X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from elasmtp-spurfowl.atl.sa.earthlink.net ([209.86.89.66] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 6.0.5) with ESMTP id 6301336 for lml@lancaironline.net; Fri, 31 May 2013 22:13:14 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=209.86.89.66; envelope-from=colyncase@earthlink.net DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=dk20050327; d=earthlink.net; b=CUUClJ5JlLpR1Gw7OpZHEdd0Rdjb6+qbroOwCJqUQ5iKOwV05gRp+tH0WXWE4qsu; h=Received:From:Mime-Version:Content-Type:Subject:Date:In-Reply-To:To:References:Message-Id:X-Mailer:X-ELNK-Trace:X-Originating-IP; Received: from [71.181.17.133] (helo=[192.168.1.24]) by elasmtp-spurfowl.atl.sa.earthlink.net with esmtpa (Exim 4.67) (envelope-from ) id 1UibJA-00075v-OW for lml@lancaironline.net; Fri, 31 May 2013 22:12:40 -0400 From: Colyn Case Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v1085) Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=Apple-Mail-364-903536391 Subject: Re: [LML] Re: gas spring 360 Date: Fri, 31 May 2013 22:12:40 -0400 In-Reply-To: To: "Lancair Mailing List" References: Message-Id: <1F42B88B-04B6-4168-9121-7583EAD1465F@earthlink.net> X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1085) X-ELNK-Trace: 63d5d3452847f8b1d6dd28457998182d7e972de0d01da9403dd659324c508ab213357ebde7016478350badd9bab72f9c350badd9bab72f9c350badd9bab72f9c X-Originating-IP: 71.181.17.133 --Apple-Mail-364-903536391 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252 Yes, but you don't get to talk to Michelle that way. On May 31, 2013, at 6:04 PM, Paul Miller wrote: 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-364-903536391 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=windows-1252 Yes, = but you don't get to talk to Michelle that way.

On May = 31, 2013, at 6:04 PM, Paul Miller wrote:

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. =

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 <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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