Tks for doing the research .... In my searches over the years for different
kinds of items for different kinds of "things" it is clear (at least to me)
that there are a fairly large group of "sellers" on Ebay, whose ethics and
sense of values are not particularly credible.
SamC
----- Original Message -----
From: "The Bus Depot" <vanagon@BUSDEPOT.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Sunday, June 24, 2007 3:57 PM
Subject: Re: eBay Professor for Vanagon parts ...

>> I came accross this guy on eBay.  He says, he
>> has over a million $ worth of inventory and he is
>> selling the stuff at the lowest prices I have seen
>> so far anywhere.  This guys's eBay seller ID is
>> "time_n_money".  Check his store, well organized.
>
>
> Of course I had to go look. :-)  It is a front for a company called GT
> International in Ventura, California (never heard of 'em myself).  He
> appears to merely be relisting a large wholesaler's catalog, which he
> probably orders in as needed or else dropships.  He misspells
> "Volkswagon."
>
>
> No bargains here at all. On every Vanagon part in his Ebay store, even his
> "10% off 1-Day Sale" prices are higher than my everyday prices.
>
> For example, his "10% off" sale price is $18 plus an inflated $13 shipping
> for a Mahle ball joint.  But my everyday price for the identical product
> is
> $12.80 with list discount ($13.47 without) plus about half the shipping
> cost.  Similarly, he sells Indian made wheel cylinders cost (which he
> questionably claims to "meet or exceed OEM specs") for about the same as
> my
> European made ones.  And you could buy a PAIR of rear hatch struts from me
> for about what he charges for just one on his website. Out of curiosity, I
> also randomly checked a couple of Jetta parts (since BusDepot.com also
> covers all VW models), and found similar results.
>
> - Ron Salmon
>  The Bus Depot, Inc.
>  www.busdepot.com
>  (215)  234-VWVW
>
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