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Message: <blockquote data-quote="freeisforme" data-source="post: 510016" data-attributes="member: 34644">In years past the later four stroke motors bring nearly what they cost new if you wait it out. As long as new motors keep going up, they seem to pay more and more for the used ones. I sold a 2003 Mercury 4 stroke. short shaft tiller last spring for $1,500, it was gone in two weeks. It sold by word of mouth though, not CL. All the CL buyers wanted it for $300. Since 2020 people won't drive far around here most won't go 10 miles any more. Not that I needed another motor but I trash picked an older Yamaha 9.9hp four stroke that looks like new, but has a spark plug broke off in the head. The head is a mess. I looks like some ham fist has been beating on it with a hammer and he's got the plug hole and remains the plug all bunged up. Its going to need a head or some welding and some new threads but the thing looks almost new otherwise. My trash guys told me about it and I ran right over and grabbed it. If nothing else its a pile of good parts otherwise. If I get the time, I'll pull the head and see how bad the inside of the hole looks, its likely worth fixing and its a long shaft with electric start too.</blockquote>