 Hmmmm Auto Parts King and Parts Geek... Same company? |
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| Bulldog9 |
 Dec 11 2013, 12:46 PM
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Senior Member  Group: Members Posts: 705 Joined: 21-August 13 From: United States Member No.: 16,283 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region  |
Just had an interesting experience...... Hit a sale with Parts geek a few weeks ago, with a coupon ordered the rear calipers for about $45 each, for a semi loaded centric rebuilt. NICE units, ATE Cores, nice finish, seem well done. Anyhow, I got a message from them that the left rear was unavailable. They refunded the $$ and sent the right. I then did a parts search for a centric caliper for the left side (cause they have to match you know.... ;-) Anyhow, found one from an outfit called "AutoParts King" out of Hempstead NY. Got the part, identical to the Right side in quality fit & finish. So here is the HMMMM. I'm setting up the core returns and though Parts Geek is in New Jersey, and Parts King is on Long Island, they look to be the same company because the cores go back to the same address which happens to be the Auto Parts King business address, not a central processing core facility. Strange that if they are the same company that they don't share parts inventories and just ship from different locations as Rock Auto Does. Oh well.
Now here is the real kicker. These companies have completely different business models, return policies, etc. Parts Geek makes you request an RMA, and must be done in 30 days, Parts King is 'just send it within 6 months" ..... Very strange. Anyhow, I am happy I have 99% of my brake parts, just need to order the hard lines. Cheers! |
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| biosurfer1 |
Dec 11 2013, 01:41 PM
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Teener fo Life! Group: Members Posts: 3,020 Joined: 3-August 03 From: Roseville, CA Member No.: 977 Region Association: Northern California |
One bought the other and they are slow to integrate systems?
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| rudedude |
Dec 11 2013, 08:08 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 508 Joined: 1-January 05 From: minneapolis, mn Member No.: 3,387 Region Association: Upper MidWest 
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have you read the parts geek reviews?
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| wndsnd |
Dec 11 2013, 08:22 PM
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You wanted a horse, but got a goat. Nobody wants a goat.... Group: Members Posts: 2,861 Joined: 12-February 12 From: North Shore, MA Member No.: 14,124 Region Association: North East States  |
Wouldn't do it. Not prudent. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/rolleyes.gif)
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| Mikey914 |
Dec 12 2013, 02:41 AM
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The rubber man Group: Members Posts: 12,661 Joined: 27-December 04 From: Hillsboro, OR Member No.: 3,348 Region Association: None
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Both parts houses buy from te same rebuilder, the cores are going direct to the rebuilder.
Yes the price looks great, I had bought some awhile back andfound that the bleeder valve threads were hashed. So, you may be able to save a few bucks, but you may just have the same frustration I did. The paint was kind of crappy and looked like it had been stripped, but the time to make sure it was done right was not put into it. Check with PMB if you want the job done right. |
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