The worst you've been ripped off by your local shop?

[NeverEnuffBass 10+ year member]

i went to one shop, the guy tried to charge me $12 a foot of 0 gauge wire, $70 for fuse holder, and $200 for 1 15" kicker comp, i wasnt planning on buying anything i was just shopping around at the local shops to see who had the best prices, all of them r overly expensive. rigOne shop i walked in and immediately saw jl audio as there main company and turned ht around.[/QUOTE]
Great reason to leave a shop //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/rolleyes.gif.c1fef805e9d1464d377451cd5bc18bfb.gif

 

[SRim23 5,000+ posts]

I went into the local shop today (TAS ELECTRONICS), figured I'd pick up some 1/0 gauge wire to upgrade my wiring system.
Well, the guy who is usually knowledgeable and friendly said, OH, we actually have one on sale, it's a Amplifier kit, so I said, ok, I'll check it out.

He brought it out, was a db Link 4000 watt 1/0 Gauge kit, not too bad, came with the distribution blocks, etc, everything I needed to get my amp running at full power, then he tells me it's $134 out the door. Now, since I'm a slightly eager person, I thought around about it for a second, was about to Google the price really quick on my cell phone, but every time I'd stand around he'd look at me, looking very glum.

I decided to just get it, I figured, hey it's got to be worth at least $100, I don't mind spending an extra $30 to help out a local shop...

Well, turns out when I got home I see these things go for $61 shipped free. (http://www.google.com/products?q=CK0DZ)

Yes, he ripped me off, $73 dollars, on a $134 item. Which he literally said, 'This is on sale'. Should I go back to talk to him, even though, technically this could be considered my fault? I don't believe it is solely my fault, and the shady salesman is partly to blame... oh yeah, and of course, they have a NO-Refund Policy.

So, how badly have your local dealers screwed you? Did you go back to talk to them? Do you continue to do business with them?

im sure this has been said a bunch of times but this is solely your fault. didnt google it cause the sales guy was looking at your glum? are you serious lol...

 

[prototype561 10+ year member]

i went to one shop, the guy tried to charge me $12 a foot of 0 gauge wire, $70 for fuse holder, and $200 for 1 15" kicker comp, i wasnt planning on buying anything i was just shopping around at the local shops to see who had the best prices, all of them r overly expensive. rigOne shop i walked in and immediately saw jl audio as there main company and turned ht around.[/QUOTE]
Great reason to leave a shop //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/rolleyes.gif.c1fef805e9d1464d377451cd5bc18bfb.gif

i just know jl audio is expensive, and most shops that sell them are also expensive

 

[toledokid 10+ year member]

im sure this has been said a bunch of times but this is solely your fault. didnt google it cause the sales guy was looking at your glum? are you serious lol...

Hi, this is a thread about people posting about the worst they've ever been ripped off by their local shop. Of course, ultimately it is our own faults. The only reason I considered going back to ask him why he'd tell me a $73 price increase is a 'sale' is because my friends and family all wanted me to go, but I told them, A) Nothing he can/will do, B) My fault.

 

[pman44 10+ year member]

my first ever system I paid $120 for a horrendous single sub prefab, anything under 40Hz sounded like someone gargling water.

My friend dropped $1400 for 2 sets of prefab Dual 12"s with the neon lights and Plexiglas box, xplode 1200w amp (claimed 1200 even though it really did 500), shop install, xplode HU, and wiring.

I'd have a field day with $1400 to spend on a system.

 

[Boomin_tahoe 5,000+ posts]

I went into the local shop today (TAS ELECTRONICS), figured I'd pick up some 1/0 gauge wire to upgrade my wiring system.
Well, the guy who is usually knowledgeable and friendly said, OH, we actually have one on sale, it's a Amplifier kit, so I said, ok, I'll check it out.

He brought it out, was a db Link 4000 watt 1/0 Gauge kit, not too bad, came with the distribution blocks, etc, everything I needed to get my amp running at full power, then he tells me it's $134 out the door. Now, since I'm a slightly eager person, I thought around about it for a second, was about to Google the price really quick on my cell phone, but every time I'd stand around he'd look at me, looking very glum.

I decided to just get it, I figured, hey it's got to be worth at least $100, I don't mind spending an extra $30 to help out a local shop...

Well, turns out when I got home I see these things go for $61 shipped free. (http://www.google.com/products?q=CK0DZ)

Yes, he ripped me off, $73 dollars, on a $134 item. Which he literally said, 'This is on sale'. Should I go back to talk to him, even though, technically this could be considered my fault? I don't believe it is solely my fault, and the shady salesman is partly to blame... oh yeah, and of course, they have a NO-Refund Policy.

So, how badly have your local dealers screwed you? Did you go back to talk to them? Do you continue to do business with them?

Reading this, I came up with the conclusion that you made a choice. You could have just walked out, gone home googled or ebayed what your looking for and find it cheaper online. And within a matter of daysm you coulda saved yourself some cash. BUT...you were too impatient at the moment spure at the moment type deal so I'm not sure how the audio shop ripped you off here. Don't you know by now car audio places, car dealerships, etc. charge you up the *** for whatever your buying??

 

[scfaust 10+ year member]

im from toledo i remimber when i was young i knew a older guy there he showed me how to steal cars and to break into em ya i was a no good theif. i no longer do that shit i was young thought it was cool i also got to hang out with the older guys. but anyways, he used to sell and install shit somehow he whould get the adress give it to me and my friends we would go get it and bring it back to him he whould give us $. thats why when i started haveing my own shit i would never give my id to a shop and my name and adress would be fake. i always hooked up my own shit. ya back in the 90s tas had alot of shady ppl working there.

 

[cichlid_baby 10+ year member]

im from toledo i remimber when i was young i knew a older guy there he showed me how to steal cars and to break into em ya i was a no good theif. i no longer do that shit i was young thought it was cool i also got to hang out with the older guys. but anyways, he used to sell and install shit somehow he whould get the adress give it to me and my friends we would go get it and bring it back to him he whould give us $. thats why when i started haveing my own shit i would never give my id to a shop and my name and adress would be fake. i always hooked up my own shit. ya back in the 90s tas had alot of shady ppl working there.

Gotta love that business model... sell the stuff in the morning and then later that night, go steal it all back.. then sell it to the next guy that walks in the door.

 

[Varinabassing 10+ year member]

my buddy paid 350 for some clarion pro star in a box when i installed for a small shop we got the same subs for $34.50 a sub 12in and 15$ for the box he got ***** i never told him just let him think he got a kick *** deal they told him it was comp stuff

 

[toledokid 10+ year member]

Gotta love that business model... sell the stuff in the morning and then later that night, go steal it all back.. then sell it to the next guy that walks in the door.

Ahha, as far as I know the times have changed. Which is good.

 

[abrhino 10+ year member]

my friend was head over heels in-love with Type-Rs.. he wanted somthin really low and loud on 1500w.. i tried and tried to talk him into DD..he listens, and he finally agrees that he wanted a set of 2512s.. cool, im thinkin we are gonna get some killer subs for his car...

NOPE! he went to best buy the next day and paid $280 for ONE TYPE-R 12.. and he sends me a pic of it like... Daamn this thing is heavy.. and i got a 4 year warranty

so i send him a pic of my old 9515G and say NOO, this bitch is heavy.. you just bought a piece of shit, i hope your *** hurts

SRSLY, who pays 280 for a fckin type-r

 

[d77543020 10+ year member]

14.99 for 5 4 gauge ring terminals. Kinda high

got a better deal than me i paid the same for 2 0gage rings

 

[tommyk90 5,000+ posts]

got a better deal than me i paid the same for 2 0gage rings

x2

I needed a pair of set screw terminals ASAP and had to pay $7 a piece for them from a local shop.

Even worse is the **** things are solid aluminum, not even copper with a plating on them.

I never, EVER go to local shops, but I needed them that day so I was shit outta luck.

 

[d77543020 10+ year member]

im just saying if it goes online for 100 dont charge 250, charge somthing like 150 that way ur still making profit and get more customers that are happy and have more RETURN customers which is what they would want

i agree, sometimes i go to shops just to ask how much they charge for certain equipment and if i feel their prices are fair i will come back but if you try to **** me when i get in the door i wont return

 

[cichlid_baby 10+ year member]

Just checked one of the local small shops here since I was bored..

Saw they had 3 precision power pro flat piston 12 inch subs in a sealed box on display. I was just curious and asked, how much. The guy says those are $450 each not including the box. I ask, are these the old stuff from way back like the 90's or are these the new ones that were being made recently. He says they are new. Then I ask, how much for the whole set of 3 with the sealed box. He says, because he knows that PPI is no longer going to be heavily involved with the car audio industry, if I were to get all 3 and the box, he could do the subs at $375 each and the box for $200. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/eek.gif.771b7a90cf45cabdc554ff1121c21c4a.gif I said NO THANKS.

Then I see another box. They wanted $275 for a pre-fab ported box for two 10's... I was just being nosy and asked why so much for a pre-fab box? They said because it was quality built and specially made for a mustang. I looked at the box again. It was just a plain old everyday rectangular box with a slot port. Special box huh??? So I asked, what is the air space and what is it port tuned to? Guy says.. I don't know but it looks like 1 cubic foot each. I say to him, do you know or are you just in the business of guessing? How do you sell this stuff if you don't know any of the specs? Besides, $275 for a pre-fab box is a bit much don't you think? Guy responds, we can sell those all day long at $275. I tell him, ah.. I see.. well then you can keep it "all day long" too.

I'd heard enough.. decided to leave.

This was my first time at that store... and last.

I would venture to say that everyone that has ever bought anything from that store has gotten taken to the cleaners.