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| Literati914 |
Nov 6 2025, 05:54 PM
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Advanced Member ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 2,135 Joined: 16-November 06 From: Dallas, TX Member No.: 7,222 Region Association: Southwest Region |
Not looking for any political opinions from the following:
I got sticker shock on the shipping of a few sheet metal parts for my next restoration when I enquired at Restoration Design. Then I remembered - duh, tariffs. No big deal I'll get this stuff from PMB, they're US and I should have considered them first anyway! .. well they apparently don't actually stock them and so again shipping is from Canada and also comical. No reason to ever buy sheet metal from them though IMHO. I then call Automobile Atlanta and get a low-key brag about how AA makes most of their own sheet metal, was first to do so, etc. etc. I ask the guy on the line to check stock on 4 items before placing my order on-line, just to be sure they were in stock. One item was not available (but y'all make them right?). Anyway I placed the order for the three items (rear trunk floor, the small parking brake pivot piece, and the interior lower firewall complete (which is inconveniently sold as two pieces from AA for some reason). The online shipping for this order was around $50 which seems about right, but there was a note that it could increase a little once the package was made up. After placing the order I get a note saying that shipping is going to be $415 !! - That is close to what Restoration Design was going to charge, plus they had the pieces that AA didn't, so.. I've shipping a set of heat exchangers not all that long ago for a fraction of that shipping quote.. so I know these items can't be that high to ship within the states. Tariffs are the only thing that has changed. Anyone actually stock these ? |
DennisV This may not solve for these specific parts, but S... Nov 6 2025, 06:18 PM
mate914
Not looking for any political opinions from the f... Nov 6 2025, 06:20 PM
sixnotfour Drop ship America..sorry its the reality.. Nov 6 2025, 07:01 PM
mepstein Shipping should have been $50 ish. They are t... Nov 6 2025, 07:31 PM
Unobtanium-inc For some of our vendors shipping is a new profit c... Nov 6 2025, 07:55 PM
dtmehall :agree: Nov 6 2025, 08:00 PM
Literati914 Well I wouldn't feel so bad about it, if they ... Nov 6 2025, 10:28 PM
mepstein
Well I wouldn't feel so bad about it, if they... Nov 7 2025, 06:37 AM
914Sixer Shipping is out of hand that is for sure. Nov 7 2025, 06:45 AM
Literati914 There are ebay listings for the items I'm afte... Nov 7 2025, 08:39 AM
mepstein
There are ebay listings for the items I'm aft... Nov 7 2025, 08:48 AM
Chris914n6 For me the cheapest and logistically best place to... Nov 7 2025, 11:00 AM
Unobtanium-inc If you need a bunch of metal from RD they will wor... Nov 7 2025, 11:27 AM
930cabman RD are a great bunch of folks, shipping could be t... Nov 7 2025, 12:01 PM
mepstein
RD are a great bunch of folks, shipping could be ... Nov 7 2025, 12:33 PM![]() ![]() |
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