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Mattmotors

Talk about getting ripped off!!!!Screen Shot 2024-10-24 at 3.18.58 PM.png


#2

StarTech

StarTech

Yes a lot pricing gouging is going on for those that don't know to just buy the Champion plug RC12YC or the NGK-2460.

Back in June I brought a couple seats from SearPartsDirect for under $90 plus shipping each. Now they want $179.96 plus shipping each. More than double the price.


#3

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ILENGINE

That price is over twice the Kohler list price. And from the listing they don't even have it in stock. They would have to order from their warehouse prior to shipping to you.


#4

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hlw49

We use parts tree for parts lookup but the are really high on the price of parts. It is a good parts lookup.


#5

Tiger Small Engine

Tiger Small Engine

Mattmotors said:
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The beauty of a free capitalist economy is that competition naturally takes care of most pricing issues.


#6

StarTech

StarTech

Tiger Small Engine said:
The beauty of a free capitalist economy is that competition naturally takes care of most pricing issues.
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This is why they try to hide things from us. And sometimes they do pretty darn good job of doing it too.

In the case of the seats one distributor is very reasonably priced, the other main distributor is just as high as Sears but they were before the Sears price hike.

As other parts it takes someone like me to find, cross reference, and keep track of the alternate parts.

Here is an example of the stock record here for the Kohler PN. By checking the crosses I can usually find a better priced part that both saves me and the customer money.
In the case of spark plugs it help reduce the overall inventory of different plugs that are the same just different part numbers.
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#7

Hammermechanicman

Hammermechanicman

Mattmotors said:
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Heck i have a couple i will let go for $15.99. Taking a loss but just trying to be a good guy.
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#8

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slomo

Thank Joe and Kam' la.

Better get out and vote.


#9

StarTech

StarTech

slomo said:
Thank Joe and Kam' la.

Better get out and vote.
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The problem is not as much as our politicians as it is all the financial investment companies taking other the supply chain.

The only ways to get this under control is either price controls or we simply keep using our knowledge to beat them back down. There will always be those that think only OEM parts are the best when they sometimes are not.


#10

StarTech

StarTech

But everything has took such a jump price. I just brought 3500# trailer bearing set that cost $22.98 back in 2019 which are now $24.58 from O'reilys. Now the same bearings and seal but from a different company thru TSC was sticker price @ $37.98. Just shows that shopping around even local can have its benefits.

It all depends how greedy a company is.


#11

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slomo

StarTech said:
The problem is not as much as our politicians as it is all the financial investment companies taking other the supply chain.

The only ways to get this under control is either price controls or we simply keep using our knowledge to beat them back down. There will always be those that think only OEM parts are the best when they sometimes are not.
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All I know is gasoline, insurance all types, groceries, toilet paper, medicine, cold beer, housing prices, spark plugs and so on are more expensive than the last guy in office.

Realistically, we are all getting price jacked. They do it we pay it. Most are still on that fake covid scare company manning skeleton crew where you can't get any help from vendors and the like. Poor customer service. These days, the customer is not always right. Used to be.

Ever see the price on honey? Bees gather it in those boxes, FREE to us. Then it's bottled and sold. They need a security guard watching it in the store. Many groceries have tripled in the stores.


#12

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ILENGINE

All companies will take another companies parts and change the part number or in some cases just add a prefix to the OEM part number and then put their own price increase on it. MTD in all their forms is probably the worst in the bunch. Back between 2005-2010 MTD had an agreement with McCulloch to market their products and service them. When that agreement ended MTD discontinued support for McCulloch products. I had a chainsaw that needed an oil pump for a period was NLA but came back on the market. MTD retailed that oil pump for $17 something and dealer cost was $10 something. I was also a McCulloch dealer and that same part number from them retailed for $3.69 and dealer cost was $1.39.


#13

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Mattmotors

Regarding the the $20.99 spark plug, I wonder how many Cub dealers pass that price on to the customers?
If they passed that on to me , they would be ordering me a new head gasket because I would have blown mine.


#14

StarTech

StarTech

ILENGINE said:
All companies will take another companies parts and change the part number or in some cases just add a prefix to the OEM part number and then put their own price increase on it. MTD in all their forms is probably the worst in the bunch. Back between 2005-2010 MTD had an agreement with McCulloch to market their products and service them. When that agreement ended MTD discontinued support for McCulloch products. I had a chainsaw that needed an oil pump for a period was NLA but came back on the market. MTD retailed that oil pump for $17 something and dealer cost was $10 something. I was also a McCulloch dealer and that same part number from them retailed for $3.69 and dealer cost was $1.39.
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That what I getting at by knowing as many different PNs for the same as I can find. Sometimes all you got to do is find the right vendor too. Here many of the local Stihl dealers are out of sight on their parts. I did manage one that is reasonable and I sticking with them for the time being.

Just can't rush out and buy a part nowadays without doing your homework or you just asking to get ripped off.
Mattmotors said:
Regarding the the $20.99 spark plug, I wonder how many Cub dealers pass that price on to the customers?
If they passed that on to me , they would be ordering me a new head gasket because I would have blown mine.
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Only those crooked dealers would do something like because most regular shops buy from regular distributor and not places like Partstree unless it is absolutely necessary. Even my small buy through a regular Cub Cadet site if I can' get the parts thru the MTD distributors.


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davis2

slomo said:
All I know is gasoline, insurance all types, groceries, toilet paper, medicine, cold beer, housing prices, spark plugs and so on are more expensive than the last guy in office.

Realistically, we are all getting price jacked. They do it we pay it. Most are still on that fake covid scare company manning skeleton crew where you can't get any help from vendors and the like. Poor customer service. These days, the customer is not always right. Used to be.

Ever see the price on honey? Bees gather it in those boxes, FREE to us. Then it's bottled and sold. They need a security guard watching it in the store. Many groceries have tripled in the stores.
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We gotta pay for the newbies...


#16

StarTech

StarTech

Here's an saying that comes to mind here.

"A fool and his money is soon parted."

Otherwords don't buy on impulse or because it is nice and shiny. Look there are places out there that will gladly take your if you willing to just throw it away. Matter of fact you can toss some my way if some you don't want.


#17

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Honest Abe

Mattmotors said:
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So, they make 700% + profit, what's the big deal. Exit stage right.........................!


#18

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Ozcub

eBay $10.00 Aud free postage or $9.75 Aud $2.50 Aud inc postage
Aud is Australian Dollars , exchange rate is about .60cents US buys an Australian Dollar
So $6.00 dollars US for your plug


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