To TurboWife: Apparently you did read the auction clearly. No where does it state that this is a "GM" part. It states "GM Replacement". Heres a tip, ask a question before you buy if you are unsure
. Then you fail to neglect these other member that you purchased it on May 11. I scanned through thousands of emails to see you brought it to my attention last week. Wow 2 months later! I have a 30 warranty on all my parts. If you weren't happy with it, send me an email and mail it back. No problem. Why you waited 2 months later tends to make me think something is shady.
To Coach: As far as your stickers are concerned, why don't you ask Kirban Performance why they fell off and tell them you want a new pair, because guess what, I already did and they wont give me another set for free. Its like any other part available. Never the installers error right. I sell tons of those stickers each year. Never had 1 issue. Maybe you have too much wax, maybe the window was never prepped clean with rubbing alcohol and a razor blade, but I'm sure your response will be " I Did". Guess you got 2 defective sticks ironically out of 1000's sold.
Why are my stickers/shipping so expensive you ask. Lets see, when I dont buy anything from Kirban for a week, and I have an order for stickers, guess who has to pay $7.00 s&h to get them to keep my impatient customers happy. You know, the ones who order a part Sunday night, and calling first thing in the morning as to where there tracking number is.
To 87 Pete: Your caps come from G.body Parts. Yes it does come with a firebird embossed emblem when I get it, and yes I removed it. These were sold as a "Reproduction GNX C-cap". Ever see a real GM NOS cap. I have and it is a bare cap with a recessed space to install your old existing or new GNX embossed insert to fill in the space. In no way does the auction state you are getting a Firebird Inlay , not did I ever tell you that you did. You are false in your statement. Once again, ask before you read if something seem unclear. Bring it to my attention when you get it, NOT BICKERING MONTHS LATER LIKE TURBO WIFE.
To Little6Pack: Same concept, when I have to buy your vacuum black from Caspers, and it costs me $13.00 to have it shipped to me, and then another $5.00 to ship to you. To you $10.00 may seem high in shipping, but in all reality, I lose $8.00 to get it to you.
To Scott W: I leave the best for last. Since your so up Brian's ass, maybe I can shed some light for you, your images and products. Number 1, I am a distibutor of Brian of G.body parts. He is a distibutor of many manufactures out there. I have received his permission to use his images to sell his parts when I established businesss last March. Whether or not you took the pics, I don't care. I carried (2), only (2) of your products of the 1700+ items in my store. #1 LED taillights, and your reproduction asc plates. I had 2 auctions in my store with the same images for Asc Plates. 1 was your cheap reproduction for $29.95, and the other was for my rare collection of ORIGINAL NOS COLLECTOR PLATES valued at $99.95, and in my opinion still under priced. Same concept with the GNX c-caps in my store.
NOS GM GNX CAPS: $79.95 each
NEW NOS GM GRAND NATIONAL ASC GNX RIM WHEEL CENTER CAP: eBay Motors (item 200330664747 end time Aug-04-10 14:44:16 PDT)
REPRODUCTION GNX CAPS: $29.95 each
BUICK GRAND NATIONAL GNX GTA TTA RIM WHEEL CENTER CAP: eBay Motors (item 200330665576 end time Aug-04-10 14:49:02 PDT)
The guy you have me confused with is "Snakeskinner1". He still uses your images and clearly states that his are 100% authentic and only $17.80 with free shipping
Below is his link
NEW NOS GRAND NATIONAL GN GNX ASC MCLAREN LICENSE PLATE: eBay Motors (item 290453027726 end time Jul-17-10 09:26:53 PDT)
After you denied my business (stupid move btw), I discontinued your whopping 2 items I carried and moved on quickly with picking up other vendors who had ALOT more to offer. I was really hesitant and leary at first because I thought my store would tank w/o your 2 products! LOL
In less than 1 year (9 month to be exact), I have spent nearly $75,000 with G.body Parts, $25,000 with Kirban Performance, 1000's with GN1, Full Throttle Speed, Caspers, and pleanty more. The only person who lost was YOU! I was selling led kits like hot cakes when I put them in my store the first few months I carried them. After I received your email, they got yanked. Brian would be placing orders to you for me prior and alot of the orders you got from him were mine, little did you know. Water over the dam at this point.
But, while the discussion of overpriced shipping is up in the air, I have been charged between $20-25 for these kits shipped to me. (I have the invoice to prove it, and will post if neccessary). They come from the manufacturer "Spaghetti Engineering" in Vineland, NJ. Literally 30 minutes away from me. Why does a box of led bulbs and wireing that weighs less than 2 lbs cost me $25 to get to my doorstep. And no, Brian doesn't charge me a dropship fee. Very coincidental, I must say. What a hypocrite!
If I were you Scott, I would bite my tongue, keep my mouth shut, I mean typing fingures and just keep selling keychains, license plates and tail light bulbs, because apparently you don't really offer anything valuable to Turbo Buick Industry. I have also been informed by a very strong source that all the preaching about your products "proudly made n the U.S.A" is false. I have been told alot your products are made overseas to China. Walking on thin ice buddy, so slow down. And dont worry, I dont thing our sites could ever be confused as being the same. I sell 1700+ and counting of every Buick part made out there. You sell bulbs, liscense plates, and key chains. lol
But on the bright side for me and other Turbo Buick owners, I will in the process of engineering a new sequential led tail light kit for the rears, front bumper lights, parking, and cornering light for the limited. My product will last longer, made better and will be substantially cheaper than yours. You can thank yourself for fueling my ambition of creating these new and upcomming products
Heres another riddle for all of you? Why does (1) sticker from Kirban cost me $7.00 to go 25 miles, or why (1) vacuum block from caspers costs $12.99, or a scanmaster from Full Throttle cost me $13.00 to get. Here's the answer, it just does, and that is why you pay the pricing your do. Its so simple, if you dont like my pricing, then don't buy from me. Nobody forces any of you to buy my products. Funny how you will buy from me, and then complain how much you paid for shipping. Ebay only reminds you 3 times how much shipping is prior to commiting to your purchase.
I also find the irony of how you think I am ripping everybody off with me high pricing. Lets take Item# 200344438498. A precision Te44 turbo. Most of you must think I ripping everyone off at $774.95
Everybody else sell those for $550.00 why so much. Well lets do the math here. Right off the bat, as soon as that "buy it now" gets clicked, I lose 13% right off the top. Off the $800.00 (with shipping) I just got, I just lost $104.00 so that nets me to $696.00. Now when I buy that same turbo from G.body it costs $495 (10% off is all I get). Oh wait, my auction includes the actuator (G.body's and FTS DOES NOT!), there goes another $89.95. Shipping and insurance range from $25-$30, and don't forget a $15 drop ship fee from PTE. Total a my cost is $629.95. Subtract that from my net retail sale of $696.00 = $66.05. If you really want to get technical, I made a whopping 8.5%. I can do this all day for ALOT of parts in my store. Show me another Turbo vendor or any vendor for that matter is selling parts for 8.5% over cost.
In conclusion, yes, I am pricey on some items, but the sad part is I make less than all my competitors. So in reality, who a I ripping off, myself??? Certainly is not the guy that would rather spend more money with me than Full Throttle or G.body. Last time I checked, that wasn't a crime. Say what you will, but my feedback speaks for itself online. 99.8% satisfaction guaranteed with nearly 2000 new customers in my first year in business. Pretty damn good if you ask me. I am not as active you would like me to be on these "BUICK BOARDS" for a reason. Number 1, I have spent nearly 3 hours writing up all these responses and justifications, and I feel like there is alot of time wasted. That means I could have spent 3 hours in LEAVING FEEDBACK, mailing orders, taking orders in which got deprived . Probably cost me somewhere around $1000 in total sales. I own 3 commercial busness' (Dealership, Collision Shop, Mechanical Shop/High Performance). I have 8 rental properties, 1 investment property,and run this Ebay store. My time is used wisely in order to manage all of this. Its no wonder why I have 3 posts in 10 years on this site. To the guys that have 10,000 posts, and break daily posts records, you know who you are, and you know why you have that many posts. Apparently your time isnt as valuable as mine. I am hoping sometime soon, I will have my new site up and running and have more buying power for ultimately lower pricing. I am just letting you know right now, I will not be posting anymore responses on this thread. I dont not have the time or anymore patience. Enough has already been said. I have spend waaaay too much time already that I dont even have, but I couldnt help leaving this thread unspoken. I only found this thread because a very large handfull of my customers are active on this site and addressed it to me. For future notice, if you have a problem with anything, please email me at .
Thank you,
Michael (owner)
