[Fordors]

I couldn’t have said it better Ron Pilger. You assessment is right on, but too many find it easier to beef about not getting a part when they want it. Tooling up for something and then having it produced in an amount that makes it economical to both market and make a profit from seems simple until you try. Then when it goes into the dreaded out of stock situation the need to evaluate vendor quantity requirements versus how many might sell in the future comes into the picture all over again. Consider the number of Drake’s cataloged items and how you might keep everything on the shelf at all times, it’s an impossible task.
Reproduction parts are not like canned vegetables, to expect every item to be available all the time is unrealistic.