re: used parts warning

[Ian Lomax <imlomax@ix.netcom.com>]

>    i'm getting my 1974 spider body fixed up and painted and have been
 >    buying parts to put back on when it's done and have learned: 
 >    don't expect parts from AlfaPartsExchange to be any less worn out
 >    than the ones you took off the car.  And don't expect them to be
 >    very sympathetic or allow returns.  And don't be suprised if they
 >    tell you that if you wanted really good ones you should have told
 >    them that when you placed your order.

Common sense would say that any parts coming off a 25 year old car are
not going to be in councours condition. The cars that APE disassembles
are not show winners, or else they wouldn't be there.  I've never had a
bad expereince with APE, but I have also had the luxury of being able to
look at the parts before buying them.  I realize this is impossible for
many people (including me now), but if the part is funtional, why should
they return them?

APE is providing a great suervice to us Alfisti, and I hate to see them
slammed for no good reason.

>     ps - Re-Orriginals parts when available have been outstandingly
          high quality!

I agree, but they are new parts, not used, and the price reflects the
quality.

Ian Lomax
Ann Arbor, MI