They are always higher than all the vendors, and they wont even match
prices. I find the Chevy Duty, Jim Carter and more reasonable.
They higher than al
>From: "Justin C. Earl" Reply-To: "Justin C. Earl" To: "Truck List" Subject:
>[oletrucks] Gripes about LMC Date: Wed, 16 May 2001 04:46:17 -0400
>
>I just got my first ever LMC catalog. As I'm looking through it, I keep
>feeling like the format is strangely familiar. Then I realize... this is
>the same company as Victoria British. And Victoria British is where I would
>try to buy small parts for my MGB from their diagrams and very carefully
>match up the part numbers and then place an order and then receive a box
>full of nothing like what I ordered. So, as I look through their truck
>catalog, I'm not-so-fondly remembering those experiences.
>
>Then I check the sheet metal parts section. Patch panels will be my first
>purchase for the truck (since it needs every single one offered and a few
>that aren't) so this is where I go first in every catalog I receive. I was
>shocked. They're prices are astronomical. A toeboard is $279! The most
>expensive one I've seen elsewhere is around $140. All of their other
>sheetmetal is considerably more than any other mail order company I have
>catalogs for. Then I notice near the front of their catalog how they brag
>that their purchasing power allows them to offer the best prices around.
>
>Am I missing something here? I notice several people on the list mentioning
>purchases they've made at LMC. That was why I sought their catalog out. But
>why the insanely high prices? Are there only certain products that they
>have a good deal on? Is their sheet metal really that much better than
>everyone else's? Should I just chuck this catalog into the trash?
>
>Thanks for your input. =)
>
>-Justin Earl '51 Chevy 1 ton dually (in more and more pieces each day)
>Cartersville, GA oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between
>1941 and 1959
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