Abstract: Broadly, this invention provides “qualifying” dealers an opportunity to identify and sell parts. Although the system is described with respect to automotive dealers and manufacturers, it will be appreciated that the system and method are applicable to other types of vehicles and goods. With respect to a parts management method particularly suited to automotive dealers, the inventive approach comprises the steps of qualifying a selling dealer, querying the selling dealer on a periodic basis to identify parts which the dealer wishes to return under one or more return policies and finding a buyer for one or more of the parts. Various return policies may be accommodated, including those falling under inventory protection plans, 30-day or other time-based return program, “idle capital” policies, parts suggested for order by a stock or order process, and so forth.