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One would expect at least a rudimentary knowledge of what the sales person=
is selling.=C2=A0 At least Moss sales personnel know the difference betwee=
n a brake rotor and a windshield wiper.=C2=A0 VB people, not so much.=C2=A0=
And yes, I do ask the butcher in the meat department about cooking an expe=
nsive cut of meat.=C2=A0 I suspect even Victoria British sales personnel ca=
n cook an egg.Mike M
On Monday, November 23, 2020, 7:56:50 AM PST, Rick Fisk <refisk@charter=
mi.net> wrote: =20
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Why would you call a parts supplier for technical advice? =C2=A0Do you cal=
l the grocery store to find out how to cook and eat eggs? =C2=A0 :-)
Sent from my keyboard
On Nov 22, 2020, at 3:03 PM, Michael MacLean <rrengineer.mike@att.net> wrot=
e:
=EF=BB=BFBack in 2003 when I was in locomotive engineer school with BNSF Ra=
ilway I visited the Victoria British warehouse.=C2=A0 Vicky Brit was just o=
ne freeway exit away from the school.=C2=A0 I went to buy engine parts for =
my BN2 and wanted to inspect them in person before buying them.=C2=A0 Much =
better that way because returning parts is such a financial drain.=C2=A0 Th=
e difference between Moss and VB was more than price and selection.=C2=A0 W=
hen you call Moss, the sales person is somewhat to very knowledgeable about=
the parts they sell.=C2=A0 When you call Victoria British this is not the =
case.=C2=A0 Sales personnel there only know part numbers.=C2=A0 They can on=
ly tell you if the part you want is in inventory or not.=C2=A0 Most of the =
time the VB sales person knows nothing about British cars.=C2=A0 I'm guessi=
ng the best we get out of this aquisition is added inventory of parts that =
Moss did not sell before, at least until they run out.=C2=A0 VB prices are =
gone.=C2=A0 That being said, I have been buying a lot from Ahead4Healeys an=
d AH Spares lately.=C2=A0 Actually better prices than Moss.=C2=A0 Moss ship=
ping has gotten slower taking up to 4-5 days to be delivered using their Sa=
ver Fare.=C2=A0 I seem to remember, if you ordered your parts before 3PM yo=
u got them the next day.=C2=A0 I have received parts from Ahead4healeys in =
3 days in the recent past all the way from England.=C2=A0 Go figure.=C2=A0 =
No dog in this fight, just a personal observation.Mike MacLean
Sent from AT&T Yahoo Mail on Android=20
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On Sun, Nov 22, 2020 at 7:55 AM, Rick Fisk via Spridgets<spridgets@autox.=
team.net> wrote: And Moss has parts that VB didn't.=C2=A0 VB's prices wer=
e almost always lower for the parts they bought from Moss and resold.=C2=A0=
We all lose either way.
Sent from my keyboard
> On Nov 22, 2020, at 10:42 AM, Billy Zoom <billyzoom@billyzoom.com> wrote:
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> =EF=BB=BFVB carried parts that Moss didn=E2=80=99t.
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oss sales personnel know the difference between a brake rotor and a windshi=
eld wiper. VB people, not so much. And yes, I do ask the butche=
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<div><div id=3D"yiv6107041647"><div>Why would you call a pa=
rts supplier for technical advice? Do you call the grocery store to f=
ind out how to cook and eat eggs? :-)<br clear=3D"none"><br clear=3D=
"none"><div dir=3D"ltr">Sent from my keyboard</div><div dir=3D"ltr"><div cl=
ass=3D"yiv6107041647yqt6832795972" id=3D"yiv6107041647yqtfd50554"><br clear=
=3D"none"><blockquote type=3D"cite">On Nov 22, 2020, at 3:03 PM, Michael Ma=
cLean <rrengineer.mike@att.net> wrote:<br clear=3D"none"><br clear=3D=
"none"></blockquote></div></div><div class=3D"yiv6107041647yqt6832795972" i=
d=3D"yiv6107041647yqtfd99367"><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div dir=3D"ltr">=
=EF=BB=BFBack in 2003 when I was in locomotive engineer school with BNSF Ra=
ilway I visited the Victoria British warehouse. Vicky Brit was just o=
ne freeway exit away from the school. I went to buy engine parts for =
my BN2 and wanted to inspect them in person before buying them. Much =
better that way because returning parts is such a financial drain. Th=
e difference between Moss and VB was more than price and selection. W=
hen you call Moss, the sales person is somewhat to very knowledgeable about=
the parts they sell. When you call Victoria British this is not the =
case. Sales personnel there only know part numbers. They can on=
ly tell you if the part you want is in inventory or not. Most of the =
time the VB sales person knows nothing about British cars. I'm guessi=
ng the best we get out of this aquisition is added inventory of parts that =
Moss did not sell before, at least until they run out. VB prices are =
gone. That being said, I have been buying a lot from Ahead4Healeys an=
d AH Spares lately. Actually better prices than Moss. Moss ship=
ping has gotten slower taking up to 4-5 days to be delivered using their Sa=
ver Fare. I seem to remember, if you ordered your parts before 3PM yo=
u got them the next day. I have received parts from Ahead4healeys in =
3 days in the recent past all the way from England. Go figure. =
No dog in this fight, just a personal observation.<div id=3D"yiv6107041647y=
Mail_cursorElementTracker_1606075036401">Mike MacLean<br clear=3D"none"><br=
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x solid #6D00F6;"> And Moss has parts that VB didn't. VB's prices wer=
e almost always lower for the parts they bought from Moss and resold. =
We all lose either way.<br clear=3D"none"><br clear=3D"none">Sent from my =
keyboard<br clear=3D"none"><div class=3D"yiv6107041647yqt9643225303" id=3D"=
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