Originally Posted by 01rangerxl
Originally Posted by hallstevenson
Just checked and even that ^^ probably isn't accurate anymore (the MSRP is wildly inflated). RA sells that part for $90, Amazon is $93. A shop might be paying $50-75 for this, yeah ?
No, Rock Auto and Amazon don't do wholesale pricing like that, and it's rare anyone will be cheaper than those two.
For me to get an equivalent part in the next couple hours, I could buy a "Precision" (probably Moog) line part from O'Reilly's for $167, an SKF from NAPA for $169, or a Motorcraft from the Motorcraft place for $177. I'd probably sell it for $250. $387 does seem high, but it lines right up with O'Reilly's "suggested list" on their commercial website, so his list is probably just the inflated list shown on his supplier's website, not even something he calculated based on his cost. If I went into my local O'Reilly's as a regular retail customer right now, the hub would be $228 (not including sales tax).
Exactly, on OReilly's commercial page (First Call Online) they list Mobil 1 0W40 at $16.93/qt with my cost being $9.99. The 5qt M1 0W40 shows a list of $67.78 and my cost being $39.99
Originally Posted by hallstevenson
Just checked and even that ^^ probably isn't accurate anymore (the MSRP is wildly inflated). RA sells that part for $90, Amazon is $93. A shop might be paying $50-75 for this, yeah ?
No, Rock Auto and Amazon don't do wholesale pricing like that, and it's rare anyone will be cheaper than those two.
For me to get an equivalent part in the next couple hours, I could buy a "Precision" (probably Moog) line part from O'Reilly's for $167, an SKF from NAPA for $169, or a Motorcraft from the Motorcraft place for $177. I'd probably sell it for $250. $387 does seem high, but it lines right up with O'Reilly's "suggested list" on their commercial website, so his list is probably just the inflated list shown on his supplier's website, not even something he calculated based on his cost. If I went into my local O'Reilly's as a regular retail customer right now, the hub would be $228 (not including sales tax).
Exactly, on OReilly's commercial page (First Call Online) they list Mobil 1 0W40 at $16.93/qt with my cost being $9.99. The 5qt M1 0W40 shows a list of $67.78 and my cost being $39.99