If you are going to perform an online acquisition of pieces for your classic car, you may locate websites with many or few photographs of the part you are interested in. As you can imagine, if there are many photos, the better. In the case of an advertisement with few photos or that do not make sure what you will receive, it is a good idea to phone the distributor to mail you more photos. If he accepts, surely it is a confident seller and you can make the acquisition safely. If he does not accept... maybe you should do business with another seller.

Buy it now or bid?

In auction websites like eBay it is normal to find the possibility to bid for the part or simply make the direct purchase (Buy Now). The advantage of buying directly with no bidding is that you avoid any risk of losing it to other interested bidders. It also speeds up the acquisition time a bit, since it is not necessary to wait until the auction period finishes. The downside is that you generally pay a lot more than making an offer. Here comes into play our capacity to assess the real price of the product and what you are willing to pay for it. What we can advise you is that, if the direct purchase price seems right, pay it and do not wait for the auction to end.

Check shipping costs

It is usual for shipping costs to change a lot from one logistics company to another, also depending on the distance. You have to assess these circumstances to calculate if the cost of the shipment is OK or too expensive. It may happen that the seller wants to hide part of the price of the item by including it in the shipping price (this happens a lot on eBay), you need to be very cautious with this. It can also occur in reverse, that we see a free shipping price, but item with some additional cost.

Call the junk yards!

Many users think that they will not locate any used part of quality in their local junk yard for classic autos, but this is commonly an error. It is rather easy to find good spares that can match your vehicle, such as bumpers, fenders, spark plugs... Now, you may have to put some work on your part to locate what you want, but it sure makes up for it saving money If you do not want to waste any time, the ideal is to call the salvage yards in your vicinity directly, since they usually keep a record of the spares they have in their warehouse.

Classic parts in New Jersey by County - page 1

Bamber Lake Auto Recycling

Big Junkyard & Auto Gallery

D & D Enterprise

Elizabeth Auto Glass