Definitely a front (see my Sunday evening postings).  I drove by their
address across the street from VWG/Airhead Parts again today to see what
lurks behind the (now open) 2 roll-up doors.  4 cars inside, 2 on lifts,
definitely looks like a repair shop.  Has a Mezzanaine in the back, but I
see no parts shelves, parts boxes or for that matter parts themselves.
Curiouser and curiouser.........
--
Jim Thompson
84 GL 1.9 "Gloria"
84 Westfalia 2.1 "Ole Putt"
73 K Ghia Coupe "Denise"
72 411 Station Wagon "Pug"
oldvolkshome@gmail.com
http://www.oldvolkshome.com
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On 6/25/07, VW Doka <vw.doka@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Of course, I had to look too...
>
> He is obviously reselling via one of the larger parts importers.  He's
> even
> using the copyrighted photos from that companies website.
>
> And Ron is right... his prices actually suck.  The few I looked up (
> - 171419812MY, Tie Rod End
> - 211611047FEC, Wheel Cylinder
> - 025121403B, Expansion Tank
> - 251407361MY, Ball Joint
>
> Are of these parts all marked up well over 100%.
>
> And shipping....  He is charging $14.60 to ship a ball joint!!  A 1 lb.
> part!  And $2.60 for insurance on a $27 item?  This guy is making a lot
> money on every aspect of his auctions.
>
> Good feedback though, so he must give good service.  He should for that
> kind
> of $$$
>
> Cheers,
>
> Jeff
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com]On Behalf
> Of The Bus Depot
> Sent: Sunday, June 24, 2007 12:57 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> 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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