One man's trash is another man's treasure

admin — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 02:18:16 +0000

Most people don’t care for it, but I love eBay. I have been selling everything I’ve been pulling off the Honda CB550. Even the items I didn’t think anyone would want.

I’ve also been keeping track of my sales and purchases. In fact I have a pretty geeky spreadsheet that covers all my expenses and profits from this caferacer project.

This table illustrates only the items that I stripped from the bike.

Not bad for 30 year old parts. I netted nearly $300 dollars. That profit helped pay for my brand spanking new exhaust.

I haven’t come out ahead, nor have I broken even, but the profits from my eBay auctions have cut my costs on this project significantly.

Austin Cafe Racer » ebay

Parts for sale: LED bulbs: Last Set

One man's trash is another man's treasure