New Ecklers scam
Thread Starter
Advanced
Joined: Jul 2009
Posts: 91
Likes: 0
From: Framingham MA
New Ecklers scam
Just got a email for 10% off. Went to order off website after searching thru new 2010 catalog.
Guess what....the pricing online was at least 10% HIGHER than the "new" 2010 catalog........jeez.........
Guess what....the pricing online was at least 10% HIGHER than the "new" 2010 catalog........jeez.........
Safety Car
Joined: Jun 2006
Posts: 3,629
Likes: 28
From: FL
I got the same e-mail ad, the thing that made me laugh was the huge bold announcement "Safe 10% on EVERYTHING you need for your Corvette" followed by an asterisk that references the fine print disclaimer.
Exceptions
* Offer applies to internet orders only. Offer excludes discounts on Engines, Transmissions, Wheels, Tires, Glass, Cores, Gift Certificates, Restoration Services, Special Order Parts, select Kits and Zaino products. All orders are subject to verification. Discount is not valid on prior purchases and cannot be combined with any other discounts. Other exceptions may apply.
I guess their definintion of EVERYTHING is different than mine.
Exceptions
* Offer applies to internet orders only. Offer excludes discounts on Engines, Transmissions, Wheels, Tires, Glass, Cores, Gift Certificates, Restoration Services, Special Order Parts, select Kits and Zaino products. All orders are subject to verification. Discount is not valid on prior purchases and cannot be combined with any other discounts. Other exceptions may apply.
I guess their definintion of EVERYTHING is different than mine.
Drifting
Joined: Nov 2009
Posts: 1,884
Likes: 0
If everybody would stop using them they would go out off business, the trouble is there are too many guys who have money like C6 owners who use them they don't care about prices, they like paying for the name and don't care about finding a good deal. The C4 guys seem to be more of a working class kind kind of guy. If anyone disagrees with I would like to see Ecklers records showing if they sell more C4 or C5&6 parts.
Team Owner
Joined: Jan 2009
Posts: 73,568
Likes: 33
From: Somewhere in Mo
St. Jude Donor '09-'10, '14
Ecklers has the best prices but make up for it in shipping charges. I'm not too sure if it's ecklers per se or just the way business is done nowadays.
Seems a lot of people use tricks and gimmickery.
Seems a lot of people use tricks and gimmickery.
Corvette Stories
The Best of Corvette for Corvette Enthusiasts
Top 10 Most Expensive Corvettes Ever Sold on Bring A Trailer
Brett Foote
10 Things Every Corvette Owner Needs (2026 Edition)
Michael S. Palmer
8 Most "Only Corvette Owners Understand" Quirks and Problems
Pouria Savadkouei
10 Reasons the C6 Z06 is Still A Performance Benchmark After 20 Years
Joe Kucinski
How Much Horsepower Every Corvette Engine "LOST" in 1972
Joe Kucinski
Top 10 DOs and DON'Ts for Protecting Your Convertible Top!
Michael S. Palmer
Top 10 Most Explosive Corvettes Ever Made: Power-to-Weight Ratio Ranked!
Joe Kucinski
150 hp to 1,250 hp: Every Corvette Generation Compared by the Specs That Matter
Joe Kucinski
8 Coolest Corvette Pace Cars (and Replicas) of All Time
Verdad Gallardo
Burning Brakes
Joined: May 2008
Posts: 1,057
Likes: 2
From: Ohio
Everytime I want something, I find Ecklers is more expensive than anyone else. But Ecklers does have the best search on their website. I have in the past found items on Ecklers site, and then bought them, for less, elsewhere.
Team Owner
Joined: Jan 2009
Posts: 73,568
Likes: 33
From: Somewhere in Mo
St. Jude Donor '09-'10, '14
I do like the fact they have a C4 specific catalogue, or at least they did.
Drifting
Joined: Nov 2009
Posts: 1,884
Likes: 0
Yeah you may be right in general. Maybe it's the items I was looking at. At the time I noticed it, I was looking at some exhaust items and they were a little less expensive than MAMO. But still higher than CC.
I do like the fact they have a C4 specific catalogue, or at least they did.
I do like the fact they have a C4 specific catalogue, or at least they did.
Race Director
Joined: Aug 2000
Posts: 11,470
Likes: 764
here's an example of OEM front bearing assemblies. ecklers price $599 ea, partsladi, $399 ea
don't go into sticker shock, but GM's list price is $797.68. partsladi's price is near dealer cost. thank gawd for the internet and competitive shopping. i think if you compare apples to apples, those big catalog companies have some of the highest prices out there...
http://www.ecklers.com/product.asp?p...8&dept_id=1804
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/84-90...Q5fAccessories
i probably do 90% of my on-line/internet shopping between willcox and partsladi.
Team Owner
Joined: Jan 2009
Posts: 73,568
Likes: 33
From: Somewhere in Mo
St. Jude Donor '09-'10, '14
not true. i find that ecklers has some of the highest prices out there...
here's an example of OEM front bearing assemblies. ecklers price $599 ea, partsladi, $399 ea
don't go into sticker shock, but GM's list price is $797.68. partsladi's price is near dealer cost. thank gawd for the internet and competitive shopping. i think if you compare apples to apples, those big catalog companies have some of the highest prices out there...
http://www.ecklers.com/product.asp?p...8&dept_id=1804
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/84-90...Q5fAccessories
i probably do 90% of my on-line/internet shopping between willcox and partsladi.
here's an example of OEM front bearing assemblies. ecklers price $599 ea, partsladi, $399 ea
don't go into sticker shock, but GM's list price is $797.68. partsladi's price is near dealer cost. thank gawd for the internet and competitive shopping. i think if you compare apples to apples, those big catalog companies have some of the highest prices out there...
http://www.ecklers.com/product.asp?p...8&dept_id=1804
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/84-90...Q5fAccessories
i probably do 90% of my on-line/internet shopping between willcox and partsladi.
Team Owner
Joined: Jan 2009
Posts: 73,568
Likes: 33
From: Somewhere in Mo
St. Jude Donor '09-'10, '14
Pro
Joined: Feb 2009
Posts: 711
Likes: 3
From: charlottesville Virginia
not true. i find that ecklers has some of the highest prices out there...
here's an example of OEM front bearing assemblies. ecklers price $599 ea, partsladi, $399 ea
don't go into sticker shock, but GM's list price is $797.68. partsladi's price is near dealer cost. thank gawd for the internet and competitive shopping. i think if you compare apples to apples, those big catalog companies have some of the highest prices out there...
http://www.ecklers.com/product.asp?p...8&dept_id=1804
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/84-90...Q5fAccessories
i probably do 90% of my on-line/internet shopping between willcox and partsladi.
here's an example of OEM front bearing assemblies. ecklers price $599 ea, partsladi, $399 ea
don't go into sticker shock, but GM's list price is $797.68. partsladi's price is near dealer cost. thank gawd for the internet and competitive shopping. i think if you compare apples to apples, those big catalog companies have some of the highest prices out there...
http://www.ecklers.com/product.asp?p...8&dept_id=1804
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/84-90...Q5fAccessories
i probably do 90% of my on-line/internet shopping between willcox and partsladi.
http://www.napaonline.com/Search/Det...+50012+2012030
Le Mans Master
Joined: Dec 2003
Posts: 5,768
Likes: 33
From: Van Steel Corvettes
St. Jude Donor '12-'13
I pretty much used to use Ecklers because it is only 2.5 hours from me. Last time I ordered something though, it took 5 freakin' days. It's one day shipping via UPS ground to anywhere in Florida! My last couple of purchases have been through Zip-Corvette and have been pleased. For a lot of replacement parts, I always check corvette-recycling first though.
Safety Car
Joined: Sep 2002
Posts: 4,971
Likes: 9
From: The reason time exists is so everything doesn't happen at once
I'm hoping Paragon comes out with a C4 catalog. Has anyone every seen their C1, C2 and C3 catalogs? (I have the C3). They're a combination parts catalog and Assembly Manual. VERY informative and useful.