Rip off prices from RV Dealers
We took a trip along with our neighbors in our travel trailers to the Alabama Gulf Coast last week. While there both of us had issues with our travel trailer toilets due to improper winterizing. Nex...
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Amazon is no bargain if you need the item right now.
Maybe the dealer should have said "Sorry I don't have any toilet valves, but I can order you one!"
I assume you needed that valve right away vs. waiting to save a few bucks.
As to mark up and Rip Off.
Amazon orders valves 1000 at a time. The dealer may order 5.
Those valves then have to be shipped, inventoried,taxed and sold.
This is all to make it possible for the valve to be available locally vs. at a Amazon warehouse across the country.
The real secret is a good dealer knows that a few RV'ers will not use anti freeze and have a freeze issue. An experienced dealer knows there will be demand for toilet valves in the Spring because a few RV'ers will not properly winterize their rigs and require a new toilet valve.
Luckily the dealer knows more about the parts business than Amazon otherwise there would not have been a valve available at any cost.
I would not fault the dealer for making a profit, I would fault the OP for not winterizing properly.
Consider it a lesson learned......Anti freeze is foolproof and cheap insurance otherwise you can gamble and face the consequences in the Spring.
Maybe the dealer should have said "Sorry I don't have any toilet valves, but I can order you one!"
I assume you needed that valve right away vs. waiting to save a few bucks.
As to mark up and Rip Off.
Amazon orders valves 1000 at a time. The dealer may order 5.
Those valves then have to be shipped, inventoried,taxed and sold.
This is all to make it possible for the valve to be available locally vs. at a Amazon warehouse across the country.
The real secret is a good dealer knows that a few RV'ers will not use anti freeze and have a freeze issue. An experienced dealer knows there will be demand for toilet valves in the Spring because a few RV'ers will not properly winterize their rigs and require a new toilet valve.
Luckily the dealer knows more about the parts business than Amazon otherwise there would not have been a valve available at any cost.
I would not fault the dealer for making a profit, I would fault the OP for not winterizing properly.
Consider it a lesson learned......Anti freeze is foolproof and cheap insurance otherwise you can gamble and face the consequences in the Spring.
