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flabay
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Joined: February 28, 2004
Posts: 638
Location: Clearwater,FL
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I like CIP too. All of my orders came well packed in a timely manner, and they have a good website too. You know what you are getting unless no photo. BD has good parts, but could use help in the CS and Web dept., that's all.  |
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splitpile
Samba's Worst Speller
Joined: May 03, 2000
Posts: 5927
Location: back to living where hell meets the suface
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| Posted: Sun Nov 27, 2005 9:24 pm Post subject: |
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I stock over 4600 items, still that barely covers split buses let alone bays.
My web site sucks and we have been working on a live inventory site, it cost 1000's of dollars we been trying to complete and get it on-line for over a year (it also runs my point of sale in house).
I do like web orders, but we prefer phone calls or will call anyone back to verify. I also will tell you who has the parts you need or where to get them if I don't.
Availability is a big issue, but with the popularity of bay buses those parts seem to be becomeing more available then split parts.
The hardest part of being in the bus parts business is finding quality parts (that's why we rarely drop ship). We also like to offer different grades and make you aware of what you're getting so there is no flack.
As for priceing, parts seem to be going up like house prices in Cali, German parts are getting outrageous and some of my importers have cut German imports down to a minimum.
Just be happy with any business that is supplying you with parts for your bus, believe me it's hard to make a liveing selling BUS PARTS only, but that is what we do on-line and nothing else. It is a passion for me and an obsession as anybody who knows me can verify as my stable of buses keeps growing (giving me a good test bed for all the parts I sell)
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ratwell
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Joined: April 26, 2003
Posts: 8717
Location: Victoria, BC
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My most recent BD order:
Nov 14: ordered tail lights
Nov 15: order shipped (not expedited)
Nov 17: box arrives at my door via USPS
Great parts, great prices.
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VWBusrepairman
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Joined: July 06, 2004
Posts: 4726
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My most recent BD order:
Nov 14: ordered tail lights
Nov 15: order shipped (not expedited)
Nov 17: box arrives at my door via USPS
Great parts, great prices. |
were they lenses? (not German, are they?)  |
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ratwell
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Joined: April 26, 2003
Posts: 8717
Location: Victoria, BC
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Busdepot
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Joined: March 24, 2004
Posts: 1309
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Busdepot wrote:
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I also returned another part for credit. I don't know if I have credit for the door seal I returned, because I was never notified
If you can pm me your name I can check on the credit for you.
I did do this several weeks ago and once again have had no reply!!! No more orders from me. This level of customer service is simply unacceptable IMHO. |
You sent me PM via Samba on 11/9. I checked the shop records and pm'd you back on 11/10. Or at least I thought I did. I was pretty sure it went through but can't find it in the Samba pm history. I don't usually use Samba PM so maybe I did something wrong. Anyway, I found a record of shipping you door seal kits, but no record of getting back any seals. I do show a refund for a set of sun visors. Might this be what you were thinking of? Shoot me an email, or if you use Samba PM please include your email address and I'll reply to you that way.
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volkswagatron
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Joined: January 26, 2008
Posts: 215
Location: French Creek ,WV
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| i like bus depot because we are in wv and they are close but ive order from them many times and many times its been wrong...just last week had a h-pipe blow out on a local customers 85 vanagon i called an had a new one overnighted to get them back on the road the next day....quess what...wrong part came..checked the order recepit and sure enough i ordered the correct on but got one for syncros only......this was like the 12th time in the several yrs ive dealt with them i know i am tired off it...lay of the grass a little or something man and pay attention |
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