Not their fault,???? he LIED to you, If he HAD
looked he would have seen the sticker too.
you shouldn't let jerks like this off the hook so easily.
George Procyshyn
'58AN5
----- Original Message ----- > The guy said "I have no way
of
> knowing." I suggested he look at the part, which he
> claimed to do. "Nope, no markings." So I decided to
> chance it. BIG sticker on the baggie it came in -
> "MADE IN TAIWAN". BIG sticker on the part - "MADE IN
> TAIWAN." So it's not all their fault - they are
> illiterate, too.
>
> --- Bryan Vandiver <Bryan.Vandiver@Eng.Sun.COM> wrote:
> > David,
> >
> > I think I'm just to close to this vendor
> > (emotionally and phsically). I
> > understand people need to make a profit, but 300%
> > markup seems a little steep,
> > especailly since I know exactly where they got them
> > from. I do have a
> > 'love/hate' relationship with this vendor, since do
> > love the fact that they are
> > close by, but over the years, I have bought
> > 'several' items that I was told
> > would work on my bugeye, but when the time come to
> > bolt them on, they were
> > either incorrect, or would not fit. For instance,
> > the green door seal I bought
> > from them, the rubber is so stiff, that I couldn't
> > even close the doors on my
> > bugeye with it mounted without the bottom of the
> > doors sticking out 1/2" from
> > the body (not acceptable), even though it looks
> > correct. They also had a set of
> > rear drums with a built-in 1/8 inch offset that I
> > bought on sale, which I was
> > told would work, and they wouldn't fit at all with
> > the spridget backing plate.
> > In any case, I use a lot more caution with this
> > vendor now, and do my research
> > before buying from them.
> > They do after all have a good deal once in a while
> > on a part I do need, and
> > depending on who's working the front desk, can be
> > friendly and relatively easy
> > to deal with (although it always takes forever for
> > them to 'ring you up' at the
> > register.
> >
> > - Bryan
> >
> > >To: "Bryan Vandiver" <Bryan.Vandiver@eng.sun.com>,
> > <spridgets@autox.team.net>
> > >Subject: Re: $350 for a 210 tranny!! LOL
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> > >
> > >Bryan this reply isn't aimed at you, but relates to
> > all of the stuff about
> > >suppliers in general that has been "threading" its
> > way around.
> > >
> > >This country works because of the free enterprise
> > system. The profit motive
> > >is the reason there are any suppliers at all. MM,
> > M*ss, VB, etc. don't
> > >exsist for one moment because LBC's are cute little
> > fun cars. These
> > >companies exist because there was an un-fulfilled
> > need. Market demand
> > >creates an opportunity for profit, market demand
> > dictates retail prices.
> > >
> > >Let's take the tranny scenario. Pretend I run ABC
> > Auto Parts. Over 6
> > >months, I get enough calls, e-mails, etc. asking
> > about a better
> > >transmission. As the owner manager, I go, "Hmm,
> > seems like if I could buy
> > >these trannies at $89 and sell them for about $350,
> > I could pay my
> > >employees, the rent, the phone bill ... and make
> > about $50 bucks net." So I
> > >buy a couple, put em in the flyer and test the
> > market. If they sell, I find
> > >more. If they don't, I have a sale on the ones I
> > can't move. If I can't
> > >make a profit, I go out of business. If I
> > overcharge, nobody buys, I can't
> > >make a profit, and I still go out of business.
> > >
> > >Our role in all of this is to tell the suppliers
> > what we want, buy it if we
> > >think the quality and price are a good value, and
> > not to buy it if we don't.
> > >David Riker
> > >74 Midget
> > >78 Midget
> > >63 Falcon
> > >70 Torino
> > >http://personalweb.sunset.net/~davidr
> > >----- Original Message -----
> > >From: "Bryan Vandiver" <Bryan.Vandiver@Eng.Sun.COM>
> > >To: <spridgets@autox.team.net>
> > >Sent: Wednesday, June 28, 2000 10:30 AM
> > >Subject: $350 for a 210 tranny!! LOL
> > >
> > >
> > >> I just got the latest sales flyer from my local
> > LBC vendor (Crash you know
> > >who
> > >> I'm talking about!) and they are selling used,
> > 'not inspected', 210
> > >5-speed
> > >> trannies for $350! They pull these from the same
> > Pick & Pull that I got
> > >mine
> > >> from ~$89 plus 20 minutes max to pull. I'm
> > assuming they clean them up a
> > >little
> > >> by degreasing (maybe not?) but talk about trying
> > to make a profit :-(
> > >> In addition, last time I checked, they even want
> > your 'orginal' sprite
> > >4-speed
> > >> as a core in return for the River-gate 5-speed
> > conversion they resell,
> > >which
> > >> they will then rebuild (maybe not) and resell for
> > $995. Talk about getting
> > >you
> > >> coming and going!
> > >> Sorry to rant, but I just had to get it off my
> > chest.
> > >>
> > >> BTW - if you need a 210 tranny, and can't find
> > one locally, I think Crash
> > >will
> > >> sell you one for a very resonable price.
> > >>
> > >> Regards - Bryan
> > >>
> > >
> > >
> >
>
>
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