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Overpriced parts!

Post by Uncle Bob » Thu Mar 14, 2019 12:01 pm

After my small whinge about B&B Lincoln over charging for "rare" parts that you can actually get new from Suzuki cheaper, this one is even more opportunistic!

Why buy new for £110 inc P&P when you can have secondhand for £142.99 with £7.95 delivery!
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Suzuki-GSX11 ... 2402374814

OK the new ones are the SZ blue ones but even so...

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Re: Overpriced parts!

Post by fossie » Thu Mar 14, 2019 9:34 pm

In defence of B&B when they bought the part in the price was probably the stated price . So that is what they need for it, However if Suzuki find more or get more made then the RRP will change , but if the dealer has an old one in stock the coding will still come up as the old price. This is why many places no longer hold stock.......it works other way round sometimes .....I once bought a set of brand new old stock crash bars for a 650 Kat for £30 which was the RRP in 1982 .....however this was 1997!

However none of this excuses the rather extremely over the top price of a second hand item , that is the wrong colour for 90% of Katanas.
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