Internet site B Grade FUD

I'm liiking for a Pioneer DEH 7400/7500 head unit.
Internet prices are ~240-270

Mortar Shop price = 379! When I mentioned the internet price
the guy in the shop said all the internet sites sell BGrade stock
(warranty returns etc)

My initial assumption is this is a bollox excuse.

1. For Computer parts no reputable company can sell BGrade stock
as puckker and stay in business for very long.

2. Internet shops dont have to rent in pricey areas, employ fitters and
offer ""free"" fitting

3. Even if it WAS B grade Id still take the £100+ discount + warrantee!

I was wondering if this was a common bit of bollox you guys hear in ICE
shops or if the is actually any truth in it (which I doubt)??

Lordy

> I was wondering if this was a common bit of bollox you guys hear in ICE
> shops or if the is actually any truth in it (which I doubt)??
>


Well I know one very cheap audio/visual internet outlet that DOES use grade
B stock. As far as ICE suppliers, even the internet ones accuse each other
of using grade B, so there is some fire behind the smoke. That said, if it
is factory grade B you will have difficulty spotting it anyway.

On Sat, 12 Jul 2003 19:27:56 +0100, "Dave Walker"
<pinballwizard@btinternet.com> wrote:

>Well I know one very cheap audio/visual internet outlet that DOES use grade
>B stock. As far as ICE suppliers, even the internet ones accuse each other
>of using grade B, so there is some fire behind the smoke.

There are outlets selling B stock, but it's generally the smaller,
less well known sites. The main reason being, I guess, that it's the
only way they're able to compete with the prices offered by bigger
companies with greater buying power. If an online dealer comments on
the fact that another dealer must be selling B stock, it's probably
because they know the cost price the other dealer's likely to be
paying. Profit margins amongst us online dealers are ridiculously thin
these days. If another dealer's significantly cheaper, it's usually
fairly easy to see when something's amiss.

>That said, if it is factory grade B you will have difficulty spotting it anyway.

Not entirely sure I'd agree with that one. One manufacturer (who I'll
refrain from naming for reasonably obvious commercial reasons!) sells
fairly large quantities of pretty obvious B stock. The product
itself's usually been refurbed with new cosmetic parts where needed,
but boxes, instruction manuals, etc really tend to give the game away.

FWIW, we're manufacturer authorised official dealers selling only
brand new UK stock, supplied through official channels, with a full
manufacturer's warranty. The sites that we, as a company, consider to
be our main competitors appear to be exactly the same.

Jon
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