So I stopped in to Performance today to pick up some stuff but one of the parts was going to have to be ordered. So the guy takes me over to the shop and says we can look through the Quality (Best Parts) catalog to see if we can find the part or something else that will work. Before he cracked the catalog open he mentioned that the prices in there would be cost, so double it, and that is what he would charge me.
WHA! half off parts?!? I liked what he was saying...I wanted to subscribe to his newsletter!
I realize that dealers get parts at cheaper prices than they sell them for (duh) but to make 100% profit! Ouch. I feel so...used. It pains me to think about the stuff I pay OVER 200% on. Anywho, this got me to thinking...how do wholesalers make sure that dealer X isnt buying N + 1 parts and taking that +1 part for himself or cutting his buddy a deal? Or is that legal (If so...wanna hook a brotha up?)? Are there wholesalers out there that will sell to individuals under special circumstances (liquidations, get rid of last year's stuff, etc)? I'm quiet ig'nant when it comes to the ins and outs of retail but I was just kind of taken aback by the (to me) ridiculously good prices that I saw.
WHA! half off parts?!? I liked what he was saying...I wanted to subscribe to his newsletter!
I realize that dealers get parts at cheaper prices than they sell them for (duh) but to make 100% profit! Ouch. I feel so...used. It pains me to think about the stuff I pay OVER 200% on. Anywho, this got me to thinking...how do wholesalers make sure that dealer X isnt buying N + 1 parts and taking that +1 part for himself or cutting his buddy a deal? Or is that legal (If so...wanna hook a brotha up?)? Are there wholesalers out there that will sell to individuals under special circumstances (liquidations, get rid of last year's stuff, etc)? I'm quiet ig'nant when it comes to the ins and outs of retail but I was just kind of taken aback by the (to me) ridiculously good prices that I saw.