The Accidental Smallholder Forum
Smallholding => Equipment => Topic started by: Rupert the bear on August 06, 2017, 08:08:14 pm
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As you may have read in my post of yesterday http://www.accidentalsmallholder.net/forum/index.php?topic=62041.960 (http://www.accidentalsmallholder.net/forum/index.php?topic=62041.960) I was seeking a replacement part for my tractor. As much as possible I like to purchase original parts or at the very extreme get parts made to the correct spec as I was prepared to do with the steering pipe.
After the shock quote of £572,87 I started to search on line , of course e-bay is worth a look and I found a second hand one of unknown age for about £60+ postage, a lot better than five hundred odd pounds, then of course a trawl of the vintage tractor parts dealers around the country. Prices ranged from £57 -£72 + vat and postage. And then a look further afield in Europe,
So why is it that the above prices in the UK and yet the same part ( same manufacture ) was purchased for €23.60 inclusive of vat and 5 day delivery form Germany ?
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A lot of possible reasons from 'we really can't be bothered with the hassle of digging out our only stock and then replacing it and dealing with shipping" to "we're so stupid we send everything airmail under the wrong heading and pay silly freight" to "we misread the price when tapping it into the computer" or "it's really apart for a military helicopter and costs this much to justify the stupid budget they need to sideline for black ops" ::)