Need to know... ? £££ ? for a vibration damper

[phil-c]

Hello all. I'm breaking my 320 convertible and have a zoner interested in the vibration damper from the boot (the big block of metal that sits behind the drivers side rear wheel arch). Thing is I don't know how much to charge for it. I don't want to rip him off but I don't want to give it away either.

My local BMW dealer said it's been discontinued but was selling at £250. My local breaker said they'd never sold one. Can't find them on ebay or a google.

Part number 1942238

Any ideas?

[daimlerman]

If the guy can collect it is worth it's scrap value!
If it is to be posted,I feel sorry for the postie...
£10-£25?

[phil-c]

The guy can collect luckily. Poor postie indeed - just weighed it, 25kg. Imagine that in a bit of bubblewrap with a sticky label on it...

[daimlerman]

So in effect you have 25kg of scrap at,say, £80 a ton?
Your bit of scrap is the correct shape for your buyer so price accordingly.If the buyer feels your price is too high,he can always keep on looking.

[phil-c]

Ok I'll give it some thought. The other bit of advice I've had is to halve the retail price... £125

Sounds a bit unrealistic to me so I think I'll try somewhere in the middle. Thanks for the advice.

[HairyScreech]

id say closer to a tenth of the retail price. + postage.