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Margins in the used heavy equipment/spare parts market?

jackg152004 ยท 2013-05-27 23:21

Trying to get an idea of the average gross margins in the sale of used heavy equipment and heavy equipment spare parts. I currently sell commercial aviation spare parts where the average gross margins are between 20%-50%. Just trying to understand if the margins are similar.

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  1. #1Dualie2013-05-28 23:24

    like everything else, they are what the market will bare.

  2. #2JGS Parts2013-06-04 12:18

    well mate not sure about the states but i know in australia it is huge some parts can be as high as 500% profit on them and machines margins are also very high. but you need to consider the running cost and not just the sale price

  3. #3Oxbow2013-06-04 12:29

    What is "the running cost" ?

  4. #4JGS Parts2013-06-04 12:46

    i mean of running the business , staff , location / shop and things like that.

  5. #5jackg1520042013-06-04 21:38

    Thanks for the response. Those are some nice margins. Would love to speak to a machinery/spare parts salesman in the Miami, FL area. Feel free to contact me at [email protected] to discuss the business more in depth offline.