'How-To" buy Spares from a Motor Scrap Yard
If your car has had a breakdown and is in urgent need of car parts you have a few options to find the correct spare parts for your mechanic to fit them and get your motor vehicle back on the road quickly and efficiently. Finding good used spares requires an expert level of knowledge and when the time arises this job is best left for a professional parts locator company such as Looking 4 Spares who will assist you in finding the parts and getting them to your front door without getting ripped off.
The motor scrap yard is a place where you will find used spares and accessories for all types of motor vehicles including cars, motorcycles and trucks. There are thousands of companies throughout South Africa that stock and supply auto and commercial new and used motor spares. When looking for spares the biggest problem the buyer is faced with is getting to the scrap yard or parts suppliers premises to ‘view’ the parts in question.
Buying any used motor spares is a skill that is developed over trade time and when you are dealing with a scrap yard or used parts supplier at a distance or an unknown supplier claiming to have the car parts is always risky. The internet is a vulnerable and complex place to deal in the used auto spares line. There are many factors that must be taken into consideration.
We have outlined some of the pitfalls and narrowed the list of hazards down to help the average man on the street to find, view and approve a parts sale without getting his or her fingers burnt by using the "How-To" information as supplied below.
The motor scrap yard is a place where you will find used spares and accessories for all types of motor vehicles including cars, motorcycles and trucks. There are thousands of companies throughout South Africa that stock and supply auto and commercial new and used motor spares. When looking for spares the biggest problem the buyer is faced with is getting to the scrap yard or parts suppliers premises to ‘view’ the parts in question.
Buying any used motor spares is a skill that is developed over trade time and when you are dealing with a scrap yard or used parts supplier at a distance or an unknown supplier claiming to have the car parts is always risky. The internet is a vulnerable and complex place to deal in the used auto spares line. There are many factors that must be taken into consideration.
We have outlined some of the pitfalls and narrowed the list of hazards down to help the average man on the street to find, view and approve a parts sale without getting his or her fingers burnt by using the "How-To" information as supplied below.
- The internet has a great source of information on scrap yard parts and locations.
- Fraud is rife over the internet to use your savvy and be alert to fraudsters.
- Finding the parts for your motor vehicle can be tedious and frustrating without a reputable Parts Locator Service.
- Remember it is up to you ‘the buyer’ to understand exactly what it is that he or she is purchasing.
- Always insist that ‘the supplier’ sends you a picture of the motor parts via your phones MMS or e-mail to compare parts.
- Ask ‘the supplier’ for his land line number as well as a physical address which can be verified via Google Maps, by simply typing in the name and address of suppliers to see if it all ties up.
- Use a well known ‘Parts Locator Service’ such as LOOKING 4 SPARES www.looking4spares.co.za who will link your name and number to hundreds of parts suppliers and scrap yard dealers throughout South Africa at the click of a button.
- Whoever has the parts will contact you back with a quote.
- Do not sign for parts that are not in accordance with the original sale agreement.
- Ask about the LOOKING 4 SPARES ‘Safe Trade Account’ payment protection facility when buying parts at a distance or from an unknown supplier.
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