Couldn't agree more Ron.  I learned this from experience!  
 
> Date: Wed, 28 Jul 2010 12:09:18 -0400
> From: vanagon@BUSDEPOT.COM
> Subject: Re: Cheapest fuel pump I've ever seen
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> 
> > Last night I was looking on eBay, and found a new fuel
> > pump for $47.50 with free shipping. The terminals are
> > different, but it comes with the adapters. I hadn't heard
> > of the brand, maybe others have. I know a lot of people
> > like to stick with a name brand, but I'd give it a try for
> > that price.
> 
> 
> How ironic that this is posted right on the heels of another list member's
> bad experience buying cheap Chinese parts. To recap, he tried to save money
> buying Chinese brake rotors and immediately regretted it; out of the box
> they were already so badly warped that he's trying to get his money back.
> (Yes, these Ebay fuel pumps are also Chinese made, despite the seller's
> disingenuous attempt to imply otherwise by using "USA" in the brand name.)
> 
> Do the math. If the fuel pump is $47 shipped, the seller is netting about
> $35 after he pays shipping, Ebay, and Paypal fees, which means it probably
> wholesaled for $20-$25. Back out the factory's markup plus the cost of
> shipping from China, and at most it cost $10 to make. Do you really trust a
> $10 fuel pump not to quit on you on a dark road 100 miles from home? Do you
> really believe that a quality product can be made for that kind of money?
> 
> We have brand new German Bosch fuel pumps for $109.95. Not rebuilt, not made
> by an no-name-brand who-knows-where, not a generic fuel pump that "kind of"
> works on a Vanagon. It's the same OEM German pump sold elsewhere for about
> $200.
> 
> http://www.busdepot.com/details.jsp?partnumber=69414
> 
> By all means compare prices ... but compare prices among quality parts. It
> is foolhardy to buy the cheapest part you can find with no regard for
> product reputation or quality.
> 
> - Ron Salmon
> The Bus Depot, Inc.
> www.busdepot.com
> (215) 234-VWVW
> 
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