Selling brands under a different name.

[Andrew Duane USG]

Hairy green toads from Mars made Kate FitchGerald say:

> Today I went to buy some Raybestos brakes from a new
> to me supplier (trying them out.)   
> 
> Well when I got there, I noticed my pads, shoes and
> rotors that where supposedly Raybestos where marked
> AUTO XTRA.  Well, I asked him what was going on.  He
> said, under Auto Xtra he can sell them cheaper, but
> the parts are Raybestos.  

A while back, I used to see a lot of Mann/Mahle parts shipped
in "Becker/Arnold Worldpart" (?) boxes. The parts place, which
is a very reputable outfit, said that these guys were a bulk
importer, and would often put them in their own boxes for
redistribution to shops, etc.

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Andrew L. Duane (JOT-7)			duane at zk3.dec.com
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