When you trade you hard-earned money for a service or item, you expect to be treated correctly. No need overly slobber over my knob, no: I’m just asking for mere competence. Do the job properly! Return emails and phone calls in a timely manner. You know, basic customer service stuff.
In the never-ending journey of fixing my used 2019 Volkswagen Golf GTI back up to my standards of acceptable quality, I’ve been buying quite a few parts. In order to save as much as possible, certain items I’m okay with buying used on eBay. It’s already a used car: there’s no point to making it perfect.
The previous owner of the Golf must have frequently hauled large items in the hatch. Which is great, because I love seeing cars being used for its intention. However, that means the inner hatch cover of the GTI is a bit too beat up for my liking. One side doesn’t even fit flush anymore.
I bought a replacement panel on eBay off a wrecked car. However, the seller failed to cover the entire piece in cardboard. When the shipping company - doesn’t matter who, really; they all don’t give a crap - inevitably drags the part on the ground, the exposed corners got marred. Not the end of the world, but annoying nevertheless. You’d think a seller of used car parts would know how to package them properly for transit.
From a different seller I purchased a used rear door skin. This seller actually covered the entire thing in cardboard. It’s a sad state of affairs that I have to be impressed at mere competence, but here we are. At least I’ve now found a known quality seller, should I need additional replacements parts for the VW.
If you’re looking for car parts off of wrecked cars, look first at Enthusiast Car Parts.
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