Yes, please do .........Larry
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> From: Robert J. Carley <rcarley@uoguelph.ca>
> To: Peter Zaborski <peterz@merak.com>
> Cc: 'TR6 List' <triumphs@autox.team.net>
> Subject: RE: TRF in Canada (Shipping Policy)
> Date: Tuesday, February 03, 1998 7:39 PM
>
>
> 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 (!).
>
> __________________________________________________
>
> 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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