Ebuyer Verses Halfords.

[Ogben Schmutzel]

Hi Folks,

 

I

[Masked Marauder]

The power to the positive side will be wired in reverse.

 

Don't know what else as mine had a bodged set of ISO connectors fitted that by-pass the Ford Amplifier.

[steve67car]

tipical short sighted :D no disrespect to you but think logically where do you go if it goes wrong ? also think staff rent overheads legal shop/company that pays vat, tax ,profit tax ,paye also people like me and halfrauds will still be here in 3-6 months :D also internet type companys rely on retro cash back from manufacters for their profit/wages and most buy their stock with your money after you pay by card then there the fraud side where can your card details go ?yes theres card protection but it takes time and hassle to sort

but the upside is you save money but the hassle when/if it dont work or graded or at worse dont turn up[ lost or stolenin transit ] :angry:

[steve67car]

:D mate had

[_dg]

tipical short sighted :D no disrespect to you but think logically where do you go if it goes wrong ? also think staff rent overheads legal shop/company that pays vat, tax ,profit tax ,paye also people like me and halfrauds will still be here in 3-6 months :D also internet type companys rely on retro cash back from manufacters for their profit/wages and most buy their stock with your money after you pay by card then there the fraud side where can your card details go ?yes theres card protection but it takes time and hassle to sort

but the upside is you save money but the hassle when/if it dont work or graded or at worse dont turn up[ lost or stolenin transit ] :angry:

So its all doom and gloom for buying off the net then?

 

I've had no problems with internet buying in 15 years, and no problems at all with Ebuyer. Also AFAIK, Ebuyer have gone back to a telephone support line for any problems.

 

At half the Halfords price, if something does go wrong you can always buy another :D

 

I can't imagine that installation would be more than 10 minutes either

[Ogben Schmutzel]

Yeh

[steve67car]

not doom and gloom just tring to explain the price differance

also my rent is

[Ogben Schmutzel]

Steve,

 

I do understand the overhead issue and I would be quite happy to pay 20% or even 30% more to purchase locally but !00%, no way.

 

If that is what the 'high street'has to offer the they had better look out IHMO!!

 

I don't know exactly what your position is but I am guessing that competing with 'the net' is an issue??

 

Regards.

Oggy.

[steve67car]

:angry: just a bit but with out checking the model of radio you are after i cannot reply to the % issue but i general i can and do better halfrauds price by on average 20-25% excluding there specials they do to get you in a buy that other stuff you did not need til you went in so to speak :D

[steve67car]

by the time you add vat plus carrage its a shade under

[Masked Marauder]

Where is your shop Steve? I remember seeing a modded shalaxy outside an car audio shop just outside the town center when I was looking for an Aux In lead for my Blaupunkt.

[_dg]

Probably going OT, but I know of, and see more and more people only visiting bricks amd mortar shops in order to physically see products, and then going home and ordering them off the net at a major cost saving.

 

It may mean the demise of the smaller retail outlets in the future, and only the likes of Hafords, Dixons, Currys etc will remain.

 

It has been years since I made any significant purchase from a shop as opposed to online - in fact I recently orderd some iso cables, connections and nuts and bolts on line too - all next day delivery and no wasted time having to drive into town.

[steve67car]

:rolleyes: prob mine but we have moved due to the lack of parking and the fact the land lord can only see the property being turned in to flats like the other three commercal buildings have or are being done

as for dg statment you aint alone on that one alot of people do order every thing on line

but look at it an other way what happens when your job goes online [if thats possible]

or worse china or some other far eastern rice bowl country where wages equal nothing but slavery then what

see my point is every one moans look at the state of the country but look how we live if we dont support small local companies and the like where will we all stand in the not to distant future :(

[Bigjeeze]

Without making this a personal issue -

 

you do have a long long way to go to convince me that small business should be supported when they don't support you.

 

High prices huge margins and poor service are not only coming from Halfords and the like.

 

If you give a better service and a better price you will get the business -never mind the web.

It seems to me that too many small business feel that they are owed a living - and that because they have risked all and invested - possibly their home - they feel they should get rich quick.

 

Quality & service with a good price are all I ever want.

 

I have had no problems buying from the web - I buy from Ebuyer and many others - so far no problem and as has been said even if the service dropped - at half price you can afford to buy a spare!!

[Ogben Schmutzel]

I think the jury is still out on who is going to survive this

 

There is still time for the high street shops to get their act in order but whether they can with their massive overheads is going to be the test. Also I don

[Guest vr6galaxy]

Steve are you NCR? used to be on the Kettering road but have now moved to better premises and a better location?

[steve67car]

thats us :rolleyes:

[steve67car]

:D as for a fair price we try but as for get rich quick that aint going to happen with us i got the same as most here and that is always hard to have enough in the bank to make ends meet

so with out my visa id be stuffed most months :(

and as the company has beenm going nearly 20ish years or so with thecurrent owner nearly 15 years and me being there 8 years we must be doing something right :rolleyes: hopefully

[Guest vr6galaxy]

I've dealt with you before :( you fixed my kenwood mask unit! ribbon cable split :D what alarms do you do? I may need an alarm doing on the old mans Delica! needs to linked into the C/L and electric windows, also needs to be simple to use as the old dear will be using it! :rolleyes: what alarms do you do? and we are talking cash! or galaxy parts :D

[steve67car]

to be honest it depends on insurance companies cause if you put a std alarm on then they ask for cat 1 its wasted monies but check it out let me know email or pm and ill get you a very good price for cash :( we like cash

but on a serious note check it out which the robbing ba$tard$ reqire [ sorry the insurance comany ] also does it have any thing on it at the monent security wise :rolleyes:

[Guest vr6galaxy]

It has nothing on it at the moment! it's well stashed up the driveway tucked behind two other vehicles! mind you it's not exactly something someone would go out of there way to steal :rolleyes: it's mainly for peace of mind and give some protection to the contents when it's loaded up with his fishing kit or when he's parked up along side the lake and the vehicles a little way away in the carpark!

post the shops new address, I should have an early finish tommorow :D did the job on friday :( arranged to give a mate a hand on his jobs tommorow in coventry so I should be back in town early enough to pop in :D

[steve67car]

its now at unit 111

k2 house kg business ctr

heathfield way

nn5 7qp 01604 755220

it is through the gate to the right of A plant on the sharp bend

will be there lateish as the new owner of the galaxy should be collecting it about 6-7 pm

be nice to meet ya :rolleyes:

[Ogben Schmutzel]

Amazing what a simple question can do :rolleyes:

[Guest vr6galaxy]

will be there lateish as the new owner of the galaxy should be collecting it about 6-7 pm

be nice to meet ya :D

6-7pm :( when I say early finish if all goes well I mean around 1-2pm :rolleyes: 6-7pm finish is a real real bad day for me!

[steve67car]

thats fine dont have a lunchas such so should be there all day :rolleyes: