OkeeGuy

YUP! i ordered a Grant steering wheel here... http://www.tognottisautoworld.com/Pr...t/corvette.asp
and this morning i got an email from them stating that they were out of stock on that item and it would be 14 days berfore they would recieve it and THEN they would ship it to me... :rolleyes:

NOW GET THIS...they also said that I WOULD BE CHARGED for the shipping from Grant to them AND the shipping from them to me!!!

:rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes:

maybe its me but that dosnt sound like a good way to do business...
kinda pissed me off... :rant:

SO...does anyone know a GOOD place to get a Grant mahogany wheel?


[Modified by SIGNGUY, 8:51 PM 5/28/2004]

OHSIXX

So, this is an expensive hobby. I paid $140 for this one, but was able to sell my old one for $75. I ended up paying shipping on both transactions.



Good for me, I am about $1K from total competion on this car (I think.) :rolleyes:

73 Vet

I ordered one from the same place, was told the same thing, but got it in about five days. I'm very pleased with it. Every where I called was the same thing; they are on backorder. Shipping charges are just something I'm used to.........in most cases, it still beats the hell out of prices locally. :)

OkeeGuy

i understand that as i would be embarrassed to admit to you how much $ i have sunk into mine... :rolleyes:
however...
1...i think that 3 weeks is too long to have to wait...
2...i dont think it is fair at all to charge me for shipping for them to obtain inventory...
i have to wonder...if shipping charges arnt built into their pricing, does every customer have to pay double shipping on every item they buy???
after all...it is NOT a special order item...it is an item that they list as in stock and its not my fault they are out of them...

i just dont think its a good way to do business myself...

if its $140...its $140...no prob...
just dont BS me...know what i mean?


[Modified by SIGNGUY, 9:26 PM 5/28/2004]

Older Than Dirt

If you are looking for the 794 (polished spoke), Summit has them in stock. 123.99. Tell Summit what Tognotti's sells them for and they will match their price.

AlwaysWave

:iagree: Summit will send you any wheel you want.

OkeeGuy

thank you very much! :)

MotorHead

I have the 791 really nice, leather wrapped feels nice to drive with it. At Jegs for about 93 bucks :D

Wrecked82

Same thing happened to me, but 2 years later, I am still waiting for it to show up on my credit card. Take from there.

Oh forget it, it probably did show up on my credit card and I just missed it.... :p:


[Modified by Larry82, 8:47 PM 5/28/2004]

corvettecris

Bought mine from summit (the black stained mahogany one) and LOVE IT!!!! I like to deal with Summit..

JJ Deuce

:rofl: total completion! that's funny! :rofl: :rofl: :lolg: :lolg:

78PC L82_4SP

check ebay, I see them on there all the time. I bought one that is pretty neat looking. Id show you if I knew how to send pics to the forum

mandm1200

Sounds like a rip off to me. I never heard of a business charging the customer twice to receive their inventory. In my opinion the price they posted includes shipping to them. All businesses take into account freight charges to receive items. There are many other factors that go into receiving and selling goods. The cost to place the order, pay the invoice, unpack the item, stock the item, etc. They have an assortment of other bills to pay: rent, electric, phone, employees, advertising, etc.

Before you know it, they'll start adding additional charges other than then freight to them.
I would find it hard to believe that their shipping cost to receive it is more than $2, assuming they are buying several dozen items from the same supplier. They should just eat that cost. If this is something they buy as needed from a supplier and they buy very little from, and they know that each order they place will have a significant shipping charge they should have a retail price to reflect that.

That reminds me of a sign/cartoon I saw at a store. First picture shows a guy at the parts counter and the parts guy tells him the price of the item is $69.95. The customer says the business down the street sells the same item for $59.95. The parts guy then tells him to go there and buy it. The customer says he was there but they are out of stock. The parts guy says ‘when were out of stock of this item we sell them for $49.95’.

Mike

Today's problem is..

If your interested I have one that was on my old monte carlo for about 6 weeks id sell.