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What parts do you buy on-line?

Discussion in 'General Car Audio Discussions' started by partmaster, Nov 15, 2006.

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  1. partmaster

    partmaster Full Member

    I've just finished building a new web store to compliment our retail store and would like some input. We can't afford to sell pioneer or other name brands so I've been concentrating on selling parts. I've placed some products and have been searching the web to making our prices competitive as possible, so please don't let a MSRP scare you when you see it. Here's the two questions I would like you to answer for me, though any helpful comments are welcome;

    What are the parts you look for on-line the most?
    What parts can't you find on-line that you want?
     
    partmaster, Nov 15, 2006
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  2. TheViking

    TheViking Well-Known Member

    OK, I ll bite............

    What exactly do you mean by parts???? Wiring, fuses, transistors, diodes, relays, terminals??????
     
    TheViking, Nov 15, 2006
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  3. partmaster

    partmaster Full Member

    Yes we are selling wiring, fuses, relays, terminals, capacitors, breakers, fuses holders, power distributution blocks, power inverters, subsonic filters...

    I have most of the Stinger and Hooker Audio parts on-line now and am working on Street Glow products next. I'm here asking because I'd like to know what to put up next.
     
    partmaster, Nov 15, 2006
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  4. TheViking

    TheViking Well-Known Member

    well, do you have a LINK to your site :rolleyes: , that would help, or is it still under construction?
     
    TheViking, Nov 15, 2006
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  5. partmaster

    partmaster Full Member

    partmaster, Nov 15, 2006
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  6. TheViking

    TheViking Well-Known Member

    Ill give you a chance.....Just dont spam us and you will be OK, you start posting a bunch of crap and you will get your IP banned, period! Kapeche?

    Nothing wrong with a LITTLE ad to get started, everyone has to start somewhere....

    Now, lets go have a look at what ya got.................
     
    TheViking, Nov 15, 2006
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  7. TheViking

    TheViking Well-Known Member

    http://installationparts.com/zcart/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=13_22&products_id=201


    You want THAT much!!!!

    I cruised around a little bit, to be honest with you, your prices seem a little steep!!! I was in the industry years ago.........I am sure prices have gone up, but we used to sell that SAME terminal for 3.99, and our cost was only 1.79.......

    What do the rest of you guys think? Price wise? You do have a nice selection of products.....You might wanna look into getting some installation kits........


    While i am at it, do you sell wholesale to other retailers across the country?
     
    TheViking, Nov 15, 2006
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  8. partmaster

    partmaster Full Member

    "I've placed some products and have been searching the web to making our prices competitive as possible, so please don't let a MSRP scare you when you see it."

    I've been just trying to get product up and have been placing the MSRP per request from our distributer. We don't want to make them mad and cut us off they were very picky about us selling on-line. Which is why I've been trying to match prices on the web, though truth be told I can't beat most prices right now. Our price by the way is more than 1.79, ask me off line if you want to know.

    We don't have a wholesale license so only retail sales. We have amp kits up right now and will be placing dash kits soon.
     
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  9. aznboi3644

    aznboi3644 Full Member

    aznboi3644, Nov 15, 2006
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  10. partmaster

    partmaster Full Member

    99.8% oxygen free copper with extra thick shielding. If yours is 2058 at 4 AWG than ours must be a medium strand being half yours at 4 AWG.
     
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  11. partmaster

    partmaster Full Member

    Thanks for the input guys! I'll continue my price cutting from the MSRP but I'd still like to know what parts you buy the most on-line and/or would like to be able to get?
     
    partmaster, Nov 15, 2006
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  12. TheViking

    TheViking Well-Known Member

    To be honest with ya, i personally dont shop much on line, unless its a hard to find or rare product........I prefer to shop locally to maintain the local economy... ( I am a small town country hilljack! )
     
    TheViking, Nov 15, 2006
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  13. aznboi3644

    aznboi3644 Full Member

    Partmaster....to tell you the truth...wire is wire. There is zero difference in the applicaiton of car audio if the wire is oxygen free or not...I already showed someone else here that
     
    aznboi3644, Nov 15, 2006
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  14. TheViking

    TheViking Well-Known Member



    This is true.....
     
    TheViking, Nov 15, 2006
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  15. aznboi3644

    aznboi3644 Full Member

    http://www.aqdi.com/goldcon.htm

    Read that article...saying OFC wire is better is like saying a Capacitor will make your system sound better and fix all your light dimming problems
     
    aznboi3644, Nov 15, 2006
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  16. TheViking

    TheViking Well-Known Member

    LOL!!!!!!!! that is a GREAT write up!!!!!!!! I love it!!!!!!!!!!
     
    TheViking, Nov 15, 2006
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  17. aznboi3644

    aznboi3644 Full Member

    "Splitting hairs, you say? Well, not according to some of the copper hype I have read, hype implying that electrons gleefully scream through your speaker cables until they unexpectedly crash into (ohmygosh!) an OXYGEN atom! That supposedly creates distortion that you can hear. Silly.

    There's a reason why you don't find engineers and physicists buying $100 speaker cables. "

    lol Viking it also has a part about gas filled lines...haha...remember a while back we had a discussion about that
     
    aznboi3644, Nov 15, 2006
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  18. CadillacETC1997

    CadillacETC1997 Well-Known Member

    less he spams its allowed Vik
    cant ban what you dont like
    can ban what everyone doesnt like lol
     
    CadillacETC1997, Nov 15, 2006
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  19. DMP

    DMP Full Member

    DMP, Nov 16, 2006
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  20. DaveDSMer

    DaveDSMer Full Member

    let me tell you something about a hard time i get with audio parts at times.. many different colored wires damn it!. Like if i am running new wire to my 4 speakers around the car i don't want to sit there and use the same damn 2 colors and try to figure out which is which. Same goes with RCA cables.. grr!
     
    DaveDSMer, Nov 16, 2006
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