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So the consensus seems that the AM General site is great for items you want to have on hand, but not so much for ones you need in a hurry.
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Yes, this billing method happened to me as well and took me by surprise. I had a nice email chat with the fellow at AMGen. I told him that they were very trusting to mail out partial shipments without taking payment for anything until the complete shipment goes out. I figure it's only a matter of time before some customer stiffs them.I ordered a large number of items in early November, mostly small, and all showing in stock. They came over a six week period in five separate shipments. If the shipping seemed a bit high (it did), they spent that or more shipping all those packages. Also, they asked for renewal of the credit card authorization after the last package arrived; they shipped everything before charging the card. Seems like a holdover from commercial practice where terms are "net 30" or whatever and PO processing is automated. If this is their standard practice, they are probably having trouble getting everyone to reauthorize the transactions. So they have some sorting out to do, but I'll definitely be getting another order in with the free shipping.
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They contacted me and said the rest of my items were on back order and it would be several weeks before they would ship so I asked them to cancel the rest of the order, again all showed to be in stockCool,,, TOO bad they did not ship all of my parts I bought last week, ALL showed to be in stock NO notice or indication on my account the entire order was not shipped until only ONE piece arrived, I mean this is the 21st century and they must be keeping inventory on an Abacus, no freaking excuse in continually disappointing.
Moral of the story do not expect to get what you order any time soon, EVEN if it shows to be in stock...
Seems like the deal of all deals. Is that in lots of 1000.Anyone have any insights on the glow plugs AMG sells, listed as #12338771/GM#08990733, are they good? Price is right at $5.75.
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Maybe they have a bazillion of them laying around, not TOO far out of line, It could be the "surplus" sellers are just gouging everyone, 12V units can be found under $10Anyone have any insights on the glow plugs AMG sells, listed as #12338771/GM#08990733, are they good? Price is right at $5.75.
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Googling the NSN numbers (and also the manufactures number) is always a good idea, it will usually bring up the usual suspects, there are however some "wholesale" sites that list some of the NSN numbers for very good prices, I am test purchasing from a couple of them, if you use your PP account and it turns out to be fake it is a rather easy path to refunding your money, only one has to keep track and stay on top of what they purchase, and of course it could turn out to be a waste of time.Their prices seem quite volatile, and not always less than the gougers on eBay and "made of gold" surplus outlets but often lower. It's worth checking their site when sourcing parts, and, as others have said, being very patient on shipping times.
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You have to denote A0 and A1, there are parts on early “A0” trucks that were improved upon on the A1, it’s really to differentiate that difference, for example, take halfshafts on an A0, they are 7700gvw shafts, A1 is a 10k shaft.This makes me laugh. Sad that even the folks who make HMMWVs don't know that there is no such thing as an "A0". If anyone thinks I'm wrong, show me an "A0" in any TM and I'll go away.
go back and read my previous reply....there are many “made up“ terms in the civilian world, like calling a slantback a “turtle back” and the term “Hummer”, 28yrs in the military and never do I remember anyone calling a hmmwv a “Hummer”Still, "A0" is a made up term. Before this imaginary term came to be there were just M35, M35A1 etc. I know that A1, A2 ect mean updates. Folks should know that too rather than making stuff up.
PayPal left me high and dry with a purchase from a suspect site earlier this year. Was only $30 thankfully. In this case I got a USPS tracking number ishortly after placing the order, and tracking that number showed it was deliverd the day BEFORE I placed the order. PP did not care one whit.Googling the NSN numbers (and also the manufactures number) is always a good idea, it will usually bring up the usual suspects, there are however some "wholesale" sites that list some of the NSN numbers for very good prices, I am test purchasing from a couple of them, if you use your PP account and it turns out to be fake it is a rather easy path to refunding your money, only one has to keep track and stay on top of what they purchase, and of course it could turn out to be a waste of time.
Aksara Cipta turned out to be a fake site, but I received a full refund and it was worth the time to find out.
I got hacked off one of those pages recently. I found the former pillar for the soft top on my hmmwv. Found it on this website for super cheap with free shipping. Never got it and then a couple weeks later my card was charged several times from all over the country.When searching part/NSN numbers I am seeing "too good to be true" prices on what appear to be fake websites. I have seen several that all have the same appearance, no physical address listed, and Gmail as the contact email. Looks like they are snagging the pictures and descriptions from legit sellers. Airlift bumper brackets are a good example...
I'm going to get some of the glowplugs, will report back... thanks!
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