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« on: August 30, 2014, 07:17:05 pm »

       A customer came in yesterday to pick up a restored 81 from us. It is to go in his 4 car showroom with his classics.
       Then he picked out a slider to be restored to put on the other side of the room.
       He asked if I ever come across gas pumps, and I told him 'very rarely'.
       Well this morning a couple of tatooed apes came in and wanted to sell a gas pump.
       I knew nothing about the value of this farm pump and I still don't.
       I felt safe paying $250.00 for it, but asking our gas guys what would be a fair price to charge my customer?
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« Reply #1 on: August 30, 2014, 09:59:04 pm »

Wow, I know zero about gas pumps but that is very cool. Looks so short and love the rounded edges/corners.
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« Reply #2 on: August 30, 2014, 10:02:59 pm »

Farm pumps can be hard to sell. $450 is fair for both you and the buyer.
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« Reply #3 on: August 31, 2014, 08:01:26 am »

Agree on $450, that's about top of the market for a farm pump. I'd add some branding, definitely a reproduction porcelain door sign, about $20 and they make mini globes if you want to go the extra mile. The globe will pretty much kill your profit margin though
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« Reply #4 on: September 05, 2014, 07:56:59 pm »

All good advice. Ditch the side filter. Front door decals are not much. Vics66 has repo 13.5" globes for $85. You would need to drill the top for the mounting kit and run wiring and a light socket. Customer may or may not want a globe. Curious, how does an ape get a tatoo? Might check that it is not hot before any work is done.

Just got my first pump. A Wayne Model 80 still with internals. Heavy and ackward buggers, eh?
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« Reply #5 on: September 05, 2014, 09:54:34 pm »

For a farm pump a 13.5 inch globe will look awkwardly large. They make fantasy mini globes specifically for adding bling to a farm pump. I think they're 9 inches or so.
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« Reply #6 on: September 06, 2014, 12:02:17 am »

Not having the dimensions of the pump guess I made an in correct suggestion. Carry on.
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