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09-30-2013, 08:43 AM
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Ayatollah of Rock N Rolla / Admin
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Knockoffs of more than just MSD- Be warned.
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09-30-2013, 09:12 AM
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Admin.
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Hamilton, NJ
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yup
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It really all boils down to that old human emotion, probably embedded into our DNA: Selfishness and greed. Greed among rip-off artists, for sure; but also, greed among consumers. We have met the enemy, and he is us. Be honest with yourself: Is that rock-bottom price from some niche vendor on eBay.com or Alibaba.com really legit? “If the pricing is 20–80-percent cheaper than the going rate for a particular product, it’s most likely counterfeit,” claims Auto Meter President Jeff King.
Read more: http://www.hotrod.com/feature_storie...#ixzz2gNwihyfB
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09-30-2013, 09:16 AM
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Meet Coordinator
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Location: brick/pt. pleasant beach
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****in nuts. Guess I'll be going through summit or jegs for my stuff now. Sucks for them if you use their price match feature and its for a knockoff. I'm sure they are taking measures to prevent abuse from that.
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09-30-2013, 10:25 AM
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Stalker
Join Date: Aug 2004
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good to know. All bolts for my winter engine build will be from GM or summit, and I'll still check them.
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09-30-2013, 11:10 AM
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13 Second Club / Moderator
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Franklin Lakes, NJ
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Terrifying. That's a great quote from Jeff King, too.
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09-30-2013, 11:10 AM
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12 Second Club / Bullwinkle
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Old Bridge, NJ/Corpus Christi, TX
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Ohh wow thanks for this post. Def gonna get all my ARP stuff through Jegs/Summit now...
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09-30-2013, 12:45 PM
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Ayatollah of Rock N Rolla / Admin
Join Date: Mar 2006
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For fasteners on critical stuff it's worth the extra $ for stuff you are sure about.
That's a bolt I bought via a non-mainstream parts house for my steering knuckle. It holds the two piece spindle together. Turns out it's an ungraded bolt sourced from Asia.
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09-30-2013, 01:02 PM
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Mongo the Meet Coordinator
Join Date: May 2008
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Huge issue with COTS both in civilian and military aspects, the DOD is having trouble making sure they get non chinese crap these days. Kinda scary when you think of the stuff you normally rely on every day and not knowing if it was assembled from sub standard crap from overseas...
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10-01-2013, 10:38 PM
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10 Second Club / Meet Coordinator
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Roxbury, NJ
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yea, saw this article in Hot Rod Mag and was not happy about it all.Gotta always buy from legit parts suppliers..
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