Well, the last 24 hours has been fun. I started looking for a Komatsu stick weldment yesterday for a customer. Part # 20Y-70-01310 (New from Komatsu $22729.28, none in stock at the factory, approx 6 months lead time) so I go to my trusted Machinery Trader Website and throw in the part number and Presto!
So, Rock Eq shows 1, Con Equip. shows 2. I look at the pics supplied by Rock and notice there is a thumb base weldment on it........not preferable for me. So I call Con late yesterday with my part number I supplied. He asked me how I got the part number, I told him from my local dealer. He still requests to look it up anyway.........so I provide the model and serial #. After 10 minutes of listening to him type on the other end he tells me they do have 1 but would need to verify that this morning as their yard had already closed for the day. I said no problem, call me in the morning.......I will need pics of the stick, price, and a freight estimate to Tulsa.
He calls me this morning and says he has the price and quote, but is still waiting on the pics to send. I said no problem , email it all to me as a quote so I can get back to my customer. I just get in about an hour ago and open his email to find..........
Look familiar? NOW I know they never had 1 to begin with. They found the same one I did in a search, represented it as theirs, and are playing the middleman. Little do they know that I ALREADY KNEW ABOUT THAT ONE! That explains the amount of typing I could hear over the phone yesterday. Would you believe Con has called me 3 times today trying to sell that stick!
Don't get me wrong, we all have to make money to survive but to do this and misrepresent what you actually have in stock..........or NOT have, is just wrong. I'm calling Rock Eq in the morning to see what their price is to me directly. This guy at Con has a big surprise coming in the morning. In the meantime, if you know where one of these is that is in good condition, let me know cause I'm buying.