I do not think that Ray meant that in any way other than to state that there
are several ways to turn a profit and God bless the fact that there is still
a profit motive in this country albeit a waning one. One way to turn a
profit is just to charge more than what it cost to buy from the original
manufacturer and ship it to the consumer no matter the quality or fit and
the other is to take a part from a manufacturer, (or wholesaler) test it,
add an override (profit) and resell it to the consumer. The key is testing
each item before it leaves the shop to make sure that the end consumer gets
a part that works and/or fits. I know that the Nocks do this and so do many
other Moss resellers. I mention Nock most often because I have been in their
shop but emailing with others I know that they do the same thing. That is
why Ray (a friend who lives a couple of miles away from me) and I prefer to
buy from the resellers such as Nock or Ed Kaler among others.
John Sims, BN6
Aberdeen, NJ
www.healey6.com
-----Original Message-----
From: healeys-bounces@autox.team.net [mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net]
On Behalf Of John Soderling
Sent: Friday, February 13, 2009 7:02 PM
To: Ray Carbone; healeys@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Getting decent quality parts
Ray wrote "Let's face it, Moss, VB, and other suppliers are in business to
generate a profit."
Give me a another reason why you or I would invest our money and time in
starting or running a business. To make no money or lose money?
Vrooom,
John
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ray Carbone" <racarbon@optonline.net>
To: <healeys@autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, February 13, 2009 3:37 PM
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Getting decent quality parts
>I may be late to this thread but have never associated "CHEAP" with parts
>from Moss or most other US-based suppliers. Cost is something that is, in
>my experience, not a dependable Quality British Part Indicator. I reject
>the idea that Healey owners are either Cheap or looking for commodity
>pricing and, in my experience, Moss has never been inexpensive or provided
>consistent quality products in response to orders from my friends or me.
>If I need a quality part I go to someone like Dave Nock who will
>quality-check the item before sending them out.
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