Chris,
I hear you! My problem is that the official Quaife entity n the US is not just
making a profit, they are gouging! My quote was for
almost $1300 for the thing. If someone in the US can make me an offer anywhere
close to the $675 (approx.) price I am getting from
Kipping, I would be happy to buy from him. To date, I have not found that
party! I won't buy any of the units until I have firm
commitments from 4 others who will take up the slack.
Surely, there are 5 of us who would like a Quaife for about half price!!!
Regards,
Joe (C)
Chris Kantarjiev wrote:
>
> You pays your money, you takes your chances. If Kipping's price is
> real, and you don't run into customs hassles (unclear, believe me),
> then you have to decide if you would rather support him or a business
> that's part of FOT. Your call. (Nothing against John, either.)
>
> You might even decide to deal with the official Quaife importer
> because they're the ones who will ultimately support the warranty. Or not.
>
> As mjb said, I went through this decision process some six years ago.
> I fronted the money for six units from Quaife in the UK; I got a
> better price than anyone in the US could offer me. I used a third
> party to ship and broker through US Customs and got lucky that there
> was no hassle (but it wasn't free, either). I had takers for three
> units (including myself) and it took me several years to get rid
> of the last three - including ads in SportsCar, GRM, others.
>
> The price is high because there just isn't a lot of demand for them
> in the US.
>
> I finally found that JAE in Goleta could import them and deliver them
> for about the same price I had to charge to cover my cost and make
> a small (about 10-15%, as I recall) profit. I was never tempted to
> do it myself again.
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