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Old 09-14-2017, 07:34 PM   #1
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Default Wood Body Blocks, any difference between vendors

Has anyone ever noticed if there was any difference in quality, craftsmanship, precision, etc. of the wood body blocks sold by the Model A vendors? Is it worth it to pay a little extra for the blocks from one vendor over another? Or are they basically all made by one source (perhaps overseas) and it doesn't matter.

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Old 09-14-2017, 08:50 PM   #2
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Default Re: Wood Body Blocks, any difference between vendors

I don't think it matters. I suspect most of the vendors get their blocks for the same supplier. I have several sets I got from various places and they all seem pretty much the same.
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Old 09-14-2017, 10:44 PM   #3
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For example Co. A is a wholesaler and also sells retail. Co B can buy 20 of an item from Co A, Co C can only buy and stock 10, Co B can offer a better price then C because they get the per piece at a lower cost. Generally all prices are in the same ballpark on the retail level including Co A because they don't want to under price too much, they need their wholesale buyers (other retailers) to keep the parts producers in business by Co A buying in volume from them and then supplying the parts to the trade at a discount and still make money in the process.
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