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07-09-2021, 09:24 AM | #91 |
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Of course there's risk involved, no one said otherwise. The major difference between you and the other guys is that you offer a unique product/service in procuring factory Nissan parts instead of selling used JDM parts for prices based on hype and flame emoji's. That's really unfortunate with the price hikes on the container. Maybe you can wait until it gets cheaper or you find another service? I don't think you are locked in to any ETA last time I checked..
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07-09-2021, 11:05 AM | #96 |
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I don't think telling someone they are comparing themselves to shitbags when they are not a shitbag is toxic. I think it's wholesome Zilvia content.
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Anyone that fronts money to buy something, to sell a month later or a year later is doing the same thing, putting money out there to procure goods and resell for a profit. I've seen plenty of people ship from overseas post office, I've been the receiver of probably 2 dozen purchases prior to about 2006, all from APO/FPO address via Ebay. Whether it's legal or not isn't the issue, I bring it up because I am just listing what I would've spent my time complaining about if I were to make a list of things to complain about regarding scams and flippers. As for me putting myself on whatever flipper's level... see my first point above. People can be a legitimate seller and not have a resale permit. People can part out cars for a hefty profit and not report any of that income properly. Almost every person has done that, so are we to broadly label those that don't report income in a legitimate manner as people that are untrustworthy or otherwise a scammer/flipper, according to this thread? Most states in the US require you to report *any* type of personal sales as income, but most people don't bother to report this if it's a cash transaction. My point is this: you front the cash, you can do whatever you want. Who cares. That's my point. Quote:
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As for genuine Nissan parts there are also sources for existing shops to buy from if they've been in business long enough, but it also means you own the entire supply chain logistics process from start to finish like me. But it also means you find out just as I did, Nissan will list products as "available to order" but not fulfill it months later. This is probably why so many people say parts are discontinued, because they keep getting betrayed by Nissan. I don't even need to explain any of what I do, but the reason why I am explaining is that people talk down on the flippers like they are evil because they come and go like locusts and provide nothing for the community. So what? As long as they're not selling fake products or scamming you out of money, more power to them. Last year I bought about $500+ worth of various S13/14 Nissan brochures from a guy in Australia. This was 100% a flip for probably 2-3x his cost on the product from Japan originally, but I was fine with paying the pricing. The batch included about 3 or 4 brochures that I wanted, rest were just throwaway. Why do I bring this up? Because the guy selling it saved me the trouble of sourcing the stuff on my own, and with EMS being suspended out of Japan it also meant it would've been harder to ship out of Japan had I been looking for it. Every overpriced item out there will have someone willing to buy it, it's no different than the S2000 or R35 GT-R marked up $10-30k when it first came out... the markup will stay there as long as people keep willing to pay for it. Does that make the dealer shady? I guess most people will think they are.
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07-10-2021, 03:57 PM | #99 |
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Yeah, losing a box (read: not container) that requires 0 extra fees (handling, customs, transportation) beyond paying for shipping is the same thing.
Totally. These are all people with high business acumen in the same boat as you. You've convinced me.
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If I had no real capital to invest with I'd just buy overseas from a broker and pay everything with credit card. The only difference between that vs buying a container is that most purchases over a certain value would necessitate a wire transfer instead of payment via 3rd party financing. There are also plenty of people out there that buy LCL or FCL shipments and flip for stupid money. Those are fewer though, they have a lot more working capital. At this point you guys can think whatever you want. I've said my piece, if my opinion is not valid or otherwise not a contribution to this thread, then so be it. Have fun.
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This is a worthwhile addition to the thread and I have made sure to enshrine it as such.
It's interesting to see pricing of vintage performance parts or NOS factory option parts for Nissans reaching and sometimes exceeding the price of comparable air-cooled Porsche parts, while the cars remain significantly less valuable. |
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Maybe it's because I don't spend enough time on the right parts of 'modern' social media sites, I'm honestly just confused where a lot of that stuff ends up going. Same with the super clean stock cars that get bid to the moon.
I'll grant that I don't have a social media presence myself and there are probably a lot of guys like me that are interested in restorations and preservation and unique old parts that aren't out there showing off their cars all the time. And they apparently have more money than me. But there's this bizarre dichotomy between the 240SX community I actually see online - the kids on reddit and facebook groups with drift missiles full of knockoff and chinese parts, the zilvia crowd who just fabricates everything new rather than buying old outdated JDM parts - and the seemingly bottomless market for $1000 NISMO OLD LOGO swag and $20,000 pristine preserved cars on BAT. |
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There is not a single 'old logo NISMO' piece to me that is worth what it was when it was new - if it is still new. There is no allure to paying astronomical prices for something 'old.' Maybe a piece for the man cave but I'm not paying SUPREME-Jordan-Pokemon-retro whatever pricing for it. Pass.
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06-08-2023, 11:10 AM | #106 |
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See I used to be the prime market for that stuff but I've been priced out of it. I've got plenty of new/NOS parts on my car that I bought at new prices but I'm buying this stuff to use it not put it on a shelf like a Beanie Baby. Can't imagine buying a $2k steering wheel (that cost 40000 yen in 1995) and being afraid to get my skin oils on the leather.
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