Cash In A Flash - Gas Engine Repair

Posted by Hustlin' Hank on October 5, 2009, 5:26 am

> I worked in my old man's shop a couple times one vacation and was good
> freinds with a couple others. =EF=BF=BDYes, you can make money at it, not=

you

> will not get rich. =EF=BF=BDPeople will not pay what the work is worth. =

=EF=BF=BDJust

> the usual clean-up alone before even startign the repair work kills
> any real world profit. =EF=BF=BDLook at it as a =EF=BF=BD'small change an=

d beer money'

> business.
> Harry K-

You are correct. I make a little more than "beer money" working on
ATV's and motorcycles, but still ain't gonna get rich. Mowers, not so
much. It is more of a hobby for me since I retired. I enjoy it and
people save money and I make a little. It's all good.

Hank

Posted by Jon Danniken on October 5, 2009, 12:03 am

HeyBub wrote:

> NOSPAM wrote:

>> Cash In A Flash - Gas Engine Repair
>> The morning chill bit through Drake Schnatter's worn jacket as
>> he cruised up the aisles of the weekly flea market. Schnatter's
>> eye scanned the vendor's wares until he found what he was
>> looking for - a neglected, dirty lawn mower with a three
>> horsepower engine. He bought the mower for five dollars and
>> carried it away (the wheels were missing). One week later he
>> sold the mower with fresh paint, new wheels, and an engine
>> tune-up for $175. (Normally the price would have been $200, but
>> Schnatter took $25 off because the customer brought in his old
>> mower for trade-in.) Now he had an old snapper mower to work on
>> and $175 in cash. Not bad for a five dollar investment.
>> If you have any knowledge about small gas engines (or are
>> willing to learn) you could turn that interest into extra
>> income. Schnatter started at age twenty and now invests the
>> profits from his "hobby" in real estate. His secret is simple -
>> find small gas engines, buy them cheap, and resell them at a
>> profit.
>> I would like to share this information with you and more like it at:

[SPAM link SNIPPED]

> If I go to that site, do you promise it's not merely a come-on for a
> course in how to buy forclosed houses for $10 and sell them for
> $200,000?

If you're going to reply to a spammer, could you *at least* remove the link
to the spammer's webpage?

Jon

Posted by Stormin Mormon on October 5, 2009, 8:49 am

What idiot pays $175 for a 3 HP walk behind mower? When I
used to fix mowers for a second hand shop, they brought in
between $30 and $50 for 3 HP walk behinds. With no power
drive. New ones about $100 at Walmart.

--
Christopher A. Young
Learn more about Jesus
www.lds.org
.

dirty lawn mower with a three
horsepower engine.

One week later he
sold the mower with fresh paint, new wheels, and an engine
tune-up for $175.

Posted by Hustlin' Hank on October 8, 2009, 4:02 am

On Oct 5, 8:49=EF=BF=BDam, "Stormin Mormon"

> What idiot pays $175 for a 3 HP walk behind mower? When I
> used to fix mowers for a second hand shop, they brought in
> between $30 and $50 for 3 HP walk behinds. With no power
> drive. New ones about $100 at Walmart.
> --
> Christopher A. Young

I acquired an old Simplicity rider. The engine was out of it and had a
broken rod. Thinking someone could use it for parts, I put it on eBay
with a starting bid of $.99 with a "must pick up" listing. Some guy
drove 6hours from upper Michigan to come and get it after he won the
bid with a $150. I would have never guessed that would happen. I had
to ask him what he was going to do with it and he said he would stick
another motor in it and enter it in a lawn tractor demolison derby. He
said it is hard to find old riders that have the frame that one had. I
guess they are bored up there.

So, weird things do happen.

Hank

Posted by Stormin Mormon on October 8, 2009, 8:15 am

That's my kind of success story. I've got assortment of
failure stories. My Dad's Coleman 5,000 watt generator

wouldn't start, during one power cut. A "helpful" <snerk>

neighbor screwed the spark plug out and give it a big squirt
of ether. Washed the oil off the piston walls, and locked up
the motor. Managed to get the piston freed, and then it ran
for a half second, and threw a rod. I sold the generator,
which cost $500 new, on Ebay, and got $75. If he'd sprayed
ether on the air filter, it woulda likely started the
engine right up, and ran fine. Dad would still be using it,
today.

I've never made any useful money on Ebay. Spent a lot, of
course.

--
Christopher A. Young
Learn more about Jesus
www.lds.org
.

I acquired an old Simplicity rider. The engine was out of it
and had a
broken rod. Thinking someone could use it for parts, I put
it on eBay
with a starting bid of $.99 with a "must pick up" listing.
Some guy
drove 6hours from upper Michigan to come and get it after he
won the
bid with a $150. I would have never guessed that would
happen. I had
to ask him what he was going to do with it and he said he
would stick
another motor in it and enter it in a lawn tractor demolison
derby. He
said it is hard to find old riders that have the frame that
one had. I
guess they are bored up there.

So, weird things do happen.

Hank

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