<VV> ALARMING OBSERVATION:? another idea?

[Mark Corbin]

All,

After reading Ian's post, I emailed him and said I'd be in. And then John's
post came across.

I've constructed an inventory Excel spreadsheet so that I can keep track of
all my parts. Most of them are now inventoried, with just a few to go. It's
all in an effort to organize my efforts towards my project car, and unload
unnecessary inventory. And it has been a great help towards that effort.

My sheet format has columns for organizing it all into car area, main
catagory, and a finer description. Also columns for GM group and part
number (in case you like to reference to THE parts book) and columns for
Clark's new/repop, NOS, and used parts #'s and their last list prices. Also
a notes column. Makes for a good way of sorting out parts and refering them
to illustrations and "suggested (list) prices".

I can send it to anyone who cares to have it. Email me privately.

-Mark


> [Original Message]
> Subject: Re: <VV> ALARMING OBSERVATION:? another idea?
>
> I've thought about this for a while.  Kind of an inventory site for
> what you have, and a wish list for what you want, and maybe a system
> for sending alerts when the two intersect.
>
> I'd be happy to code something up if enough people are interested.  I
> have the infrastructure in place already at gmpartswiki.com.
>
> The trick is making it easy.  Plunking stuff in one at a time on a
> website is a pain in the neck.  I think it would have to accept
> uploading spreadsheets or other formats.  Also, I don't want another
> account on some silly website, so I think a craigslist style setup
> where your email is you account would work.  Inventory would expire
> unless "renewed" with a simple reply to an email, from which you would
> delete lines for things you no longer had and add lines for new items.
>
> What does everyone think of that?
>
> tl;dr corvair inventory/wishlist with email/web interface and no
> "account" required.
>
> [Original Message]
> From: John Dozsa <yanche at verizon.net>
>
> Well, I'm one of those CORSA of Baltimore guys with a couple of garages
> full of saved used but good parts.  Engines, transaxles, NOS and special
> built Corvair only tools, etc.  Over the past decade it's become clear
> I'll never use most of it and my daughter will be left with the burden
> on having it hauled away.  I've long ago re-cooped my investment in the
> cars I've parted out.  In the early 80's I had 52 Corvairs.  All now
> parted out except three FC's used as storage sheds.  Decades ago when
> CORSA of Baltimore had many more members, many club members helped part
> vehicles out in exchange for what they wanted.  The rest are now sitting
> rusting away at the Corvair Ranch.  Today CORSA of Baltimore is at best
> a shell of it's former self.  As we all aged Corvair events are just
> memories and the saved project cars will one day also be junked.  Sad
> but true.
>
> The only reasonable approach to having the parts find a good home would
> be an on-line inventory system.  That way buyers could be matched with
> sellers.  Sure Ebay can be used but the horror stories about how Ebay
> has treated sellers scares me away.  I've got the skills to created web
> pages, even ones with linked inventory databases.  But, I've got very
> little motivation to do so.  It's just too much work, to then sell a few
> select parts to another cheap Corvair guy.  The lesser effort is to just
> load it up and sell it for scrap.  Again sad but true