![]() ![]() Great opportunity for someone with Auto Parts and/or Auto Repair experience to increase the sales & profitability. They specialize in European Cars & used parts such as Mercedes, BMW, Audi, VW & Volvo etc. Current owner has been operating for over 25 years. This well established Auto wrecking & dismantler business is located in the South Bay. For your convenience there are also helpful links below to assist you in your search to buy or sell a small to mid-sized business that matches your criteria. ''It takes care of abandoned cars, provides a source of low-cost auto parts to the general public, and it really focuses on recycling.NOTE: This BizBen Posting #184834 Auto Dismantler in San Jose is currently INACTIVE Today (Either: It's In Escrow, It's Sold, or Is Off The Market Temporarily) - Please See Today's ACTIVE Postings below that match this posting's attributes. ''I think the neat thing about the whole thing is it solves a lot of needs,'' Klauer said. A 10th is scheduled to open next month in Reno, and the partners aim to open 30 lots in large Sun Belt cities within five years. Counting the two San Jose lots, the partners own nine Pick-n-Pull lots in Northern California and Dallas. ![]() Put it all together, and Klauer and his partners believe they have a formula worth expanding despite the recession`s dampening effects. Of that, Klauer estimates half comes from scrap metal sales, 48 percent from admission fees and parts sales and 2 percent from a thrift store that sells stuff found in the cars. He projects that the two San Jose lots will bring in $4 million in revenue this year, up about 50 percent from his full-service days. Today, Pick-n-Pull keeps a car an average of about 40 days, compared with six months to a year in the full-service days. Klauer draws more than 20,000 customers a month to his lot on Commercial Street and a seven-acre lot he opened on Monterey Highway in March. Klauer won`t reveal earnings because he`s reluctant to tip his hand to his competitors, but he is willing to talk in ''conservative numbers.'' Our big thing is to sell more parts.'' After two years, it would seem he has been successful. ''I`m a cheap guy when it comes to keeping the prices of the product down. Now, if a customer wants to price a part, he or she must read the huge English and Spanish lists at the gate, because no price guide is printed. In his full-service days, Klauer employed four operators to answer 1,500 calls a day. Other expenses Klauer avoids is the cost of maintaining an up-to-the-minute inventory of available parts and salaries of phone operators. That`s because a listing costs money Klauer would have to pass on to the customer. For example, Pick-n-Pull bought the first auto dismantler ad in the local Yellow Pages-but you won`t find its phone number listed anywhere, even if you call information. The new high-volume system also has helped keep labor costs in check. ''We don`t care if it`s a fender off a Lincoln Continental or a Volkswagen Bug, it`s still just $25,'' Klauer said. But Pick-n-Pull`s low, unit-based prices help make up for any lost service. The difference is that customers hunt for and remove the parts themselves-and each pays a dollar for the privilege of looking around. ![]() Klauer will stock any make of any car of any year, and he will sell any part except catalytic converters, which cannot be resold legally. There`s either the Nordstrom or the K mart,'' the 37-year-old Klauer said. ''It seems like there are two kinds of businesses. Then two men who are now his partners persuaded him in September 1989 to target a new audience with Pick-n- Pull`s high-volume, self-service concept. Klauer had only to look at his flattening revenue and rising labor costs, however, to realize a change might be in order. ![]()
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