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I'm guessing that's because most other industries sell their products as consumable/perishable and are continuously redesign products so that the older ones are obsolete and have virtually no shelf life.
Wasn't the DeLorean itself advertised as a car that should last 25 years or more?
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Core charge is nothing new, it is a normal and usual thing when it comes to car parts for new and old vehicles. When you go buy an alternator, certain rotors/drums, starters, even batteries and numerious other parts, the'll charge you then and there a "core charge" and then it gets refunded once you return you old, rebuildable core. The only way around it is if you have your battery, starter, or etc. that you're replacing with you and turn it in right then. If I was in the parts selling situation, I'd do like the parts house and charge the core charge right then and there, and refund once you have the rebuildable core in hand. It's probably a lot of work doing it that way and it pisses some honest buyers off, but it keeps you from being burned in the end. Even stuff on Ebay has core charges they charge right away.
In a similar instance - its just like my parents who run a printing business. They constantly have someone agree to a price, pay when you pick up your job. They do all the work, job is ready and never hear from people again. If they charge it right then and there to begin with they'd never lose out on the money that way - but they don't want to scare people off by making them pay first.
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With all due respect, does this post really (still) need to be stickied here instead of in the vendor section?
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