Dealer/distributor price gouging continues unabated

[MSTRS:Me]

On saying that $600 for a $40 part, there is something wrong there.

New, in NZ $600 is being asked
Used, in US $40us is being asked.

Wrong? Not really. Would be - if new price in US was $40 compared to $600 here...

[FJRider]

... My point was, the Markup on the product is almost double.

My point was ... if the product was supplied through the shop, GST and shipping costs (courier ???) woud add $15-$20 ... the extra $7 charged by the shop is hardly exorbitant ...

[BoristheBiter]

$40US second hand

Like i said there seems to be something wrong, it might not work either.

[Bassmatt]

Was it in stock or did they have to order it in? We put a bigger mark up on stock items than ordered parts.
Are they a direct suppler or does it come in from Aussie? Anything we get via Aussie is double the price.

No idea, once I regained consciousness I didnt enquire any further.
Its a (admittedly) pretty small 12v electric motor with a plastic fan attatched. $600 ffs I dont even know if thats incl gst.

[Bassmatt]

$40US second hand

Like i said there seems to be something wrong, it might not work either.

Cheapest one on there is $15.
It'll work.

[Maha]

My point was ... if the product was supplied through the shop, GST and shipping costs (courier ???) woud add $15-$20 ... the extra $7 charged by the shop is hardly exorbitant ...

Shit and chewed dates are not the same thing.
Though I suspect some would try and convince others that they are.

[FJRider]

Shit and chewed dates are not the same thing.
Though I suspect some would try and convince others that they are.

It is (budget wise) best to deal direct with the supplier of the product you want.

If you can't be bothered ... then expect to pay more. Only afterwards ... people realise how MUCH they could have SAVED ...

[Kiwi Graham:Me]

Many years ago in a previous life I was a test rider (ha ha) for a Harley Davidson dealership.
One very quiet day we thought we would price a 1340 Dyna Glide in parts.

This bike cost just shy of 15,000 pounds as it sat on the shop floor.
Now this was back in the days of microfiche machines and took a while to work out and………..
The sum total for this bike in parts added up to 98,000 pounds!!!!!!

Don’t think the parts mark up thing is unique to NZ

[tri boy]

Genuine TriumphScrambler/Speedmaster igniter, $1400NZ.
Procom igniter, with several built in maps, and more available on line, landed in NZ from the states in 5 working days...............$298NZ.


FUCK YOU TRIUMPH NZ

[onearmedbandit]

Many years ago in a previous life I was a test rider (ha ha) for a Harley Davidson dealership.
One very quiet day we thought we would price a 1340 Dyna Glide in parts.

This bike cost just shy of 15,000 pounds as it sat on the shop floor.
Now this was back in the days of microfiche machines and took a while to work out and………..
The sum total for this bike in parts added up to 98,000 pounds!!!!!!

Don’t think the parts mark up thing is unique to NZ

A friend of mine working in the bike industry did the same thing not too long back, he reckoned about 7-8x the price of the bike, which is not far off what you worked out.

Bought some stuff a while back from the states, including a rear seat cowl for a friends '09 Blade. Honda's price here, and needed to be ordered in, was $630. My landed price, bought from a retail outfit in the states, genuine Honda piece, for US$164 (NZ$210 at the time). Landed including freight and taxes was about $280.


What gives there?

Don't worry, I started a thread on it here http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/sh...ed-but-come-on...

[bikaholic]

The fan ex US will be to as much to ship as well.

A 12v dc axial fan ex jaycar or RS will do the job if you pick one close to the size, it is only shifting air (as fans do) when MC is stationary.

[neels]

You guys need to buy Yamahas, at least their dealers aren't thieving cunts.

Parts I have bought are the same price in $NZ as in $US on the interweb, including freight and shipped from aust.

So yeah, the owners of lesser brands of motorcycle are being ripped off.

A 12v dc axial fan ex jaycar or RS will do the job if you pick one close to the size, it is only shifting air (as fans do) when MC is stationary.

In a thread about ripoff markups, you suggest buying from RS. Seriously?

[munster]

Just ordered 4 clear indicator lenses for the sum total of $94.56 NZD including freight from Crusiser Customizing.

Local un-named Suzuki dealer wanted $79 each!

I do want & try to support local businesses, but with prices like that I can't afford to.

[Grant`]

I have ongoing issue with my dealer, he is great and will bend over backwards to help me. But he knows he can't match on prices....

Bluewing Honda want $450 (on sale from over $600) for a seat cowl for my Predator, I can get a brand new one landed from UK for just over $200-$250 with shipping, I brought a second hand one along with some pazzo levers (which came off a bike which had done maybe 1000k's) off another forum in UK shipped to here for $340 nz both in mint condition and less than the cost of a brand new seat cowl here...

[Mungatoke Mad]

Was it in stock or did they have to order it in? We put a bigger mark up on stock items than ordered parts.
Are they a direct suppler or does it come in from Aussie? Anything we get via Aussie is double the price.

On saying that $600 for a $40 part, there is something wrong there.

About 10 years ago I destroyed the rear hub on my XR 400 Honda wanted 840$ for a GENUINE replacement no spokes,rim,tyre,fly buys nothing I ended up getting a cr "19"rear wheel for that bike/still on it to this day/ about 5 years before that I needed 1 of the small plastic connecting tubes between the Twin carb float bowels XL 250 85ish Honda GENUINE replacement 39$ +GST & postage & handling & would take 21 days for the JAP'S to ship it I went to the wreckers found a carb in a rack of random carbs pulled the part off asked the guy how much he said 1$ I said fuck that here's 2. I hate that word GENUINE thank god for Interweb Shopping