Ferrari Mailing List: Re: Parts from China

[Alan M. Tebby, D.C. (atebby]

Here is some more information on fakes ....

http://www.autoweek.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080819/FREE/815812549


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "LtWacko" <ltwacko [at] aol.com>
To: "Alan M. Tebby, D.C." <atebby [at] earthlink.net>
Cc: "The FerrariList" <ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com>
Sent: Friday, September 26, 2008 5:48 PM
Subject: Re: [Ferrari] Parts from China


> $229?  You paid "retail"!!!!  $75 if you know how to haggle on the streets 
> of New York and you don't even have to be in the Ghetto.  I believe I was 
> just down the street from the Waldorf Astoria when I was buying one as a 
> gift for my cousin...  Hilarious looks at the birthday party!  I've heard 
> better deals in the fashion district of L.A.
>
> China Manufacturing:  I have been a middleman for years 
> negotiating/pricing production for high volume goods for US companies in 
> Asia.  When you are at volumes of 100k plus items, products like the turn 
> signal were $2-$3 shipped in retail packaging.  However in recent years, 
> product and labor costs are skyrocketing especially in metals.  Still some 
> money to be made but not like a couple of years ago.  Those were the days. 
> Now I spend my time looking for someone who left their keys in the car. 
> Thanks for the $20 BTW.  Don't forget my malt next time...
>
> Rodney
>
>
>
> In a message dated 09/26/08 14:18:32 Central Daylight Time, 
> ferrari-request [at] ferrarilist.com writes:
> Message: 16
> Date: Fri, 26 Sep 2008 13:03:32 -0400
> From: red5hilser [at] aol.com
> Subject: Re: [Ferrari] Parts from China
> To: erikr [at] exchange.microsoft.com
> Cc: ItsmeMrWright [at] aol.com, ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com
> Message-ID: <8CAEE10F0414908-760-B2 [at] MBLK-M26.sysops.aol.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8"
>
> Hey Eric: Have you no shame, sir? You sound like just another Shitbox 
> driver to me. If so, cLyDe must be right!
>
> On his advice, I parked mine in the Memphis Ghetto, keys in the ignition 
> with a $20 dollar bill in the horn ring. The next mornng when I came back, 
> the shitbox was still there, but the $20 was gone and in it's place was a 
> note a saying that a minimum of $100 dollars would be required, plus a 6er 
> of Colt 45?tall boys. Go figure . . .
>
> I'll send?you the link?off-List as not to offend the real Ferrari owners 
> out there.
>
> Yer pal, Shitbox Bubba
>
>
> -----Original Message----- 
> From: Erik Rucker
> Subject: Re: [Ferrari] Parts from China
>
>
> I?m curious ? did you buy that online? ?I?d be interested in seeing what 
> they have!
>
> ????Cheers,
> ????????Erik
>
>
> On 9/26/08 8:16 AM, "red5hilser [at] aol.com" <red5hilser [at] aol.com> wrote:
>
>
> Hey Larry: That's nothing. I purchased a $4,700 dollar Breitling 
> Cosmonaute Navitimer chronograph with the correct automatic movement from 
> Shanghi and paid $229 plus shipping. The kicker is that when I took it in 
> to a high-end jeweler in Little Rock to have it cleaned, he though that it 
> was genuine. I?know what you're thinking, a knock-off watch? How gouche!
>
> But, hey, ever since my idle, cLyDe told me and?everybody who would 
> listen?that I drive a 'Shitbox' anyway, my sense of self esteem and self 
> worth?is such that I found it acceptable. It must be the 'Ted Williams' in 
> me, right
> cLyDe?
>
> Yer 'Shitbox' pal, Bubba
>
>
> -----Original Message----- 
> From: LarryT
> Subject: [Ferrari] Parts from China
>
>
>
> Howdy -
> ????I'm not advocatiing parts from CHina but since I'm in the auto 
> business I
> get emails from all over. ?Today I rec'd an email from a large parts
> manufacturer in China ($5000 min purchase) and out of curiosity I looked 
> to see
> the price of parts made for my W124. ?I had seen Clear or Amber Front Turn
> Signal Lights (Corner lights) for my 91 300D on eBay selling for 
> $20-60/pair.
> This Chinese co,is offering the W124 corner lights for $3.50 to $4.50 
> each!! ?I
> never realized how cheaply they can make them for!
>
> Take Care,
> Larry T
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