Parts research - due dilligence...

[98Z5V]

I just want to point something out here.  Do your research when you're searching for parts.  If you want a deal on something, always search it out on the 'net, and check for better prices - you'd be surprised at what you can find sometimes.  ALWAYS verify the seller - if you see something listed dirt cheap, seemingly too-good-to-be-true - then dig into that vendor HARD.  There are alot of fake sites out there ready to take your money, and Eff you over.  If a site doesn't have a physical location listed for a storefront, that you can find on Google street view, and an actual landline phone number that you can call - then be forewarned.  If I can't find a physical address for a company, and a real phone number for them, listed directly on their website, then I won't buy from them.  There's something shady about a company that won't publicly list that information.

Now, for the next part - and I have an example I'd like to make...

When you see something somethere, and it's listed at about 30% off, check it out.  Looks like a GREAT deal!  30% off?  Are you kidding me?!!?

Check into it...

I'm looking for a Geissele S3G trigger, for example.  It's listed directly on the Geissele website at full retail, for $245.  Here's the link:

  https://geissele.com/super-3-gun-s3g-trigger.html

Bill Geissele himself wwants $245 for that trigger - and it's well worth that amount.

So, search the part number on the webz, look for deals, and find what works for you - and research that vendor, if it's too cool of a price. 

Now, here we have some other shady business dealings.  Companies will INFLATE prices on their website, then mark that number down, and make you think you're getting a GREAT deal!  My example here is the same Geissele S3G trigger - listed for $245 FROM the manufacturer - and it's "on sale" from this company.  Looks around 30% off, too!  Now, if I only shop from this company, it looks like a fantastic deal - Because they over-inflated the original price, right there in plain view, right on their website.

Check this ad out:

https://palmettostatearmory.com/geissele-super-three-gun-s3g.html

Now, where on the fucking PLANET is that trigger for sale for $336?!!?  Where was THAT ever a price for this trigger?  It never WAS a price for this trigger, never even from the manufacturer himself, but it sure looks like it's about 30% off, and "on sale" for $240.99 from that company...  

Long story short - I'll hand Bill Geissele $245 for that trigger, directly, rather than save $4.01 on that trigger from a company that's pulling shiit like that, right on their website.

Choose your dollars wisely, people.  Really look at what you're looking at, see beyond the smoke and mirrors...  

Off my about all that... 

Edited October 22, 2023 by 98Z5V

[98Z5V]

My example above is definitely some "Cheaper Than Dirt" shiit, right there...