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Veteran of changing salvage business says auctions should be closed to overseas buyers
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Don Schmid Salvage has been through numerous changes since it opened in 1945, including new ownership, parts focus, and online parts selling. From l., Manager Barry Peter, and his counter salespeople, Kara Hay and Rick Reynolds.Wichita, Kan.--Kara Hay, counterwoman at Don Schmid Salvage, said she has seen some big changes in the salvage industry since she first starting working at Don Schmid Salvage in 1990. First and foremost, she said, buying quality vehicles at auctions has become a challenge.
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Bret's Autoworks owner reflects on his start and successes along the way
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Each service adviser is responsible for two technicians at Bret's Autoworks. From l. are Service Adviser Jay Ratzlaff, Service Adviser J.B. Koon, General Manager Shawn Fischer, and Service Adviser Kaycee Seiler. Fischer said finding good service advisers is important because they are the first face a customer sees when they come in.Olathe, Kan. -- Shawn Fischer, general manager of Bret's Autoworks, said he was more than 2,000 miles from home when he first met Bret Tredway, owner of Bret's Autoworks. It was 1997 and the two were involved in a mission trip in Venezuela.


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