[35fordtn]

Kubes point is dead on in my opinion. Buyers are lured in by small savings and discounts, and get upset if they can't get them. That's how this whole thread started right? There are businesses in this hobby whom I steer clear from, but in the end they are all supplying us with needed parts and all are supporters of the hobby. When I started in the hobby I always enjoyed ordering parts from a smaller vendor and it was usually Dick Spadaro. The costs of the parts were sometimes a little higher, but I didn't care because smaller vendors like himself were always a more pleasant experience. You almost always got the same person on the phone, and likely that person was a hobbyist as well and could tell you how good or bad a certain reproduction part is from their own hands on experience. To me that was ALWAYS worth the few extra dollars.