re: " ... after X number of "cheap" requests, they just start selling all cheap
parts??"
Not exactly. The order takers pass the cost complaints on to management. Or,
one part vendor is selling a more
expensive, (presumably) higher-quality part and another is selling a cheaper
version--guess who gets the orders?
Eventually, the first vendor decides the customer--us--wants the cheap stuff
(this is called capitalism--witness
Walmart, Harbor Freight, etc.).
I talked to a small local vendor one time about this. He told me he once had a
NOS Big Healey bumper for sale; I think
he was asking $300 or so for it. No one would buy it--instead, they bought his
cheaper aftermarket (read: Chinese)
copies and complained about the quality. I've talked to Moss people who say
similar.
This was 10 years or so ago, as our cars have become more valuable I believe
the vendors and manufacturers are more
willing to make a higher quality, because we now have valuable collectors' cars
instead of jalopies. For example, Moss
commissioned manufacture of a quality 6-cyl gas tank to address quality issues
from their other suppliers (and they
aren't gouging on the price, either--wish they had them for the 4-cyl cars).
Bob
On 1/12/2013 3:26 PM, Tom Felts wrote:
> It also begs the question of how in the world would SC know so many people
> want "cheap: parts? Do they tell them when they order, and after X number of
> "cheap" requests, they just start selling all cheap parts??
>
> Selling inferior parts is a lack of quality concern on the part of the seller
> and if they want to stay in business, they will do as much as possible to
> keep quality at a high level.
>
> tom
>
> ---- Simon Lachlan <simon.lachlan@homecall.co.uk> wrote:
>
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