorado, USA, Earth Member No.: 24,549 Region Association: Rocky Mountains |
Seems to be the way. Several of my local parts stashes have been sold or disappeared. Getting harder to find. I hope the kids that inherited Dad's stuff that they did not want didn't just junk it all. I get my best sources from friend of a friend references now. Sometimes all I get is a first name from some town has a bunch of parts. Hard to track down but worth it when I find them.
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windforfun |
Dec 3 2021, 12:22 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,771 Joined: 17-December 07 From: Blackhawk, CA Member No.: 8,476 Region Association: None |
Try High Performance House in Redwood City.
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dr914@autoatlanta.com |
Dec 3 2021, 02:03 PM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 7,810 Joined: 3-January 07 From: atlanta georgia Member No.: 7,418 Region Association: None |
we did buy tractor trailers of Al's inventory. Al was and is a great guy, but with three giant warehouses paid off and each one renting for 15 grand a month, and Al in his 60s why continue to, as Al said, put up with the headache of retailing? Now he can sit back do what he wants to do, and collect 45 grand a month rent!!
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dr914@autoatlanta.com |
Dec 3 2021, 02:04 PM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 7,810 Joined: 3-January 07 From: atlanta georgia Member No.: 7,418 Region Association: None |
Rich is a very good guy and we are happy that he does not retire either. He is the true 914 parts hoarder as he loves the cars so much, and has his four story building carefully organized for only HIM to know where to find the part!!! (LOL) but if you call him, he will have the part
Try High Performance House in Redwood City. |
mepstein |
Dec 3 2021, 02:29 PM
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914-6 GT in waiting Group: Members Posts: 19,220 Joined: 19-September 09 From: Landenberg, PA/Wilmington, DE Member No.: 10,825 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region |
Rich is a very good guy and we are happy that he does not retire either. He is the true 914 parts hoarder as he loves the cars so much, and has his four story building carefully organized for only HIM to know where to find the part!!! (LOL) but if you call him, he will have the part Try High Performance House in Redwood City. Didn’t Rich put his parts business up for sale? |
Luke M |
Dec 3 2021, 02:31 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,368 Joined: 8-February 05 From: WNY Member No.: 3,574 Region Association: North East States |
Rich is a very good guy and we are happy that he does not retire either. He is the true 914 parts hoarder as he loves the cars so much, and has his four story building carefully organized for only HIM to know where to find the part!!! (LOL) but if you call him, he will have the part Try High Performance House in Redwood City. Didn’t Rich put his parts business up for sale? Last I spoke to him was end of 2020 and said he was selling. |
raynekat |
Dec 3 2021, 09:46 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,153 Joined: 30-December 14 From: Coeur d'Alene, Idaho Member No.: 18,263 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
These are the guys I used predominantly on my 914-6 conversion build.
They usually had everything second hand and the parts were always in great condition. Ask for Roger. They are up in the New England area of the country, but shipping was reasonable and always prompt. That was my experience anyway. You're mileage may vary.... http://www.retroautomotiveproducts.com |
Unobtanium-inc |
Dec 3 2021, 10:09 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,199 Joined: 29-November 06 From: New York Member No.: 7,276 Region Association: None |
If anyone is looking for large 914 stashes let me know, I routinely get offered them but always pass since we do all 356/911/912, too late to learn anything new and nowhere to put a whole other line of parts.
Much of the stuff we do get I give away at Ski Roundtop every year along with the VW stuff. But if anyone is looking to start hoarding, I can probably pass you leads on the regular. Happy to see the stuff go somewhere. Wish I had room! Attached thumbnail(s) |
dr914@autoatlanta.com |
Dec 4 2021, 10:48 AM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 7,810 Joined: 3-January 07 From: atlanta georgia Member No.: 7,418 Region Association: None |
I always buy the 914 parts but how to move it all reasonably is the problem
If anyone is looking for large 914 stashes let me know, I routinely get offered them but always pass since we do all 356/911/912, too late to learn anything new and nowhere to put a whole other line of parts. Much of the stuff we do get I give away at Ski Roundtop every year along with the VW stuff. But if anyone is looking to start hoarding, I can probably pass you leads on the regular. Happy to see the stuff go somewhere. Wish I had room! |
Unobtanium-inc |
Dec 4 2021, 10:52 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,199 Joined: 29-November 06 From: New York Member No.: 7,276 Region Association: None |
I always buy the 914 parts but how to move it all reasonably is the problem If anyone is looking for large 914 stashes let me know, I routinely get offered them but always pass since we do all 356/911/912, too late to learn anything new and nowhere to put a whole other line of parts. Much of the stuff we do get I give away at Ski Roundtop every year along with the VW stuff. But if anyone is looking to start hoarding, I can probably pass you leads on the regular. Happy to see the stuff go somewhere. Wish I had room! Here is a good story I wrote about the logistics of buying and moving a large stash, a lot of people don't realize how much work it entails. https://www.pca.org/news/barnfinding-anatom...rsche-barn-find |
mepstein |
Dec 4 2021, 12:57 PM
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914-6 GT in waiting Group: Members Posts: 19,220 Joined: 19-September 09 From: Landenberg, PA/Wilmington, DE Member No.: 10,825 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region |
We moved two 25’ Penske trucks full of Porsche parts from Huston to PA in May. Packing the parts, loading the parts, driving x-country, unloading and storing. Costly and time consuming. No way to make it work financially with 914 parts, even if they were free.
Plane flights Truck rental Forklift rental Purchase 160 plastic bins Purchase $2k lumber to make wood crates Hotels in Huston and trip back Food and transportation Probably $15 + in expenses. Attached image(s) |
Unobtanium-inc |
Dec 4 2021, 01:16 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,199 Joined: 29-November 06 From: New York Member No.: 7,276 Region Association: None |
We moved two 25’ Penske trucks full of Porsche parts from Huston to PA in May. Packing the parts, loading the parts, driving x-country, unloading and storing. Costly and time consuming. No way to make it work financially with 914 parts, even if they were free. Plane flights Truck rental Forklift rental Purchase 160 plastic bins Purchase $2k lumber to make wood crates Hotels in Huston and trip back Food and transportation Probably $10k + in expenses. Yeah, people don't get it, until they do it. People also don't understand how to price stashes until you explain the math to someone. I was recently at a shop outside of Chicago and a guy had a small warehouse of 356 and 911 parts. I asked how much he wanted and he said, "there is at least six digits of parts here." Meaning $100,000. I said ok, let's do the math. In order for me to pay you $100,000 there has to be at least $150,000 in parts for me to buy it, box it, ship it, sort it, and then sell it. And in order to get to $150,000 I picked up a Zenith carb and said "this is worth about $100." He agreed. I said I have to reach into this stash and grab a part worth $100, and then do it again 1500 times. Lift your arm in the air 1500 times, it's really really hard to do. The guy didn't understand the math, so I left. |
mepstein |
Dec 4 2021, 02:41 PM
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914-6 GT in waiting Group: Members Posts: 19,220 Joined: 19-September 09 From: Landenberg, PA/Wilmington, DE Member No.: 10,825 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region |
We moved two 25’ Penske trucks full of Porsche parts from Huston to PA in May. Packing the parts, loading the parts, driving x-country, unloading and storing. Costly and time consuming. No way to make it work financially with 914 parts, even if they were free. Plane flights Truck rental Forklift rental Purchase 160 plastic bins Purchase $2k lumber to make wood crates Hotels in Huston and trip back Food and transportation Probably $10k + in expenses. Yeah, people don't get it, until they do it. People also don't understand how to price stashes until you explain the math to someone. I was recently at a shop outside of Chicago and a guy had a small warehouse of 356 and 911 parts. I asked how much he wanted and he said, "there is at least six digits of parts here." Meaning $100,000. I said ok, let's do the math. In order for me to pay you $100,000 there has to be at least $150,000 in parts for me to buy it, box it, ship it, sort it, and then sell it. And in order to get to $150,000 I picked up a Zenith carb and said "this is worth about $100." He agreed. I said I have to reach into this stash and grab a part worth $100, and then do it again 1500 times. Lift your arm in the air 1500 times, it's really really hard to do. The guy didn't understand the math, so I left. Even once it’s at home and in storage, it took days for someone to look up each part, price it, then enter in a spread sheet. Then we still have to list it, sell it, package and ship. It’s also a lot of money to tie up in parts. It doesn’t all sell overnight. We look for a 1/3 ratio to make it worthwhile. Attached image(s) |
dr914@autoatlanta.com |
Dec 4 2021, 02:49 PM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 7,810 Joined: 3-January 07 From: atlanta georgia Member No.: 7,418 Region Association: None |
certainly a young man's pursuit
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mepstein |
Dec 4 2021, 03:02 PM
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914-6 GT in waiting Group: Members Posts: 19,220 Joined: 19-September 09 From: Landenberg, PA/Wilmington, DE Member No.: 10,825 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region |
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Unobtanium-inc |
Dec 4 2021, 03:13 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,199 Joined: 29-November 06 From: New York Member No.: 7,276 Region Association: None |
We moved two 25’ Penske trucks full of Porsche parts from Huston to PA in May. Packing the parts, loading the parts, driving x-country, unloading and storing. Costly and time consuming. No way to make it work financially with 914 parts, even if they were free. Plane flights Truck rental Forklift rental Purchase 160 plastic bins Purchase $2k lumber to make wood crates Hotels in Huston and trip back Food and transportation Probably $10k + in expenses. Yeah, people don't get it, until they do it. People also don't understand how to price stashes until you explain the math to someone. I was recently at a shop outside of Chicago and a guy had a small warehouse of 356 and 911 parts. I asked how much he wanted and he said, "there is at least six digits of parts here." Meaning $100,000. I said ok, let's do the math. In order for me to pay you $100,000 there has to be at least $150,000 in parts for me to buy it, box it, ship it, sort it, and then sell it. And in order to get to $150,000 I picked up a Zenith carb and said "this is worth about $100." He agreed. I said I have to reach into this stash and grab a part worth $100, and then do it again 1500 times. Lift your arm in the air 1500 times, it's really really hard to do. The guy didn't understand the math, so I left. Even once it’s at home and in storage, it took days for someone to look up each part, price it, then enter in a spread sheet. Then we still have to list it, sell it, package and ship. It’s also a lot of money to tie up in parts. It doesn’t all sell overnight. We look for a 1/3 ratio to make it worthwhile. And deal with the inevitable returns because people can't read or think they are smarter than you. |
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