Parts Prices from breakers.
17 May 2014, 09:41 PM
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Parts Prices from breakers.
Ok i'm in a bad mood and i'm sick of these ******* taking advantage of us and charging a ******* fortune for 10, 12, 15 year old parts that have obviously seen better days. **** em I say, it's time for a REVOLUTION.
Lets stop paying £2k for a knackerd old 6 speed gear box set up and get these ******* in line with what this stuff should be costing.
Far too many profiteers on this site for my liking that are making out like they are all doing us a favour when in actual fact WE are providing THEM with a living.
One of these c0cky ***** told me I should be glad he's trying to sort me out with the right parts, and if I didn't like it I should look else where. WELL I say **** him HE should be glad me and everyone else on here is providing him a living.
I'm sick of this **** and I don't care if I get a ban but all of these people making an obscene profit out of enthusiasts needs to stop.
This is an enthusiasts web site and we need to lose the leeches.
Long live the Revolution.
Lets stop paying £2k for a knackerd old 6 speed gear box set up and get these ******* in line with what this stuff should be costing.
Far too many profiteers on this site for my liking that are making out like they are all doing us a favour when in actual fact WE are providing THEM with a living.
One of these c0cky ***** told me I should be glad he's trying to sort me out with the right parts, and if I didn't like it I should look else where. WELL I say **** him HE should be glad me and everyone else on here is providing him a living.
I'm sick of this **** and I don't care if I get a ban but all of these people making an obscene profit out of enthusiasts needs to stop.
This is an enthusiasts web site and we need to lose the leeches.
Long live the Revolution.
17 May 2014, 10:36 PM
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I'm with you on this one I have said many times that scoobynet traders over charge -£350 for a old vf35 turbo .I paid 900 cash fitted for my 6 speed (low mileage) very low.yes there is one cocky trader in here who my mates use but never again they would rather buy brand new or sell up than to use this big headed trader who not only over changes but lies sometimes as well...thing is he is just a breaker I heard of many he is not technical good with the subaru cars .anyway stop charging silly unrealistic prices that we can't even get half back if we were to sell the parts on here or ebay
17 May 2014, 10:47 PM
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so jog on or start breaking cars yourself and passing on the discount to your internet fweinds
17 May 2014, 11:02 PM
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Beat me to it................thats exactly what i was going to post 
in fact i think i was quoted more than £25,then i thought just for the hell of it i would see what they are new from a dealer and what a shock i got when i found out the price of a new one and it would be in for collection the next day
in fact i think i was quoted more than £25,then i thought just for the hell of it i would see what they are new from a dealer and what a shock i got when i found out the price of a new one and it would be in for collection the next day
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18 May 2014, 08:36 AM
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That's the key: find out prices new and from elsewhere.
Years ago I used to watch in amazement as folk paid £5 more, PLUS P&P for a second hand mountain bike part, than I could get the part BRAND NEW from Chain Reaction.
It still goes on.
And selling on here is the same: too many lazy folk not willing to do a bit of research, too many leeches.
Years ago I used to watch in amazement as folk paid £5 more, PLUS P&P for a second hand mountain bike part, than I could get the part BRAND NEW from Chain Reaction.
It still goes on.
And selling on here is the same: too many lazy folk not willing to do a bit of research, too many leeches.
18 May 2014, 09:05 AM
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Yep, that is pretty much the problem, I had a right up and downer with a guy when I went to view a 6speed box, not fitted to a car, on a pallet etc.
I said basically I cant give you 2k for it, £900 is the max, it is UNKNOWN conditon, why would I take your word for it that it is perfect?
All gearboxes and engines should be bought with the view to repair or rebuild, because you just dont know what it has done in its life, so why would I pay 2k for a gearbox, and then find out it is ****ed?
Then when you go back to people you got it from all you will get is "well its fitted wrong" or "it was fine when it left here"
I said basically I cant give you 2k for it, £900 is the max, it is UNKNOWN conditon, why would I take your word for it that it is perfect?
All gearboxes and engines should be bought with the view to repair or rebuild, because you just dont know what it has done in its life, so why would I pay 2k for a gearbox, and then find out it is ****ed?
Then when you go back to people you got it from all you will get is "well its fitted wrong" or "it was fine when it left here"
18 May 2014, 11:20 AM
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I agree, they have you over a barrel and they know it, gone are the days of good old 'take you own tools' scrap yards, the UK is a pure market economy, the rip off merchants, the scammers, the paypal disputers, the facebook 'companies', the eBay loop hole kings, benefit frauds...the fact we have so many tv shows about it all, really does show the depths this country has now enterered into.
Hah yes I have just been done on eBay - first time!
haha, that was a rant for a sunny sunday. Sod the world, im going to live in Tibet.
Hah yes I have just been done on eBay - first time!
haha, that was a rant for a sunny sunday. Sod the world, im going to live in Tibet.
18 May 2014, 11:54 AM
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This is the way I see it, I don't think you can blame traders asking sky high prices for parts if people are going to pay it, I've sold stuff on Ebay before now and got more money for something second hand than what you can get it new but would anyone to tell the buyer that and I still see it on a regular basis.
I personally wouldn't give anywhere near 2K for a 6 box but until everyone does a bit of price research before buying second hand parts first or people stopped paying the money demand along with silly prices would surely fall in IMHO.
I personally wouldn't give anywhere near 2K for a 6 box but until everyone does a bit of price research before buying second hand parts first or people stopped paying the money demand along with silly prices would surely fall in IMHO.
18 May 2014, 01:18 PM
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Not going to say your right or wrong ditchy!! But im friends with a well known breaker on this site, and I see the other side that you dont see!!
You say that they charge loads for parts, but what you got to remember is that they have to pay rent on there units, and they have to be a decent size unit to fit a few cars in at any given time, and parts that dont sell straight away need to be stored!!
Also he has to employ 3-4 other people to break the cars and send parts out, plus you got to remember that there are loads of other insurances that you need to run a business, and you got to have money tied up in 3-4 cars at a time!!
End of the day its a business and there to make money, not make friends on scoobynet, and like any other business there are costs to keep it running!!!
You say £2k for a gearbox is a lot of money, but even a bug/blob STi is still going to cost you £4-5k, if you sell a gearbox for £2k you still got to make £2-3k on other parts to break even!!
You say that they charge loads for parts, but what you got to remember is that they have to pay rent on there units, and they have to be a decent size unit to fit a few cars in at any given time, and parts that dont sell straight away need to be stored!!
Also he has to employ 3-4 other people to break the cars and send parts out, plus you got to remember that there are loads of other insurances that you need to run a business, and you got to have money tied up in 3-4 cars at a time!!
End of the day its a business and there to make money, not make friends on scoobynet, and like any other business there are costs to keep it running!!!
You say £2k for a gearbox is a lot of money, but even a bug/blob STi is still going to cost you £4-5k, if you sell a gearbox for £2k you still got to make £2-3k on other parts to break even!!
18 May 2014, 02:18 PM
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This is the way I see it, I don't think you can blame traders asking sky high prices for parts if people are going to pay it, I've sold stuff on Ebay before now and got more money for something second hand than what you can get it new but would anyone to tell the buyer that and I still see it on a regular basis.
I personally wouldn't give anywhere near 2K for a 6 box but until everyone does a bit of price research before buying second hand parts first or people stopped paying the money demand along with silly prices would surely fall in IMHO.
I personally wouldn't give anywhere near 2K for a 6 box but until everyone does a bit of price research before buying second hand parts first or people stopped paying the money demand along with silly prices would surely fall in IMHO.
Scooby parts seem to have a set price and everyone just seem to pay it.
18 May 2014, 02:47 PM
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so all of you want the vaule of your cars to reduce, if they arent worth **** all in bits then who is going to pay good money for your car. Because a gearbox is worth 2K and your engine might fetch 1K and your brembo brakes £600 ish then this is keeping the vaule of your car higher. I have a classic with a few bits on it ive spent 1000`s i would like to think that i could get some of my money back if i needed to.
18 May 2014, 02:58 PM
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The thing is Subaru breakers are onto a good thing the old classic was one of the most unreliable cars I ever owned it was off the road more than it was on it, breakers know this so fair play to them.
Other more reliable cars are available...
Other more reliable cars are available...
18 May 2014, 07:12 PM
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I agree, some prices I've seen do seem a bit extreme but breakers are not charities, they're in it to make money.
It's all about supply and demand, more suppliers would inevitably bring down prices but then would it be worth doing?
It's all about supply and demand, more suppliers would inevitably bring down prices but then would it be worth doing?
18 May 2014, 07:25 PM
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I remember an interview with Billy Bragg a while ago...now I am not a socialist or anything, but to summarise, he said something like this when commenting on pirating that if music and film was cheaper, pirating would be less, and the musicians, actors etc would be paid less, yet they would still have a good life and live comfortably just without their inflated houses and speed boats.
Makes sense. Be fair. That's all I'm sayin'.
and I really doubt breakers are paying £6k for a car to break!
18 May 2014, 08:14 PM
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Not going to say your right or wrong ditchy!! But im friends with a well known breaker on this site, and I see the other side that you dont see!!
You say that they charge loads for parts, but what you got to remember is that they have to pay rent on there units, and they have to be a decent size unit to fit a few cars in at any given time, and parts that dont sell straight away need to be stored!!
Also he has to employ 3-4 other people to break the cars and send parts out, plus you got to remember that there are loads of other insurances that you need to run a business, and you got to have money tied up in 3-4 cars at a time!!
End of the day its a business and there to make money, not make friends on scoobynet, and like any other business there are costs to keep it running!!!
You say £2k for a gearbox is a lot of money, but even a bug/blob STi is still going to cost you £4-5k, if you sell a gearbox for £2k you still got to make £2-3k on other parts to break even!!
You say that they charge loads for parts, but what you got to remember is that they have to pay rent on there units, and they have to be a decent size unit to fit a few cars in at any given time, and parts that dont sell straight away need to be stored!!
Also he has to employ 3-4 other people to break the cars and send parts out, plus you got to remember that there are loads of other insurances that you need to run a business, and you got to have money tied up in 3-4 cars at a time!!
End of the day its a business and there to make money, not make friends on scoobynet, and like any other business there are costs to keep it running!!!
You say £2k for a gearbox is a lot of money, but even a bug/blob STi is still going to cost you £4-5k, if you sell a gearbox for £2k you still got to make £2-3k on other parts to break even!!
As others have said, yes it's a business and they wouldn't do it if there was no money in it. My gripe is this is an Enthusiast website not a leech farm
in my opinion WE the members need to take control and get these parts down to a more reasonable level of pricing by refusing to pay the prices NOT just pucker up and bend over, prices will soon come down when the parts have sat on the shelves for a few months It just takes a concerted effort by US.My suggestion is we boycott the traders section and stop buying from them for a month and see how they like being shafted.
Power to the people.
18 May 2014, 08:16 PM
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So they pay 3/4 not particularly well educated labourers £200 ( if that) a week to dis-mantle cars as it's hardly rocket science and does not require any formal training / mechanic to undo bolts and wrap parcels. what doesn't sell immediately can sit on ebay or go in the scrap bin.
As others have said, yes it's a business and they wouldn't do it if there was no money in it. My gripe is this is an Enthusiast website not a leech farm in my opinion WE the members need to take control and get these parts down to a more reasonable level of pricing by refusing to pay the prices NOT just pucker up and bend over, prices will soon come down when the parts have sat on the shelves for a few months It just takes a concerted effort by US.
My suggestion is we boycott the traders section and stop buying from them for a month and see how they like being shafted.
Power to the people.
As others have said, yes it's a business and they wouldn't do it if there was no money in it. My gripe is this is an Enthusiast website not a leech farm
in my opinion WE the members need to take control and get these parts down to a more reasonable level of pricing by refusing to pay the prices NOT just pucker up and bend over, prices will soon come down when the parts have sat on the shelves for a few months It just takes a concerted effort by US.My suggestion is we boycott the traders section and stop buying from them for a month and see how they like being shafted.
Power to the people.
That alone speaks for itself really.SJ.
18 May 2014, 08:32 PM
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and also lucko maybe a lot of things be he defo is not racist