I'd like not run Collision Link as because of my market area, we are unable to be competitive in wholesale. (places marking 30-33 off list, in some cases 35) I'm just not interested in managing a volume business in an established wholesale market that has competition too forgiving in return policies. OEC let me know that will pull the ability to get parts master pricing on body parts.
First off, what a scam. I have to pay to get accurate parts master prices? Like I'm not already paying GM to half ass track what they send to me, update tires a month off, and stock shit I don't need.
Second off, now that I'm done ranting, is there any indicator of what is or is not a body part in GM files? I could go in and manually update any parts I know for sure are going to be collision parts based on group. I just don't know if there is a universal set of groups that are considered body parts.
They also tried to sell me on having two updates a day to my inventory for $87 a month. As opposed to one for not $87 extra a month. My phone isn't ringing off the hook of people trying to buy parts that I happened to sell in the morning. It's one off, and certainly not a service I'm willing to shell out money for. It's excessively easy to say, "we sold that" and move on with the day.
Those of you who got in to the industry before 08, what was it like to have the manufacturer care about you?