I am going to vent a little here because it's getting to the point that I am not going to bother offering items here to people that post "I need this part, I'm desperate" etc...
Several times over the last few months, there have been "wanted" posts on this forum.. for people looking for very specific items. I have responded to several of these... and what do I get? NOTHING! No response at all...not even to say "no thanks, I've found one elsewhere..
Now, you may be thinking I'm obviously WAAAAYYYY too expensive in my pricing.
How about $4 (including shpg) for a specific 25+ year old Turning Wheels? Yeah... what a price-gouger I must be... The trip to the post office costs me more than that...
Or, less than $10 for a 50 year old Stude part that has been cleaned, bead-blasted, and freshly cad-plated (at least 1/2 hour labor, not counting the plating, etc)...realistically worth $20+
I'm not a vendor... and don't make a living selling parts. I'm not retired and sit in front of this computer all day doing nothing.... My time is valuable to me, but I don't mind spending it on my hobby.. If I spend 10 minutes looking up the correct part for you, finding it in my stash (no small task in itself), maybe checking several of mine over for the best one, taking a picture of it and sending it to you... the least you could do is take 30 seconds to respond.
I'm also getting pretty tired of that lame "I never got your e-mail" excuse... BS... admit it... you were just too darn lazy!!!
Well it's guys like that, that drive the vendors/privateers to eBay... and then they will ***** that they were beat out in the last second... (to 147 other bidders and $100 short).
I know I'm not the only one here that feels that way... and wish others would post of their frustrations also.
Ray
Specializing in Studebaker Restoration
Several times over the last few months, there have been "wanted" posts on this forum.. for people looking for very specific items. I have responded to several of these... and what do I get? NOTHING! No response at all...not even to say "no thanks, I've found one elsewhere..
Now, you may be thinking I'm obviously WAAAAYYYY too expensive in my pricing.
How about $4 (including shpg) for a specific 25+ year old Turning Wheels? Yeah... what a price-gouger I must be... The trip to the post office costs me more than that...
Or, less than $10 for a 50 year old Stude part that has been cleaned, bead-blasted, and freshly cad-plated (at least 1/2 hour labor, not counting the plating, etc)...realistically worth $20+
I'm not a vendor... and don't make a living selling parts. I'm not retired and sit in front of this computer all day doing nothing.... My time is valuable to me, but I don't mind spending it on my hobby.. If I spend 10 minutes looking up the correct part for you, finding it in my stash (no small task in itself), maybe checking several of mine over for the best one, taking a picture of it and sending it to you... the least you could do is take 30 seconds to respond.
I'm also getting pretty tired of that lame "I never got your e-mail" excuse... BS... admit it... you were just too darn lazy!!!
Well it's guys like that, that drive the vendors/privateers to eBay... and then they will ***** that they were beat out in the last second... (to 147 other bidders and $100 short).
I know I'm not the only one here that feels that way... and wish others would post of their frustrations also.
Ray
Specializing in Studebaker Restoration
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