You might want to check this place out for REALLY cheap name brand filters...
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Wow! And I thought Costco packages were big!
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Part Details:
MFG : Misc
Part #: Mixed_Oil_Filters
Quantity : 900
Price: $0.50
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Make Model Part Description Engine Years
Various Various Mixed Oil Filters Various 79-08
Well, if you buy these 900 filters, you're assured of fitting at least some model(s) for the next 3 model years
Here's a runner up for the BIG BOY ford filter in a FRAM
MFG : Fram
Part #: PH977A
Quantity : 99
Price: $1.27
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Make Model Part Description Engine Years
Ford Various Oil Filter V8-359 74-75
Ford Various Oil Filter V8-361 73-78
Ford Various Oil Filter V8-370 79-92
Ford Various Oil Filter V8-389 73-78
Ford Various Oil Filter V8-391 73-78
Massey Ferguson MF-44 Oil Filter Various 60-03
Massey Ferguson MF-44B Oil Filter Various 60-03
And for you Chebby guys that don't want to be outdone by a Ferd....
MFG : AC Delco
Part #: PF932
Quantity : 236
Price: $1.56
[ July 31, 2005, 01:05 AM: Message edited by: Gary Allan ]
MFG : Misc
Part #: Mixed_Oil_Filters
Quantity : 900
Price: $0.50
Image? None.
Make Model Part Description Engine Years
Various Various Mixed Oil Filters Various 79-08
Well, if you buy these 900 filters, you're assured of fitting at least some model(s) for the next 3 model years
Here's a runner up for the BIG BOY ford filter in a FRAM
MFG : Fram
Part #: PH977A
Quantity : 99
Price: $1.27
Image? None.
Make Model Part Description Engine Years
Ford Various Oil Filter V8-359 74-75
Ford Various Oil Filter V8-361 73-78
Ford Various Oil Filter V8-370 79-92
Ford Various Oil Filter V8-389 73-78
Ford Various Oil Filter V8-391 73-78
Massey Ferguson MF-44 Oil Filter Various 60-03
Massey Ferguson MF-44B Oil Filter Various 60-03
And for you Chebby guys that don't want to be outdone by a Ferd....
MFG : AC Delco
Part #: PF932
Quantity : 236
Price: $1.56
[ July 31, 2005, 01:05 AM: Message edited by: Gary Allan ]
...and all you gotta do is buy $500 worth, in order to get these prices...
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Well, I'm sure that the overhead of having a physical store and advertising is a great % of the final cost. You've got some serious cash tied up in inventory. I'm sure part stores pay more for their fitlers than this. Most typically use the J-I-T method of inventory balance. Just in time delivery. You get what you need and you pay no sooner for no more than you need.
This is probably the type of liquidator that most of your ebay type filter sales come from. Someone invest $500 and hopes for the best. If these could sell for more to the trade/service industry ..they wouldn't be there.
This is probably the type of liquidator that most of your ebay type filter sales come from. Someone invest $500 and hopes for the best. If these could sell for more to the trade/service industry ..they wouldn't be there.
well- $500 minimum- here's what Ya do...
buy enough filters to last as long as you think you might need the car.
and look through the list of OTHER parts available...
You could buy like, 8 sets of new brake pads, a few sets of new rotors, ball joints, other parts that wear out. Buy for all cars at the same time. Might be able to get over $500 and have enough spare consumables around to save money in the long run.
I noticed... ball joints for my car, $9.70 each.. they are $50 here locally. I noticed, New rotors, for $11-15, they are like $60 each here in town. etc etc. i'm thinking about the possabilities.
buy enough filters to last as long as you think you might need the car.
and look through the list of OTHER parts available...
You could buy like, 8 sets of new brake pads, a few sets of new rotors, ball joints, other parts that wear out. Buy for all cars at the same time. Might be able to get over $500 and have enough spare consumables around to save money in the long run.
I noticed... ball joints for my car, $9.70 each.. they are $50 here locally. I noticed, New rotors, for $11-15, they are like $60 each here in town. etc etc. i'm thinking about the possabilities.
That's the BITOG spirit!!!
Think about going in with out car club, if you have one. I am sure 5 people with one or two vehicles a piece could get enough parts together to place an order.
Well I just posted this in another thread but it deserves to be in here..
Where to start about "old" filters.
First off, distributors add or drop product lines. So when they drop a particular brand, they filter company they bought the filters from doesn't take them all back. So they either sell them at reduced prices or there are companies who will buy "close outs" or discontinued part numbers.
If a part number is a "slow" mover, chances are you may end up buying a filter that is a few years old from those "close out" companies who bought these.
So anyone buying a "name brand" filter over the internet at "great" prices..be sure what you are getting is a semi-current made filter. You may be buying one that is 3-4-5 or more years old.
Second, Filter Manufacturers will not take a case of filters back if that part number is not on the current price sheet and generally not more than 2-3 years old. So what's a distributor to do with these or the broken cases they can't return? They sit on them year after year and hope someone comes in and needs that part number or sell them to the "close out" specialist.
If you're in sales and calling on a distributor, all of them have "old" filters sitting around. Either with old logo's or paint schemes. I can take you into a distributor here in Dallas who has some spin on filters built in the 1960's on his shelf from a brand he's been selling since the 1930's and is still selling.
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Welcome to the world of close out buyers...
What you end up with is dogs of part numbers with a few decent ones. So they offer great prices to temp you to take the dogs off their hands at the same time.
Where to start about "old" filters.
First off, distributors add or drop product lines. So when they drop a particular brand, they filter company they bought the filters from doesn't take them all back. So they either sell them at reduced prices or there are companies who will buy "close outs" or discontinued part numbers.
If a part number is a "slow" mover, chances are you may end up buying a filter that is a few years old from those "close out" companies who bought these.
So anyone buying a "name brand" filter over the internet at "great" prices..be sure what you are getting is a semi-current made filter. You may be buying one that is 3-4-5 or more years old.
Second, Filter Manufacturers will not take a case of filters back if that part number is not on the current price sheet and generally not more than 2-3 years old. So what's a distributor to do with these or the broken cases they can't return? They sit on them year after year and hope someone comes in and needs that part number or sell them to the "close out" specialist.
If you're in sales and calling on a distributor, all of them have "old" filters sitting around. Either with old logo's or paint schemes. I can take you into a distributor here in Dallas who has some spin on filters built in the 1960's on his shelf from a brand he's been selling since the 1930's and is still selling.
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Welcome to the world of close out buyers...
What you end up with is dogs of part numbers with a few decent ones. So they offer great prices to temp you to take the dogs off their hands at the same time.
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Yeah, I've seen when a new line comes into an independant parts store ..let's say Gates for belts where Goodyear was the current offering. Usually the salesrep buys out the current inventory of Goodyear. They probably end up at a liquidator ..or if the rep is enterprising and has a little broader lattitude in his manuvering ability ..brokers them him self.
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