Posted by MN Rick on February 02, 2008 at 08:09:56 from (71.210.152.65):
In Reply to: Re: Help me understand posted by Mr. Mayor on February 02, 2008 at 07:42:54:
This simply the free market at work. I have seen many occasions where the dealer has been at the exact same price as the aftermarket people and other occasions (like yours) where the dealer is in left field. In many cases, when it comes to old tractor parts, the fellow buying them is restoring the first tractor he ever owned and has no basic knowledge of the part he is looking for and will take up an hour of the parts man's time to buy a $10.00 part. Yes it's true, he may spend several hundred dollars in parts over the next few months, but if that money is made while a large customer that has been buying several times that amount for years and will be continuing to buy that amount for years to come is waiting in line, the dealer has lost his a$$ on the sale. Not only that, chances are that the large buyer has already looked in his own parts book and called the part numbers in ahead of time. Yes it's true, prices can vary widely. I've stood in line at the local dealer on a saturday morning and watched some fellow try to get the poor partsman to diagnose a problem on his garden tractor for him and leave without spending a dime while I was waiting to pickup an $800.00 overhaul kit. In fairness, Ive also recently walked up to the counter and simply ordered a side cover gasket and the new style bolts with O-rings that stop the perpetual leaking.Without asking the price (yes, foolish)I laid a $100.00 bill on the counter thinking I was getting between 70.00 and 75.00 back. Got 37.00 back. Yes I felt gouged that time. For the most part, I'm glad that the CNH and the dealers support these old tractors because I'm sure there are more times than not that it isn'r profitable.
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