Website: Used Auto Parts
December 3, 2005 – 13:10 pmMost of you know that I spend the better part of my waking hours on or near a computer. I have been a big proponent of on-line commerce for a long time and I love the convenience of shopping from home and having my purchases delivered to me. I don’t mind going to the mall – I just don’t like paying high prices or fighting a bunch of people for a sale.
The other day my son arrived home from college in his 1996 Honda Accord. Somehow, the plastic connectors that hold the left running/turn signal light in place had gotten broken and the light was getting ready to fall out. (I think the inspection station may have actually broken them but who knows.) Since I know that these light housing units can be expensive, I started calling the junk yards to try to get a used one. Of course finding used Honda parts is a tough task since they are built so well that most of them are still on the road. So as you might expect, no one had the part in stock and they required me to prepay ($25) before they would order one. That meant I had to pay for the part plus make two trips to get it.
Suddenly it dawned on me to check the internet. A couple minutes later I had located several on-line used auto parts websites. I found the part, which including shipping to my house, would cost me $17. Six days later the part arrived and it actually looks like it is new, no dirt, grease or scratches. I don’t know why I had never thought of shopping for use parts on the internet before but I will definitely use it in the future. I thought I would mention website that I used in case you want to give it a try the next time you need a used part.
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