X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Fri, 31 May 2013 18:04:42 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from mail-pd0-f174.google.com ([209.85.192.174] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 6.0.5) with ESMTPS id 6301077 for lml@lancaironline.net; Fri, 31 May 2013 17:44:18 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=209.85.192.174; envelope-from=pjdmiller@gmail.com Received: by mail-pd0-f174.google.com with SMTP id 3so2832449pdj.5 for ; Fri, 31 May 2013 14:43:44 -0700 (PDT) X-Received: by 10.66.82.69 with SMTP id g5mr15101042pay.179.1370036624278; Fri, 31 May 2013 14:43:44 -0700 (PDT) X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from [192.168.1.131] (S010620aa4b008706.cg.shawcable.net. [174.0.112.194]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPSA id 10sm48165741pbr.45.2013.05.31.14.43.42 for (version=TLSv1 cipher=ECDHE-RSA-RC4-SHA bits=128/128); Fri, 31 May 2013 14:43:43 -0700 (PDT) From: Paul Miller Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="Apple-Mail=_46E67EEA-AE4E-4DEE-BC30-B01C5C0DF89C" X-Original-Message-Id: <1DD38D18-8EC2-4056-B974-958342608B84@gmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 (Mac OS X Mail 6.3 $1503$) Subject: Re: [LML] gas spring 360 X-Original-Date: Fri, 31 May 2013 15:43:40 -0600 References: X-Original-To: "Lancair Mailing List" In-Reply-To: X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1503) --Apple-Mail=_46E67EEA-AE4E-4DEE-BC30-B01C5C0DF89C Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252 Another, more efficient way, pay Mc-Carr the $13 they charge for that = part and just send Lancair $5 to help them out. Lancair will save all = the G&A from sourcing, storing, sending and more. There are some things an airplane company should sell and some things = best left to those who have the volume for generic parts. When someone = presses the order button on this part, Lancair should just have Mc-Carr = drop ship it and save Lancair the trouble of having to mark it up 50% = and keep it on the shelf. =20 I have tried in the past to look for parts from Lancair but, honestly, = it is just easier and quicker and cheaper to order online and get stuff = within a day or two from other sources. Now, if they embarked on an = annual maintenance package that had all the parts to do a regular = inspection then maybe that makes sense to get it all at once with one = shipment but I can do that with Spruce in about 3 minutes with the = re-order feature. Paul Legacy On 2013-05-31, at 2:14 PM, Steve Colwell wrote: > I don=92t think they are gouging, just adding a reasonable mark up to = their cost on parts...We need Lancair to stay healthy and remain a parts = and service source. I try to buy as much as I can from them for that = reason.=20 --Apple-Mail=_46E67EEA-AE4E-4DEE-BC30-B01C5C0DF89C Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=windows-1252 mcmess1919@yahoo.com> = wrote:

I don=92t = think they are gouging, just adding a reasonable mark up to their cost = on parts...We need Lancair to stay healthy and remain a parts and = service source. I try to buy as much as I can from them for that = reason.

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