On Tue, 3 Feb 1998, Peter Zaborski wrote:
>
> What I think is that this should not be an issue unless you are dealing
> with TRF. In my experience, Moss's (and VB's in Calgary) products are
> available through local dealers. I assume the same is true in
> Sherbrooke. The dealer here in Calgary charges the Moss price times 1.5
> for delivered goods (plus GST). He places orders once a week and the
> stuff is shipped to a broker in the dealer's name - he handles all the
> hassles etc. So for Moss parts this is what I would do.
>
> The reason for this BTW, is that both Moss and VB have reasonably good
> policies for dealing with resellers of their stuff, ie. they will give
> the dealers a break on the prices. It is my understanding however, that
> TRF are steadfast in their refusal to give "wholesale" prices to
> potential resellers of their products (even though in many cases they
> sell exactly the same items from the same UK sources as Moss and VB).
> Thus you can't get local dealers to sell TRF stuff unless you want to
> pay a marked up price over retail (yeah right).
>
> So to sum up... if you want Moss parts, try to see if a local dealer
> will provide them. If you want TRF parts, be creative (!).
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Peter et al. You can buy TRF parts from an individual in Toronto at
reasonable prices (better than most retailers around here). I believe TRF
counts him
as a 'reseller'.
I can provide a name and phone number by private email if you are
interested.
Robert Carley
Ontario, Canada.
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