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Whats up with Willcox Corvette? (1/17)
 5/3/13 5:47pm
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Does Anyone know what's up with Willcox Corvette?  Placed an order online on 4/15 said it would be here in 10 days, nothing yet.  Thats really not too bad but what concerns me is they don't reply to emails, called the customer service number and the sales number - no answer??  Hope evrything is OK.

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Re: Whats up with Willcox Corvette? (2/17)
 5/4/13 10:35am
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Haven't heard a thing.
I will tell you this, if you want great customer service with the techs even calling you back try Bair's they are fantastic.   ebo


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Re: Whats up with Willcox Corvette? (3/17)
 5/4/13 10:40am
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I am having the same problem. Order said it was completed 4/22 and credit card charged that day but no delivery yet. Going to try to call them Monday. Unhappy

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Re: Whats up with Willcox Corvette? (4/17)
 5/5/13 6:13am
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Might be your parts are being shipped by another vendor. Happens all the time.

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Re: Whats up with Willcox Corvette? (5/17)
 5/5/13 10:51am
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I've ordered from them many times. Sometimes took very long to get my order and the parts came from Volunteer Corvette.

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Re: Whats up with Willcox Corvette? (6/17)
 5/6/13 8:13am
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 I too have difficulty with response time in shipping. When they did arrive, they came in either "Corvette America"  or  Mid-America boxes. 

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Re: Whats up with Willcox Corvette? (7/17)
 5/6/13 11:36am
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I really like Wilcox Corvette for parts, price, and technical support.  On the other hand, last Spring I ordered some parts and a week went by and no delivery.  So I called and the guy said that they are swamped this time of the year and they would ship as soon as they could.  THEN, I  proceeded to buy everything else from Zip because they usually ship the same day!

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Re: Whats up with Willcox Corvette? (8/17)
 5/6/13 1:55pm
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JohnRR said: I really like Wilcox Corvette for parts, price, and technical support.  On the other hand, last Spring I ordered some parts and a week went by and no delivery.  So I called and the guy said that they are swamped this time of the year and they would ship as soon as they could.  THEN, I  proceeded to buy everything else from Zip because they usually ship the same day!

John

I agree they have always been very competive and helpful with technical support.  Don't mind if it's going to take longer but they need to communicate that, no responses to emails or calls!  I ordered 4-15!

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Re: Whats up with Willcox Corvette? (9/17)
 5/6/13 3:18pm
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I bet they have lost business because of slow shipping times.  I'm sure we're not the only ones who know this.

John



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Re: Whats up with Willcox Corvette? (10/17)
 5/6/13 6:36pm
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Well got my order today....11 business days after order and it came in a Volunteer box. At least I got it cheaper than Volunteer's price. I priced the parts everywhere. Don't know how a competitor call sell a part cheaper than them Confused 

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Re: Whats up with Willcox Corvette? (11/17)
 5/6/13 7:00pm
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Like everyone else - don't care who the vendor is, just as along as good quality and best price. I realize we should promote and use our sponsors, but they may not always be competitive. That "Corvette tax" can be just too much sometimes.

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Re: Whats up with Willcox Corvette? (12/17)
 5/10/13 12:31pm
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OK  To be fair I wanted to post an update.  Willcox is still in business (I was really wondering there for a moment!)  I finally got my order - and yes - something was on back-order and they had to wait for it, but gee wiz, communicate!

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Re: Whats up with Willcox Corvette? (13/17)
 5/10/13 12:47pm
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danascar said:Don't know how a competitor call sell a part cheaper than them Confused 


Volume...."stack 'em deep, sell 'em cheap"....
A vendor that buys a lot of parts from another vendor will always get a much better deal than retail. It's their call as to whether they mark the price way up from there, or just enough to make a profit. Sometimes going thru a middleman is good, other times it's a rip-off(price-wise). This is why it pays to shop around.

A hunnert years ago, I ordered a TON of stuff from a Corvette parts vendor who shall remain nameless(Penn-Ohio Corvette). The invoice was quite substantial....not just a couple of $5 parts and t-sherts....it was some serious hardware.
Took OVER 3 months to get the stuff.....Censored Every phone call was met with a "It's on the way", or "It's out of stock, but will be here tomorrow". Every phone # I called went to the same guy, so there was no-one I could complain to. I finally figured this was just some jackass workin out of his garage or something.....and ordering MY parts from other vendors. Instead of having the stuff drop-shipped, he was waiting until he got the stuff, and then sending it out. Problem is....he apparently had to pay for the stuff before they would ship it....and perhaps he dint have no money/credit.
Never again did I order any parts from a business I dint had info on.


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Re: Whats up with Willcox Corvette? (14/17)
 5/10/13 11:30pm
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I won't buy anything from someone who won't answer the phone.  I don't care how much they sponsor this place.

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Re: Whats up with Willcox Corvette? (15/17)
 5/11/13 2:08pm
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I just received this in an email today (5/11/13)...

Norm is still off on a family medical leave and while we do expect him to return, this date keeps being pushed backwards. 

Unfortunately this has really put us all under some strain and your patience is greatly appreciated.  We have been interviewing people to fill his void (which will be impossible), and when he returns he will be welcome with open arms. 



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Re: Whats up with Willcox Corvette? (16/17)
 5/12/13 10:35am
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Beat me to it! I was going to post the same email, however, if you don't subscribe to their email you would never know!  OK  I'll drop it now!

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Re: Whats up with Willcox Corvette? (17/17)
 5/12/13 4:02pm
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I ordered a bunch of parts for my parking brake system a few weeks ago.  For the majority, I used Bairs like I usually do, but for some others I went to Willcox.  The Bairs parts came two days later (typical) and the Willcox stuff was about a week after that.  Shoulda just done the whole order from Bairs.  

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