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May 7, 2010 | 03:33 PM

#21

Mad Vette

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From: Madison Wisconsin

I got to put a plug in for my new favorite vendor and thats Paragon. They seem to have a lot of things that most of the others don't stock. I have purchased from all of them including Dr Rebuild who seems to have the best soft parts ( gaskets rubber and stuff). I like Wilcox good customer service and a forum vendor it's just that their selection is sometimes limited.

May 7, 2010 | 05:26 PM

#22

killain

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From: SE Pennsylvania

St. Jude Donor '03 thru '26

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Sometimes the quality is not so great on some items, but they have great customer service. I've bought a lot of parts from Mid-America over the years. I even placed an odered and when it came, there were some mistakes on the order (Missing parts) and when I called the lady who answered the phone, she looked up that order and came back and said "We made a mistake and sent the wrong parts, We'll ship them out today no charge and we'll pay the shipping as well."

I asked her how I go about shipping the wrong parts back, She said it was their mistake and to just keep the wrong parts".

So Mid-America is OK in my book !

May 7, 2010 | 05:49 PM

#23

vettebuyer6369

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From: About 1100 miles from where I call home.

I've used Mid-America a bit and have not had problems. My favorites are Knoch, Smart Parts, Paragon, Zip & Corvette Central. No issues with Eckler. It should be noted many parts houses sell the same stuff, so their customer service & return policies are very important. The only 2 vendors I won't use are as a result of how I was treated on the phone.

May 7, 2010 | 07:03 PM

#24

Duke94

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From: Ann Arbor Michigan

Never had a problem, but be warned, you will get a catalog every month until you die, then your next of kin will start getting it.

Gary

May 7, 2010 | 07:27 PM

#25

moose8793

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From: Calhoun GA

Quote:

Originally Posted by dburgjohn

I buy from Mid-America, Ecklers, Corvette Central, Year One, Zip and Corvette America. They all seem to have good product. I usually shop the best price amoung all of them.

May 7, 2010 | 09:14 PM

#26

76yellow

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From: Mankato Mn

I try to use Willcox as much as possible because they are a forum vender & more so because they have been so helpful technically for me. But that being said, I look for the shipping price. I've been really ripped on shipping by some vendors. For example, a $3.00 decal that came in a box with $12.00 shipping. It could have been thrown in an envelope & mailed for less than 50 cents. So now I call each vendor for shipping price on a certain part. It's amazing the difference between vendors.