The last path of a car is usually not a pretty one because too many cars end up in the scrap press. However, the further processing of cars can be of interest to scrap dealers and car owners as well. It can be used for one last profit if the irretrievable car has still useful parts in it.
Even an accident-car where the front nor the rear are any longer useful can be disposed cheaply at a scrap yard inculding partial recovery of useful parts. The plan to make money with this works only if the car is still usable.
Otherwise there are not enough parts left to allow a good deal and profit. Therefore, one should question the condition of the car or ask friend to critically examine the current state before having high expectations for a great deal that lead inevitably to disappointment.
With a little bit of skill and effort it is also possible to increase the residual value.
The dealer uses only parts of a car to make profit and therefore the owner can make profit too by removing several parts on his own. If you are already on a junkyard you can do this directly there and the rest of the car remains and can be recycled.
Division of labor makes the use of still usable parts for both of the sides interesting.
But not just the owners and dealers make profit. There are always owners of older cars looking for replacement parts.
Many models are hard to get or very expensive in conventional retail shops so the use of car parts found on a junkyard can be a real alternative. But this alternative requires constant replenishment. Only the parts that are available on the junkyard or in the workshop can be offered.
If you are currently looking for a new car you should inform yourself particularly on economical cars because with a lower consumption, they can save a lot of money and you can do something good for the environment.