All fair comments. I bought a lot of parts from the US years ago. would buy stuff i didn't need, (top up an International Priority Box, 20 kilos, in those days, for up to $60.00 postage), on top of what i wanted for myself. Would on sell the extra parts, that would pay for most of my part and shipping. The parts i sold locally were cheaper than they could be bought locally or if someone wanted to buy from the States including postage.
Before i got into buying from the States, i wanted to get a nice set of headlight bucket ears for an 80SG. Rang Geoffs and told him what i wanted, and stipulated i wanted a good pair and was prepared to pay for a good pair. $70 was the agreed price. Not a dent in them and they looked good till the sun shone on them, Rust under the chrome that looked like someone had covered them with Pepper. Sure he is in the business, but selling substandard parts for top $ meant he lost out on potentially $1000s as i did end up going the Fleecbay/US and Europe/Canada so i wouldn't get ripped off locally
When the 750 kits first came out and Mikes had them on Special as an introductory offer. I bought 3 kits sold 2 for 100 less than anyone else could buy them for, made a couple of $s meaning i got my 750 kitt for around $400Aus at the time.
I got a part cheap, the buyer, i sold to, got their part cheap, so all were happy.
As for giving away a $150.00NZ, (extra rare in NZ) side-cover part, (still cheap), when the builder is raising a young family, paying off a mortgage, that $150 goes along way toward the build.
As for me i gave away a $8,000 bike, kinda an air-loom but still that is what it was worth in original condition.
Before i got into buying from the States, i wanted to get a nice set of headlight bucket ears for an 80SG. Rang Geoffs and told him what i wanted, and stipulated i wanted a good pair and was prepared to pay for a good pair. $70 was the agreed price. Not a dent in them and they looked good till the sun shone on them, Rust under the chrome that looked like someone had covered them with Pepper. Sure he is in the business, but selling substandard parts for top $ meant he lost out on potentially $1000s as i did end up going the Fleecbay/US and Europe/Canada so i wouldn't get ripped off locally
When the 750 kits first came out and Mikes had them on Special as an introductory offer. I bought 3 kits sold 2 for 100 less than anyone else could buy them for, made a couple of $s meaning i got my 750 kitt for around $400Aus at the time.
I got a part cheap, the buyer, i sold to, got their part cheap, so all were happy.
As for giving away a $150.00NZ, (extra rare in NZ) side-cover part, (still cheap), when the builder is raising a young family, paying off a mortgage, that $150 goes along way toward the build.
As for me i gave away a $8,000 bike, kinda an air-loom but still that is what it was worth in original condition.
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