Junk Yard hustle.
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Junk Yard hustle.
I am rebuilding a Q.jet carb I got at the junk yard. I bought a warranty just in case. In the final stage of the rebuild, I found the choke was not working. No problem, I thought. I'll just take it back with my receipt and warranty, and get a different one.
I took the receipt and the faulty choke and off to the j/y I went. When I showed it to the guy at the gate, he looked at me like I was crazy. "Where is the rest of the carb," he asked.
"It's in my garage. I rebuilt it."
"Well, you have to bring the whole thing, and we'll exchange it. You can't exchange just part of it."
I asked to speak to the manager. He told me the same thing. Then I got angry and told him all about his mother and left.
It is not the cost of the item. It is the principle of the transaction that irks me. I merely want to be treated fairly.
It is a racket. They charge a $2.00 entry fee and deny you a receipt. Then, if you buy something, they charge tax ON THE ENTRY FEE!!
On top of that, they charge a 'core' fee. But never rebuild anything.
I took the receipt and the faulty choke and off to the j/y I went. When I showed it to the guy at the gate, he looked at me like I was crazy. "Where is the rest of the carb," he asked.
"It's in my garage. I rebuilt it."
"Well, you have to bring the whole thing, and we'll exchange it. You can't exchange just part of it."
I asked to speak to the manager. He told me the same thing. Then I got angry and told him all about his mother and left.
It is not the cost of the item. It is the principle of the transaction that irks me. I merely want to be treated fairly.
It is a racket. They charge a $2.00 entry fee and deny you a receipt. Then, if you buy something, they charge tax ON THE ENTRY FEE!!
On top of that, they charge a 'core' fee. But never rebuild anything.
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The local JY that I go to charges $1 entry fee. No receipt and no tax, cash only.
The do not offer any warranty, free or paid for. You buy it, it's yours. Doesn't work? Too bad, your loss.
As for the core charge, it is not the same as a rebuilder's core charge. They are in two businesses at once - selling used parts, and selling for scrap metal anything that isn't sold as a part. The local JY that I go to charges a core charge on large metal items. It represents what they would get for the metal as scrap if nobody bought it (probably inflated too). It's all a game. $40 for a cylinder head plus $5 core charge. Why not just $45 for a cylinder head? Probably similar reasoning as $3.99 rather than $4 for an item.
The do not offer any warranty, free or paid for. You buy it, it's yours. Doesn't work? Too bad, your loss.
As for the core charge, it is not the same as a rebuilder's core charge. They are in two businesses at once - selling used parts, and selling for scrap metal anything that isn't sold as a part. The local JY that I go to charges a core charge on large metal items. It represents what they would get for the metal as scrap if nobody bought it (probably inflated too). It's all a game. $40 for a cylinder head plus $5 core charge. Why not just $45 for a cylinder head? Probably similar reasoning as $3.99 rather than $4 for an item.
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As for the core charge, it is not the same as a rebuilder's core charge. They are in two businesses at once - selling used parts, and selling for scrap metal anything that isn't sold as a part. The local JY that I go to charges a core charge on large metal items. It represents what they would get for the metal as scrap if nobody bought it (probably inflated too).
My point exactly: By charging the 'core charge', they are selling it twice. The person buying it is not only paying their price for a used part, but also the amount the j/y would have made by scrapping it item.
My point exactly: By charging the 'core charge', they are selling it twice. The person buying it is not only paying their price for a used part, but also the amount the j/y would have made by scrapping it item.
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And to think, people used to look down on "junkyard" owners as being dumb.........
They have been doing this for years, and they know how to get the best money out of everything.
The reason most yards don't let you pull your own parts? Not insurance reasons, as they try to tell you, but because too many things were getting torn up by people using "shortcuts" to get what they were after, and not caring what other sellable items they damaged to get it. That, and the pilfering of small stuff tossed into toolboxes. Another thing that most yards don't let get thru the gate. They prefer to "rent" tools, if they allow you to pull your own parts at all.
BTW, my grandfather owned a large truck salvage when I was a kid. Trust me, he wasn't broke. Gramdma lived quite well for another 20 years after he died, and still had over $100K in the bank...... And she passed away in 1990.
They have been doing this for years, and they know how to get the best money out of everything.
The reason most yards don't let you pull your own parts? Not insurance reasons, as they try to tell you, but because too many things were getting torn up by people using "shortcuts" to get what they were after, and not caring what other sellable items they damaged to get it. That, and the pilfering of small stuff tossed into toolboxes. Another thing that most yards don't let get thru the gate. They prefer to "rent" tools, if they allow you to pull your own parts at all.
BTW, my grandfather owned a large truck salvage when I was a kid. Trust me, he wasn't broke. Gramdma lived quite well for another 20 years after he died, and still had over $100K in the bank...... And she passed away in 1990.
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