I friend of mine is moving and has offered a lot of NOS brake parts, fuel pumps and misc. Not sure it is something I want to take on. Is there any interest in this kind of stuff.
I would agree. Need to factor in your time, what space you have available, and how you plan to sell these parts. Neat stuff, but do some homework on the value and need for some of this stuff if you decided to take this on.
It'll take a lot of patience, swap meets, and time to liquidate that inventory. Is the potential profit worth your time or would this be an automotive "humanitarian" effort?
This is basically what I do for a living. This stuff is all marked, which is a huge step up. Easy to list on eBay. Dragging this stuff to swap meets is going to barely sell anything, and all the boxes are going to get tore up. If you're not willing to ship it, don't bother. None of this stuff is big dollars, but pretty much all of it will sell (except fuel pump kits, they're likely junk, but new or rebuilt fuel pumps still sell, buyers just end up replacing the diaphragm once they get them and the rest is mint). If this was offered to me I'd be interested, but the price would need to be right, because the money is going to be a bit labor-intensive. If it was free, no question I'd take it.
With the variety of car manufacturers represented in those shelves, I believe I'd separate them by makes and offer a whole package on the different owner's forums. I saw early Buick, Pontiac, Studebaker, IHC and others. Surely there's an individual or group in each forum who would want them. You're probably not going to get rich but there is the satisfaction of knowing that someone who could really use them would have them and they wouldn't be headed for the s**** pile.
NORS nowadays is 100x better most times than offshore ****. I look for that stuff all the time for my old cars. Some of the parts shown aren't likely made anymore as well. Sell it on Ebay as others have said. Sell the stuff in lots.
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