saveevryjp1998 Posted March 21, 2018 Share Posted March 21, 2018 What is a fair price for a good set of bench seat brackets? Just curious since I know they could be used for mj bucket seats too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saveevryjp1998 Posted March 21, 2018 Author Share Posted March 21, 2018 I think I paid close to $40 for mine and they are perfect no rust. I looked on the classifieds and most of what I found in adds were advertised as rusty or a seat in need of brackets. Recently a member on here became very rude when I offered them up for $50 plus shipping. Wanting to make sure I wasnt being rediculous but it seems fair considering finding a set in near mint condition around here is impossible let alone hard to just find and mj but this guy kinda went off on the deep end as if I was out to rip people off and a bad guy. Please give me some feedback and maybe he will see it. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kryptronic Posted March 22, 2018 Share Posted March 22, 2018 I just offered a set to another member for $80. When they go up for sale around here they're usually going for $100-120. Differences are likely due to localized supply and demand. I'm in PA and not much of anything here isn't rusty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minuit Posted March 22, 2018 Share Posted March 22, 2018 Personally, I've never paid more than $30 for any MJ seat bracket, bench or bucket, but that's a combination of junkyard luck and kind CC members. It's been a while, but I think I got $75 or so plus shipping for the last set of bucket brackets I sold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saveevryjp1998 Posted March 22, 2018 Author Share Posted March 22, 2018 Thank you for the input already guys. I guess I was pretty fair then and not "in it for profit alone unwilling to help a member out" and " an internet bully" for not selling them for $50 including the shipping too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krustyballer16 Posted March 22, 2018 Share Posted March 22, 2018 I need someone to post pictures of how bucket brackets differ from bench brackets...Sent from my SM-G892A using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amccutc21 Posted March 22, 2018 Share Posted March 22, 2018 I think a fair price would be $50 shipped. Must have really bothered you to make a thread concerning your altercation with this user. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eagle Posted March 23, 2018 Share Posted March 23, 2018 21 hours ago, krustyballer16 said: I need someone to post pictures of how bucket brackets differ from bench brackets... Sent from my SM-G892A using Tapatalk The only difference is that, with the bucket brackets, the right side unit has a separate handle for the slider latch. With the bench, the driver's side lever also works the passenger side latch via a cable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krustyballer16 Posted March 23, 2018 Share Posted March 23, 2018 The only difference is that, with the bucket brackets, the right side unit has a separate handle for the slider latch. With the bench, the driver's side lever also works the passenger side latch via a cable. So If I have these bench brackets repopped then they will fit benches and buckets 100%?Sent from my SM-G892A using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eagle Posted March 23, 2018 Share Posted March 23, 2018 24 minutes ago, krustyballer16 said: So If I have these bench brackets repopped then they will fit benches and buckets 100%? As far as I know, yes. Except that the passenger side won't be adjustable with a bucket unless you fabricate a lever for the latch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krustyballer16 Posted March 23, 2018 Share Posted March 23, 2018 As far as I know, yes. Except that the passenger side won't be adjustable with a bucket unless you fabricate a lever for the latch. Isn't all the adjustment on the seat slider and not these brackets?Sent from my SM-G892A using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saveevryjp1998 Posted March 23, 2018 Author Share Posted March 23, 2018 Well it looks like the person I was refering to chimed in and is still trying to bully. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eagle Posted March 23, 2018 Share Posted March 23, 2018 There haven't been any MJ seat brackets available new for about 20 years, so there is no catalog you can compare prices to. Look at prices for MJ taillights. The only "fair" price for unobtainium parts is what a willing seller will accept from a willing buyer. If a seller wants $50 plus shipping and a buyer only wants to pay $50 including shipping, there's simply no deal. Neither party is right, neither party is wrong. They just didn't reach an agreement on a price. No harm, no foul. Quote I just offered a set to another member for $80. When they go up for sale around here they're usually going for $100-120. Differences are likely due to localized supply and demand. I'm in PA and not much of anything here isn't rusty. Quote Personally, I've never paid more than $30 for any MJ seat bracket, bench or bucket, but that's a combination of junkyard luck and kind CC members. It's been a while, but I think I got $75 or so plus shipping for the last set of bucket brackets I sold. $50 plus shipping doesn't sound like a bad price to me, but it still comes down to what a willing seller and a willing buyer can agree on. Let's not start an argument on the forum over a simple failure to agree on a price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eagle Posted March 23, 2018 Share Posted March 23, 2018 6 hours ago, krustyballer16 said: Isn't all the adjustment on the seat slider and not these brackets? Sent from my SM-G892A using Tapatalk Ah. Yes, I guess so. I was thinking of the riser and sliders together as being the "bracket," and just the seat as sitting on the bracket. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saveevryjp1998 Posted March 23, 2018 Author Share Posted March 23, 2018 It wasnt the price it was the remarks and pms and continuing to follow me on forum not letting it go. I started this thread not calling the individual out as well as to get confirmation myself from other members here on "fair price" as the title stated nothing else. I wanted to make sure I wasnt ripped off for paying 40 bucks. The individual went off when I would not sell and ship them for 50 after I stated that shipping would cost me the mojority of that. I would be selling them for much less than what I paid. My father taught me a fool and his money go separate ways. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schardein Posted March 23, 2018 Share Posted March 23, 2018 I've recently made a trip from Missouri to Virginia and back, stopping at junkyards all along the way. Scored a set of 2 dr XJ buckets. I've pulled an MJ bench seat in the past. This is just my observation, but even if a pick-n-pull with reasonable prices is just down the road from you, the time and effort to pull these parts, buy them, then box and mail them, I don't think $50 shipped is possible. The brackets are somewhat heavy. I would guess $50 plus shipping would be a minimum starting point. I enjoy saving old Jeep parts, but my time is worth something. I don't enjoy it enough to lose money doing it. As Eagle stated, if two people can't agree on a price, just move on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eagle Posted March 23, 2018 Share Posted March 23, 2018 31 minutes ago, saveevryjp1998 said: ... that shipping would cost me the mojority of that. I would be selling them for much less than what I paid. I figured that out, and I think most of us can figure that out. As I said ... there is no established price for a part that hasn't been available for more than 20 years. "Fair" is what a buyer and seller can agree to. If a prospective buyer doesn't want to pay what you're asking, no harm, no foul. If he trolls you on the forum because he didn't want to pay the asking price, report him to the moderators. That goes for all members. And that's why I'm not going to delete this thread. (Pete may decide otherwise.) We're here to help one another, but no member has a right to expect another member to sell rare parts at a loss. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dzimm Posted March 23, 2018 Share Posted March 23, 2018 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnj92131 Posted March 23, 2018 Share Posted March 23, 2018 Interesting thread! As someone pointed out, it depends on where you are in the country and the local supply of scrap trucks in the area. Here in Southern Calif. I have stumbled on a few sets of MJ bucket seats over the years. Had to pay more than $50 for the pair every time. More like $50 for each seat - and have walked away from higher priced seats. Eventually, by buying up sets of seats, I was able to put together a pristine set of MJ buckets with brackets. My total cost was something around $500. Also replaced the MJ buckets with Grand Cherokee buckets eventually. A much more comfortable seat for me. So even though I no longer use the MJ buckets, I would not separate the brackets from the seats. Yes, I am quoting prices for the seats and not for just the brackets. Without the brackets, my pristine MJ buckets are not usable. So for me, seats and brackets go together. But that is just me. Kind of like if you need one NOS tail light, a single NOS tail light is going to be harder to find than a match pair of NOS tail lights. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krustyballer16 Posted March 23, 2018 Share Posted March 23, 2018 I haven't been reading everyone's comments on price, so i don't know whos side I'm on, but if it were me, I would personally start around $50+ shipping. Just the brackets, gotta get lucky and get em off the bolts in the floor. Then remove them from the seat, whatever that takes. Few hours there so $50 almost doesn't cover your time Sent from my SM-G892A using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amccutc21 Posted March 23, 2018 Share Posted March 23, 2018 I was not trolling nor a bully to the original poster. Like mentioned before, we did not agree on a price. However, the original poster failed to leave out he referred to himself as MY "daddy" and called me a fool, among other things after we couldn't agree on a fair price. It wasn't until after he had said all of these things that I let him know how I felt, as I believe it is incredibly rude and immature to call yourself a "daddy" of another man in the derogatory manner he has. I won't be disrespected in such a way by anyone, and should not be subjected to that here, of all places. As for a fair price, I have not been quoted lower than $50 shipped for just brackets. However, as I explained to others on here offering to sell me theirs, it would be more worth while to find a seat (or just brackets) locally, as that would be the far better deal IMHO. A brief search around local classifieds and I have located a bench seat with brackets, in great condition with no rips for an asking price of $100. These deals may not be abundant, but they are out there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOrnbrod Posted March 23, 2018 Share Posted March 23, 2018 This pissing contest should never have been started publicly IMO. Just work it out quietly behind the scenes please.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krustyballer16 Posted March 23, 2018 Share Posted March 23, 2018 Ah. Yes, I guess so. I was thinking of the riser and sliders together as being the "bracket," and just the seat as sitting on the bracket. Nope, I'm just talking about how it mounts to the floor Sent from my SM-G892A using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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