Me too. I traded for some really low-quality CV joints that were
ironically branded OEM--like, that was the name the company was using.
Very deceptive, very crappy. A lot of work and trouble for nothing.
Fasteners so cheap they broke off on the road. Ugh.

Jim

On Wed, Jul 28, 2010 at 11:19 AM, Jamie Fitterer
<fittdog8848@hotmail.com> wrote:
> 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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