I could not agree more...
We stripped every last little nut & bolt not needed and put to all on flea-bay. It is time consuming & maybe not a strictly commercial use of your time, but it helps keep the partner happy to see some money coming in rather than all going out.
We cut off the windscreen surround frame (from a convertible with catch-plates) with the grinder and sold the top section for £8.50. Winscreen was more difficult being collection only, just £5. However the windscreen wiper motor and cable made £35. In all we pulled in just over a grand including small profits on postage, and we have yet to weigh in the small scap pile that's still growing behind the shed.
Selling off the bit's paid for our donor car in full AND left enough over to fund the mig welder with change towards build costs. It is a bit slow, but interesting too. We sold stuff to Norway, Germany, Malta, Cyprus, France, Denmark, and Sri Lanka!
Don't throw anything away - somebody somewhere will buy it! (with the possible exception of those little amber domed glass indicator bits inside the front sidelight assemblies - never did flog those).
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