Hello Bob, Tom,
Surely this is the classic "chicken and the egg". We want
the best quality parts but we don't want to pay very much, and how do you tell
what the quality is until you have the parts in your hand/tried them for fit,
etc. If a supplier finds that a part isn't selling, he will drop the price or
offer free shipping or other inducement to to get rid of them, but I have to
say that if I come across a REALLY cheap part my immediate reaction is: why?
We all buy very much on trust - witness the current SC correspondence here -
as all the suppliers, especially in North America, are usually a long distance
away, and I have to say that even though I've just started on the restoration
of my BJ8, the quality of parts available compared to a couple of other cars I
happen to be involved with is very impressive indeed and there is rarely a
vast difference in price. Something to do with the value of our cars I
suppose. Just my two penn'orth.
Regards, Lodge
--- On Sun, 13/1/13, Tom
Felts <tomfelts@windstream.net> wrote:
> From: Tom Felts
<tomfelts@windstream.net>
> Subject: Re: [Healeys] Problems with SC Parts
>
To: "Bob Spidell" <bspidell@comcast.net>
> Cc: "'Forum Healeys'"
<Healeys@autox.team.net>
> Date: Sunday, 13 January, 2013, 2:22
> I didn't
know it was customary to
> even ask that question. And, If I have a concern
about
> whether a part is too costly, I will check several other
>
sources--not ask if he has a cheaper version. When I
> go to what I believe
to be a quality supplier I believe they
> will sell me quality parts---not
cheap stuff. If they
> want to play that game, then they should make an
effort to
> give us a choice---a quality part and a not so quality
> part. Of
course, doubt if many can afford to do
> that.
>
> Still can't imagine any
quality supplier consciously
> stocking inferior parts because he "believes"
that is what
> most want.
>
> What kicked off this discussion was the
assertion that we
> get cheap parts because that is what we want, a thought I
> cannot accept. We all want the best price we can get
> for a quality part,
so shop around---don't settle for
> cheap.
>
> tom
>
>
> ---- Bob Spidell
<bspidell@comcast.net>
> wrote:
>
> =============
> Gotta ask, Tom, when you
order parts do you always tell the
> vendor you want the highest quality parts
possible, and
> price is of no concern?
>
> Or, do you ask the price, and
grumble a bit if you think
> it's 'out of line?'
>
>
> Bob
>
>
> --
>
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> Jose, CA bspidell@comcast.net
>
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