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Old Apr 17, 2013 | 08:34 PM
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My 1st bumper turned out well enough but I started looking at JCR, and others, mounting systems. I like the idea of tying into the front cross brace, as well as tying into the back hole with the gear box spacer.

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Old Apr 17, 2013 | 08:37 PM
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I think I'm gonna ebay this one. Does anyone have an idea of a fair price point? Of course grade 8 hardware would be the thing to use but I used what I had just for mockup.
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Old Apr 17, 2013 | 09:09 PM
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Well, you have no rep as a seller, and nobody knows if your product is up to the test.

You have to sell for cheaper than JCR or it's going to be hard to get anyone to buy yours over theirs because why would they take a risk on something when they could buy something like JCRs (that is trusted) for cheaper?

Also calculate your shipping into the total cost of the product so you can offer "Free shipping". It always sounds better that way.
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Old Apr 17, 2013 | 09:35 PM
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You're right, of course...that's why I thought I'd go the ebay route....since I've had a 100% rating as both seller and buyer there for years.
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Old Apr 18, 2013 | 05:25 AM
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Yes i also agreed that Ebay is the safest and right route to sell and buy and it has 100% rating with sellers and buyers.
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Old Apr 18, 2013 | 08:13 AM
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Forget I posed this, clicked one too many times
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Old Apr 20, 2013 | 11:44 PM
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Wow, that is hard core heavy metal tough!
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Old Apr 21, 2013 | 09:15 AM
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I did the same thing with my bumper brackets. Incorporated the tow hooks into it. Seemed logical to me.

Your bumper is almost like mine. Looks good. Great job.
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Old Apr 21, 2013 | 01:30 PM
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Thanks guys. It looks better with a little primer.
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