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Originally Posted by Ccass
I certainly understand the short sited and inadvertently 'survival of the fittest' logic. If every car enthusiast bought every item they could from amazon, there would be no more hobby. The catalog business's would fold up and you'd have Amazon to your hearts content until they ran out of parts and then you'd have nothing.
What you consider 'service 2nd to none' is really 'delivery 2nd to none'. Yes they are fast and they are cheap.
Ask them a technical question about fitment.
Ask them if you can inspect the part and then return it at a show.
Ask them if the part is acceptable for a concours judged show.
Ask them if the part is as good as NOS.
ask them if you can bring a part to the show to make sure the quality is as expected.
Ask for the hardware kit that allows you to install the part they offer.
I could go on for a while.
The prices aren't all that much different when you take into consideration an entire restoration and the value a quality restoration supply expert brings. It's all about whether you want to be selfish or whether you want to foster the hobby and keep the money within the hobby.
Keep the money in the hobby and it extends the hobby that much longer. Go for the best price or the best shipping costs and...…...
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What if the vendor gives you poor service? and its not the first time?
A part the doesn't fit, when the catalog says "Excellent quality"
The tech guy asks if you can just "Make it fit" by installing it off center
Then they want you to eat the shipping - both ways / to send it back?
And after multiple emails and phone calls and wasted time your made whole, and find one on ebay?
So, Amazon looks pretty good at that point....