Nopi Smryna No More!!

[obd1kenobi]

Yeah in 2 weeks they're closing the store, which gives us here 2 weeks to find new jobs,

Fuckin Sucks, So you guys know anyone that hiring please lmk, thanks!

[crxsiguy]

that sucks but hopefully yall are having a goin out of business sale!!

[Vteckidd]

WOW, saw this coming, glad i left, BITCHES!

SUMMIT might be hiring

[Vteckidd]

make sure you get severance pay, or some type of LAY OFF LETTER so you can go get unemployment

[obd1kenobi]

make sure you get severance pay, or some type of LAY OFF LETTER so you can go get unemployment

dont think that will work with my part time job

So yeah know anybody that needs a B16 Tranny lol!

[obd1kenobi]

that sucks but hopefully yall are having a goin out of business sale!!

Dont think so

[SPOOLIN]

bull shit, you can get unemployment if you get layed off. Ive done it TWICE.

[obd1kenobi]

bull shit, you can get unemployment if you get layed off. Ive done it TWICE.

not with me still having a part time job I cant

[Vteckidd]

arent you sst manager?

[IntegraXTR]

yeh this sucks, they gave us a 2 week notice like thats enough time to find another job, its like droppin a huge bomb. But the unemployment idea doesn't sound bad, but I prefer to spend my time working.

[SPOOLIN]

oh you have 2 jobs?

[IntegraXTR]

looks like we may be having our last wendy's meal together.

[obd1kenobi]

arent you sst manager?

here at nopi yeah

[IntegraXTR]

^^^ and 1 of the best/realest managers I've worked for so far. And of course chris too.

[BABY J]

Funny that Da Kidd mentions Summit, which is the reason they're closing that store anyway. Summit hurt every1 when they rolled into town. People are literally driving up from FL to shop/see the new store. Got some friends @ Godfather who are getting the pink slip too. Good luk bro.

[IntegraXTR]

not sure if its summit but this does totally blows, anyone hiring?

[v3rd1g0]

lol bite the bullet and go to starbucks. Great company to work for. benifits, easy promotions(i've been working 1 month and I just got promoted to a supervisor. usually takes 6 months tho). lots of hours, and you can work at many locations. i've worked at 5 locations in one month from picking up shifts.

[IntegraXTR]

I know this is not professional but whats the pay rate? I have a family to support dude.

[Scrilla]

Damn, Smyrna closing before Norcross?

:wtf:

[BLk92DA]

QuikTrip YO!

[IntegraXTR]

QuikTrip YO!

been there done that in '03

[Nopisucks]

Nopi hurt themselves! Mark Myers sucks and so does his brother. Fuck both of them bitches.

[Julio]

I dont know about summit killing business, I think this has been an old rumour, nopi closing stores to go to online ordering or some crap like that. I mean they have been closing stores for the last couple of years or so, Alteast it seems like.

[IntegraXTR]

whatever the reason is, it sucks, only a 2 week notice to find a new job

[JDMBeau]

damn that sucks, IMO i think it hurts the north side. at least for me, cause i dont like to order shit off the net, it is nice to roll in somewhere and just pick something up. and im not gonna drive to savannah or norcross, i guess there always is forrest park.

i can hook yall up with pest control jobs here in rome LOL

[SPOOLIN]

LOL

[IntegraXTR]

damn that sucks, IMO i think it hurts the north side. at least for me, cause i dont like to order shit off the net, it is nice to roll in somewhere and just pick something up. and im not gonna drive to savannah or norcross, i guess there always is forrest park.

i can hook yall up with pest control jobs here in rome LOL

lol

[obd1kenobi]

Nopi hurt themselves! Mark Myers sucks and so does his brother. Fuck both of them bitches.

hahaha!

[collins]

i take it they cant just relocate you?

[Vteckidd]

Nopi has been going downhill for A LONG TIME. the writing has been on the wall for YEARS. THey are too far behind the times.

They have no idea what is popular, what sells, what is the "hot items". They were more interested in selling taiwan #1 intakes than GROWING their business. Thats why i left. I used to sell the shit out of Rocket Motorsports, Omni, Kteller, CP etc when i worked AT NOPI. Customers wanted something , and if we didnt have it, id reccomend somwhere else or they would buy from me privately.

NOPI needs to aggresively market themselves, this demographic changes RAPIDLY, and they are too slow to keep up. If they arent making 20%, they dont want to carry it. My philosophy has always been, sell everything you can, becuase you never know what the customer is going to buy next.

IE Sell Omnipower. so what you may not make 20% , but youll make SOMETHING. Lets say that customer goes "wow, they gave me a good deal, and i can get this suspension locally". then lets say 4 weeks later he decides he wants a Competition CLutch. He remembers NOPI carries it, and he wants to come get it, we sell it, an NOPI gets another sale WAY OVER 20% markup (cause i know what they pay for them)

this business is about VOLUME. sell 100 items an make 1$. dont sell 1 Item an try to make $100.

thats why i left. Besides, the parts business is DEAD. LABOR is where the money will ALWAYS be

[IntegraXTR]

i take it they cant just relocate you?

not so much as they can't but more of they don't give a shit

[obd1kenobi]

Nopi has been going downhill for A LONG TIME. the writing has been on the wall for YEARS. THey are too far behind the times.

They have no idea what is popular, what sells, what is the "hot items". They were more interested in selling taiwan #1 intakes than GROWING their business. Thats why i left. I used to sell the shit out of Rocket Motorsports, Omni, Kteller, CP etc when i worked AT NOPI. Customers wanted something , and if we didnt have it, id reccomend somwhere else or they would buy from me privately.

NOPI needs to aggresively market themselves, this demographic changes RAPIDLY, and they are too slow to keep up. If they arent making 20%, they dont want to carry it. My philosophy has always been, sell everything you can, becuase you never know what the customer is going to buy next.

IE Sell Omnipower. so what you may not make 20% , but youll make SOMETHING. Lets say that customer goes "wow, they gave me a good deal, and i can get this suspension locally". then lets say 4 weeks later he decides he wants a Competition CLutch. He remembers NOPI carries it, and he wants to come get it, we sell it, an NOPI gets another sale WAY OVER 20% markup (cause i know what they pay for them)

this business is about VOLUME. sell 100 items an make 1$. dont sell 1 Item an try to make $100.

thats why i left. Besides, the parts business is DEAD. LABOR is where the money will ALWAYS be

yeah so.... how bout A job bruh!

[IntegraXTR]

:stupid:

[i4_garage]

SUMMIT!!!! FTW!!!!

[KevinT707]

I've been laid off for 3 weeks now, have gotten 2 unemployment checks. & I'm enjoying life .. I say its too hot outside these days to step foot outside at all! :)

[Tracy]

I'm sawry guys. Sucks for us, too. We only buy NOPI in emergencies...but now what for emergencies? ;)

[RUFFIAN]

that sux ass. are you guys looking for just parts jobs or anything to get by? I deliver to a lot of dealerships . if anyone is hiring, I will post it next week. by law you should be elligable for unemployment.

[BigPoppaHurtm]

GET YOUR FUCKIN ASSES ON THE STREET HOES!

[Ludester]

I will miss getting them razo h1 headlights from there. Shit atleast they had warrenty. Sorry guys...

[Julio]

that sux ass. are you guys looking for just parts jobs or anything to get by? I deliver to a lot of dealerships . if anyone is hiring, I will post it next week. by law you should be elligable for unemployment.


By law? I wouldnt really say that, You have to meet certain requirements though. If you don't, More then likely you won't get any. Is really a catch 22.

Anyways, Try to hustle for the next 2 weeks to find a job, I know is hard, but is not impossible.
Dont settle for Un-employment, Thats not really the answer.

But def good luck.. :goodjob:

[HyPer50]

guess it's a good thing i didn't take the job there.

[IntegraXTR]

thanks for all the comments guys, but most of us have a backup already. Just tryin to see what else is out there.

[collins]

not so much as they can't but more of they don't give a shit damn... yeah, i know how that goes tho... shit sucks!

[OG-Skinny]

Nopi would be better if they actually carried more parts like Barrnett's. I can't recall how many times I've called to get something and the only people that would carry it was Barrnetts. But look at nopi now, they did everything too late, and now Summit has jumped into town.

Good thing is the the "Racing" people on here who break shit, we have more than one place to go now.

[Z33_kid]

dang tht sucks two week notice sooner or later nopi will be out dang they better have a special on norcorss one when it goes ima buy a shit load of tings

[KMDX]

I'm sawry guys. Sucks for us, too. We only buy NOPI in emergencies...but now what for emergencies? ;)


WOW!!!!!!!! hmmmmmmmmm

[BABY J]

Hey VTECKIDD. I would not say that the parts business is DEAD, but it IS whored out. I mean I have a W/D setup w/ most companies when there are SHOPS that only have a resellers account w/ them? WTF!!?? It's crazy. I think that manufacturers are in SUCH a hurry to market, that as a business you are competing w/ the guy next door LITERALLY. Not the BUSINESS or SHOP down the street, but some freckle-faced kid w/ a business license. All of my connections I made YEARS ago, and even though I am not purchasing in volume like I was when I was running Serious Customs outta my spare bedroom, they still honor my W/D status. The parts market is DEFINITELY whored out.

[2turbo4u]

That's really fucked up guys, Keystone Automotives Operations in Athens,Ga just closed it doors. At least they gave their workers six months notice which ended up being 8 mths. they offered a severence package or retention bonus for all that transfered to the new Austell location which opened up about four weeks ago. They also gave 30 days med. coverage .

[NAIZBST]

that sucks

[obd1kenobi]

that sucks

yeah you get me a job, or I'll take your wheels and sell them for money

[A.P. Photography]

Ok it seems that there is a lot of confusion about Summit killing NOPI. Let me clear the air right now and let you all know the truth. Summitt did not kill NOPI, Micheal Myers is killing NOPI. Micheal is in charge of all the satellite stores in GA but he does not want them. THE only reason that they have stayed open this long is because of Bill Myers. Micheal is focused ONLY on the NOPI shows and that is all he wants to focus on. The stores that were/are left Bill Myers owns, I am sure you can figure out the rest on that part. So Micheal wants to shut down all sattelits stores and have one show room (Forest Park) and do everything else online. This puts him in a position to only have to deal with the NOPI shows and Drag Racing but he still reaps the benefits of selling products online.

Now Micheal has been wanting to shut down ALL of the stores for the past 4 years and it seems like he is finally getting his way. Has NOPI been behind the times on parts, yes. It has always been that way but there is nothing that can be done. NOW, you talk about Summitt killing NOPI when infact Summitt's main customer base is completely different than NOPI's so that is a false statement. Unless you are talking about ricers then they do sell altezza's.

[RBpoweredSileighty]

i only go to forest park location... it used to be that when i went to every other location they never had anything (in stock)

[KMDX]

Ok it seems that there is a lot of confusion about Summit killing NOPI. Let me clear the air right now and let you all know the truth. Summitt did not kill NOPI, Micheal Myers is killing NOPI. Micheal is in charge of all the satellite stores in GA but he does not want them. THE only reason that they have stayed open this long is because of Bill Myers. Micheal is focused ONLY on the NOPI shows and that is all he wants to focus on. The stores that were/are left Bill Myers owns, I am sure you can figure out the rest on that part. So Micheal wants to shut down all sattelits stores and have one show room (Forest Park) and do everything else online. This puts him in a position to only have to deal with the NOPI shows and Drag Racing but he still reaps the benefits of selling products online.

Now Micheal has been wanting to shut down ALL of the stores for the past 4 years and it seems like he is finally getting his way. Has NOPI been behind the times on parts, yes. It has always been that way but there is nothing that can be done. NOW, you talk about Summitt killing NOPI when infact Summitt's main customer base is completely different than NOPI's so that is a false statement. Unless you are talking about ricers then they do sell altezza's.


WOW you must be the CFO of NOPI because you posted on here like you knew the inside scoop, Well I hate to burst your bubble but everything you just posted is invalid, Just FYI Michael Myers is Nopi Motorsports and William Myers in NOPI. Two seperate companies.

[A.P. Photography]

WOW you must be the CFO of NOPI because you posted on here like you knew the inside scoop, Well I hate to burst your bubble but everything you just posted is invalid, Just FYI Michael Myers is Nopi Motorsports and William Myers in NOPI. Two seperate companies.
I hate to break it to you but Micheal Myers is the overall manager of all satelite stores. Yes I know because I worked for NOPI for two yeas, one in Forest Park with Micheal and one in Smyrna. :rolleyes:

Yes they are two seperate companies but Micheal is still listed as one of the partners on NOPI, same as Mark. When Bill steps down both Mark and Micheal will take over NOPI.

[Vteckidd]

HAHA i used to work at nopi as well. there are 2 seperate companies, but, Since bill had his heart attack, Michael has been running the show for hte most part.


An the PARTS BUSINESS IS DEAD. if you thik otherwise, go into the parts business and see how competitive it is. UNLESS you have 1million in disposable cash to negotiate the BEST deals with the BEST companies, youll never make any money. PERIOD.

Baby J, i suggest you ask around more. Im friends with Kteller, Boostfed, Skunk2, IPS, and a host of others. My gf works for summit racing. i used to be a manager at NOPI. i know the parts business. IT IS DEAD.

Summit is on a hiring freeze right now because they ARENT MAKING ANY MONEY. NOPI is shutting stores down. i hear everyday about how shitty the business is. thats why i dont care about it, i make money on LABOR. Parts is bullshit.

There is going to be MAJOR restructuring in the next few years or we will see MAJOR markups in pricing. There are major flaws with manufacturing an sales that needs to be addressed.

For instance, my friend Boostfed calls up IPS. a MAJOR camshafts company for the K series Honda Engines. IPS is also an NDRA/NHRA race company that has been DOMINATING this season with Matt Keller an Loan Nguyen. Boostfed talks to the owner an says "hey i want to become a dealer" . IPS says "no problem, your a dealer. we are a small company still, but we want to get our name out there so we are going to make everyone a dealer, with zero requirements." now, a shop calls Boostfed an asks for some IPS cams. Boostfed tells the shop a price. the shop says wow thats cheaper than what IPS sells it for, Boostfed says "thats because im a dealer, i get a pricebreak".

Now, that shop NEVER orders from Boostfed, instead they pick up the phone an call IPS directly, an open an acct with IPS cutting Boostfed out. Now what is the point of having wholesale prices if you are going to make EVERYONE A WHOLESALE LEVEL DEALER? why no just cut your retail price down? makes no sense to me. Companies hae this problem, skunk2, rocket motorsports, Omni, etc. they make EVERYONE a dealer, then it gets WHORED out at $1 over cost an they wonder why they are hurting themselves.

Its companies like Toda an Jun and Mugen that set the market price THEY WANT by only dealing with certain companies. They make 1 guy a NATIONAL dealer, an thats it. that way there is no EBAY guy or no MAP pricing conflicts becuase only 1 guy has the stuff. not 600,000 people. Which means if you dont want to pay what that 1 guy is selling it for, you AINT GOING TO FIND IT CHEAPER ANYWHERE ELSE unless its used.

thats the problem, EBAY, Taiwan, etc is killing hte parts business, they have only themselves to blame.

[BABY J]

I agree w/ most of what you said. However, there is a BIG difference between a RESELLER'S permit (which is what most people that I know have, as well as some SHOPS). When I was neck-deep in to Serious Customs, I would not settle for anything less than W/D status. If I had to buy $5k worth of product I did. If I could not get W/D status, then I simply did not provide the product to my customers. There was a time when no1 in the nation could get a Hotshot header cheaper than me for a B15 unless you were a Hotshot employee... as well as some other companies that I linked up w/ in the late 90s. Yeah, Serious is dissolved and pretty much all but a way for me to source parts for MY rides cheap, but I am still connected and can often laugh at eBay pricing. It's getting harder, but I still have my hands in the hip-pockets of pretty much every1 that I would ever need. The parts business will NEVER die... the rules are just changing. Either you PAY THE PRICE to stock the merchandise or do not carry it.

Manufacturers are not stupid. If Dave at Skunk has 5 shops in every state as a RESELLER/DEALER of his product, then that's LESS ads that he has to run in HT, SCC, HCI and all your other favorite publications. It's a SMARTER way of doing business for the manufacturer bro. It's smarter b/c the average guy is gonna call MSP before calling Skunk for a product. That gives Skunk more time to work on their race cars and not be on the phone w/ Joe Blow, explain the difference in Pro 1, 2, and 3, hear about the guys car, take the information and ship out the product for a lousy 20%. It's cheaper to have 10 dealers per state than to do demographics for all of those locations and put a marketing plan in place for every different demographic. Why not let MSP deal w/ those questions/idiots and then still move the product? ;)

I agree w/ you Mike in part --> If ALL you are into is parts, and you are a RESELLER then you definitely better not quit your daily grind. You'd definitely better diversify your porfolio... LOL. But the WDs out there still have room to breathe if they are smart.

[SOHC MONSTER]

HAHA i used to work at nopi as well. there are 2 seperate companies, but, Since bill had his heart attack, Michael has been running the show for hte most part.


An the PARTS BUSINESS IS DEAD. if you thik otherwise, go into the parts business and see how competitive it is. UNLESS you have 1million in disposable cash to negotiate the BEST deals with the BEST companies, youll never make any money. PERIOD.

Baby J, i suggest you ask around more. Im friends with Kteller, Boostfed, Skunk2, IPS, and a host of others. My gf works for summit racing. i used to be a manager at NOPI. i know the parts business. IT IS DEAD.

Summit is on a hiring freeze right now because they ARENT MAKING ANY MONEY. NOPI is shutting stores down. i hear everyday about how shitty the business is. thats why i dont care about it, i make money on LABOR. Parts is bullshit.

There is going to be MAJOR restructuring in the next few years or we will see MAJOR markups in pricing. There are major flaws with manufacturing an sales that needs to be addressed.

For instance, my friend Boostfed calls up IPS. a MAJOR camshafts company for the K series Honda Engines. IPS is also an NDRA/NHRA race company that has been DOMINATING this season with Matt Keller an Loan Nguyen. Boostfed talks to the owner an says "hey i want to become a dealer" . IPS says "no problem, your a dealer. we are a small company still, but we want to get our name out there so we are going to make everyone a dealer, with zero requirements." now, a shop calls Boostfed an asks for some IPS cams. Boostfed tells the shop a price. the shop says wow thats cheaper than what IPS sells it for, Boostfed says "thats because im a dealer, i get a pricebreak".

Now, that shop NEVER orders from Boostfed, instead they pick up the phone an call IPS directly, an open an acct with IPS cutting Boostfed out. Now what is the point of having wholesale prices if you are going to make EVERYONE A WHOLESALE LEVEL DEALER? why no just cut your retail price down? makes no sense to me. Companies hae this problem, skunk2, rocket motorsports, Omni, etc. they make EVERYONE a dealer, then it gets WHORED out at $1 over cost an they wonder why they are hurting themselves.

Its companies like Toda an Jun and Mugen that set the market price THEY WANT by only dealing with certain companies. They make 1 guy a NATIONAL dealer, an thats it. that way there is no EBAY guy or no MAP pricing conflicts becuase only 1 guy has the stuff. not 600,000 people. Which means if you dont want to pay what that 1 guy is selling it for, you AINT GOING TO FIND IT CHEAPER ANYWHERE ELSE unless its used.

thats the problem, EBAY, Taiwan, etc is killing hte parts business, they have only themselves to blame.

Mike, you are absolutely correct. It is like this in any market these days. The 12 volt industry is even worse when it comes to cut throat. My problem is the wholesale companies here in GA. Anybody can go pay whatever it costs to get a business license and go buy wholesale. Thats fina and but the only problem I see in this is they do it to hook up their personal car and don't do any retail what so ever. This cuts most of the local shops out of business. I think the biggest issue with this industry is mobile video. What comany doesn't make a tv or dvd player? :jerkit:

[Vteckidd]

actaully, Skunk would rather sell their product because they will make MORE MONEY.

however, put it this way, i met David at Nopi. name dropped some people that i knew that i KNOW he knew. we became friends. I now get the SAME DEAL than Don Flores, who has been TESTING skunk2 products LONGER than i have been into this scene.

now im not complaining, but WHY? what makes me get the SAME deal as someone that is been with skunk for YEARS before i knew what a camshaft was?

Same with NOPI, all you need is a Tax ID to get "MSP or Mahdavis" discount. So MM does $50,000 a year in business with NOPI, and some guy comes into NOPI with a tAx ID he paid $80 for at his county tax office an opens an account an gets the SAME DEAL as MM?

whats so fuckign fair about that?

As far as someone having better pricing than anyone else, sorry, i dont buy it. I have see nthe WD an reseller an dealer 1-5 price sheets from TONS of companies. There is no one out there getting the BETTER deal than anyone else.

The thought of making 25 dealers was to get your company name out there. IT was to flood the market so someone in Iowa could get Omnipower suspension. the problem wit hthat is that 25 people have the SAME price an were required to do NOTHING to get that price. So there is a constant bidding war over who can do the LOWEST price. No one follows MAP rules. MAP is only for printed ADVERTISING. the idea was that if EVERYONE sells for the same price, then youll pick the wholeseller thats closest to you or the one that has the best reputation. but thats not true, everyone wants to save 1$. So they end up emailing all the dealers and jewing them down to the lowest price possible.

the products are getting WHORED out whether you want to beleive it or not. Hell, you cant get a good price on a TURBO anymore, ask anyone that deals Garrett or Precision. they are WHORING them out. guys are buying them an sellign them for $1 over cost on EBAY an its fucking everyone else up. But Garrett doesnt care cause they are still making the same money.

[Vteckidd]

Mike, you are absolutely correct. It is like this in any market these days. The 12 volt industry is even worse when it comes to cut throat. My problem is the wholesale companies here in GA. Anybody can go pay whatever it costs to get a business license and go buy wholesale. Thats fina and but the only problem I see in this is they do it to hook up their personal car and don't do any retail what so ever. This cuts most of the local shops out of business. I think the biggest issue with this industry is mobile video. What comany doesn't make a tv or dvd player? :jerkit:
an you are %100000 right. Many of these guys become dealers to hook themselves up an their buddies an thats it. They arent into retail, so they are taking food OFF YOUR TABLE becuase thats your ACTUAL business that you RELY on.

its really sad when you get to the meat of it all

[BABY J]

Here is an example. (scroll down for Serious Customs, has my old adress, but still my current phone number)

http://www.perrinperformance.com/dealers/find_dealer.htm

When you have a WD level account, you get FREE marketing, and different rates than a RESELLER/DEALER level. Every1 I am setup with, I am WD level, andf I get marketing on their website. W/ Perrin, I grabbed them as 1 of the 1st US distributors. I had the Southeast on lock well before South Fl. Performance, etc. I grabbed then whem the Impreza came over when NOBODY knew who they were, and no1 gave a shit about AWD vehicles except for old school DSM guys. You can still survive in parts, you just gotta look ahead, pick MULTIPLE platforms to support and go for it.

[Vteckidd]

Manufacturers are not stupid. If Dave at Skunk has 5 shops in every state as a RESELLER/DEALER of his product, then that's LESS ads that he has to run in HT, SCC, HCI and all your other favorite publications. It's a SMARTER way of doing business for the manufacturer bro. It's smarter b/c the average guy is gonna call MSP before calling Skunk for a product. That gives Skunk more time to work on their race cars and not be on the phone w/ Joe Blow, explain the difference in Pro 1, 2, and 3, hear about the guys car, take the information and ship out the product for a lousy 20%. It's cheaper to have 10 dealers per state than to do demographics for all of those locations and put a marketing plan in place for every different demographic. Why not let MSP deal w/ those questions/idiots and then still move the product?

while this sounds good on paper an in thoery, its simply not true. Skunk2 is fully capable of selling their own products an they WANT TO. they wil lMAKE MORE MONEY SELLING A CAMSHAFT AT $749 RETAIL PRICE than selling it to MSP for $549 (making numbers up).

They have a call center an a tech line setup. They do wholesale because it expands their business, your right, to another part of the country. you HAVE to do it, but they dont WANT to do it, trust me.

and the Skunk2 Race team is a seperate funded entitiy that has nothing to do with GROUP A parts sales. ;)

[SOHC MONSTER]

an you are %100000 right. Many of these guys become dealers to hook themselves up an their buddies an thats it. They arent into retail, so they are taking food OFF YOUR TABLE becuase thats your ACTUAL business that you RELY on.

its really sad when you get to the meat of it all

It is sad Mike....This industry is in a fast downward spiral

[Vteckidd]

im telling you, BIG changes are going to happen VERY SOON.

[SOHC MONSTER]

while this sounds good on paper an in thoery, its simply not true. Skunk2 is fully capable of selling their own products an they WANT TO. they wil lMAKE MORE MONEY SELLING A CAMSHAFT AT $749 RETAIL PRICE than selling it to MSP for $549 (making numbers up).

They have a call center an a tech line setup. They do wholesale because it expands their business, your right, to another part of the country. you HAVE to do it, but they dont WANT to do it, trust me.

and the Skunk2 Race team is a seperate funded entitiy that has nothing to do with GROUP A parts sales. ;)


HAHA!! When I was @ the Keystone show in Newark NJ last year, I spoke with the reps from AEM, Skunk 2 and Weapon R. The rep from skunk 2 offered to give me wholesale pricing not evening knowing I wasn't even a dealer. Its nice to get a hookup but I talked to him for maybe a total of 5 min and he throws that kind of pricing at me? WTF! Kinda scary b/c who else is getting that and stabbing you in the back?

Maybe it was because I was a vendor? Who knows.

[BABY J]

actaully, Skunk would rather sell their product because they will make MORE MONEY.

however, put it this way, i met David at Nopi. name dropped some people that i knew that i KNOW he knew. we became friends. I now get the SAME DEAL than Don Flores, who has been TESTING skunk2 products LONGER than i have been into this scene.

now im not complaining, but WHY? what makes me get the SAME deal as someone that is been with skunk for YEARS before i knew what a camshaft was?

Same with NOPI, all you need is a Tax ID to get "MSP or Mahdavis" discount. So MM does $50,000 a year in business with NOPI, and some guy comes into NOPI with a tAx ID he paid $80 for at his county tax office an opens an account an gets the SAME DEAL as MM?

whats so fuckign fair about that?

As far as someone having better pricing than anyone else, sorry, i dont buy it. I have see nthe WD an reseller an dealer 1-5 price sheets from TONS of companies. There is no one out there getting the BETTER deal than anyone else.

The thought of making 25 dealers was to get your company name out there. IT was to flood the market so someone in Iowa could get Omnipower suspension. the problem wit hthat is that 25 people have the SAME price an were required to do NOTHING to get that price. So there is a constant bidding war over who can do the LOWEST price. No one follows MAP rules. MAP is only for printed ADVERTISING. the idea was that if EVERYONE sells for the same price, then youll pick the wholeseller thats closest to you or the one that has the best reputation. but thats not true, everyone wants to save 1$. So they end up emailing all the dealers and jewing them down to the lowest price possible.

the products are getting WHORED out whether you want to beleive it or not. Hell, you cant get a good price on a TURBO anymore, ask anyone that deals Garrett or Precision. they are WHORING them out. guys are buying them an sellign them for $1 over cost on EBAY an its fucking everyone else up. But Garrett doesnt care cause they are still making the same money.

**smiling** I think you think that I am disagreeing w/ you bro. I am not. Look back, I was 1 of the 1st in this thread to say that the market is getting whored out. I am just saying that you can still live in parts if you diversify and if you are smart. Business is cut-throat, it always has been, it always will be. I studied Sam Waltons tactics in college and he is PROOF that it's cut-throat. But when you establish relationships w/ PEOPLE, not just the business (something that you do very well Mike, by the way :goodjob: ) then you can all still come out on top Bro. I stand by what I say when I say the parts market is not dead, it's just different rules than it used to be. Also, every1 does NOT get the same deal bro. Trust me. All in all, you dropped a LOT of knowledge in this thread.:goodjob:

[BABY J]

im telling you, BIG changes are going to happen VERY SOON.

Agreed. Only I think that the big changes are already here! :)

[BTEC]

**smiling** I think you think that I am disagreeing w/ you bro. I am not. Look back, I was 1 of the 1st in this thread to say that the market is getting whored out. I am just saying that you can still live in parts if you diversify and if you are smart. Business is cut-throat, it always has been, it always will be. I studied Sam Waltons tactics in college and he is PROOF that it's cut-throat. But when you establish relationships w/ PEOPLE, not just the business (something that you do very well Mike, by the way :goodjob: ) then you can all still come out on top Bro. I stand by what I say when I say the parts market is not dead, it's just different rules than it used to be. Also, every1 does NOT get the same deal bro. Trust me. All in all, you dropped a LOT of knowledge in this thread.:goodjob:
i think its dead bc if u buy shit from skunk at more than the shit on ebay is selling for how are u gonna sell ur shit? you can only give it away. unless ebay shit started breaking like crazy and ppl quit buying it then u can sell the good stuff again but until that happens, its over. IMO

[SOHC MONSTER]

**smiling** I think you think that I am disagreeing w/ you bro. I am not. Look back, I was 1 of the 1st in this thread to say that the market is getting whored out. I am just saying that you can still live in parts if you diversify and if you are smart. Business is cut-throat, it always has been, it always will be. I studied Sam Waltons tactics in college and he is PROOF that it's cut-throat. But when you establish relationships w/ PEOPLE, not just the business (something that you do very well Mike, by the way :goodjob: ) then you can all still come out on top Bro. I stand by what I say when I say the parts market is not dead, it's just different rules than it used to be. Also, every1 does NOT get the same deal bro. Trust me. All in all, you dropped a LOT of knowledge in this thread.:goodjob:


I will have to disgree with you on that Babyj. I work right in the middle of all this and cut-throat isn't even the word for it. Price war is more like it. We mainly sell to distributors and they are the worst about selling out. Basically like I said before, If you have $80 or so, you can get a business license and cut out a hard working business owner. Because of this, in order to keep afloat you are subjected to lowering your prices. So sad but so true....

[BABY J]

Goes back to PEOPLE like I said earlier. Serious is all but word of mouth these days. When I was hot in heavy with it though, and I had the online store it EXPLODED. The ONLY reason I killed it was no shit, bc it was too much to manage b/c I was still flying in the Air Force and I had NO time to do it. My customers? I still have them and I am not even "in business" anymore so to speak. They STILL call me when it is DEF not easy to reach me via phone, and they can just as easily log on to their computer and get the same product at a few more dollars over my cost. Mike sees it everyday, but he is just not thinking about it like I do. :) He has a LOT of people in his hip pocket and they would rather wait 5 days to get a PM returned than just call Skunk and speak To Dave or Jeff. PRIME EXAMPLE... Asylum!! I PERSONALLY had a booth next to theirs at SEMA... you have NEVER seen so many burned bridges b/c they lacked the people skills. They had TONS of money to buy-in w/ God if they wanted to... and they DID. But their name went to SHIT in a heartbeat b/c of PEOPLE. I go to Target b/c I like the PEOPLE there vs Wal-mart, even though I know I am gonna pay .02 more for a pack of toilet paper. When you deal w/ PEOPLE and you deal w/ them the right way then you can't lose in parts. All it takes is thinking ahead of the average Joe... and believe me, that's easy b/c the average Joe doesn't think too hard. LOL. When you see the IDDY BIDDY black and white ad in the back of your fav pubs b/c the company can't afford to go big like Pro Motion or King Motorsports, and the product looks promising --> be the 1st to call that "at home" startup and push their products. Sometimes you win, and sometimes you break even... but you NEVER lose. Who can argue with that? ;)

[BABY J]

I will have to disgree with you on that Babyj. I work right in the middle of all this and cut-throat isn't even the word for it. Price war is more like it. We mainly sell to distributors and they are the worst about selling out. Basically like I said before, If you have $80 or so, you can get a business license and cut out a hard working business owner. Because of this, in order to keep afloat you are subjected to lowering your prices. So sad but so true....

Can't argue with that. Price war it is. But it's always been, at least the way I looked at it. In SC I had ZERO competion. Epik in Myrtle Beach, they had the shop but they didn't know how to dial in their parts pricing. They came calling ME asking to setup on parts... I was stunned b/c I was working out of my 2BR apartment while flying in the Air Force as a daily grind. Most of their installations were MY customers b/c I hated wrenching. Before that I was in Oklahoma City... and well, that's all I gotta say about that! LOL. Maybe I was just "lucky" and I would fall on my face if I really crunk up my connections and tried to get something here at home b/c there is more competition. I dunno. Maybe everything I've learned about the parts business is NOTHING since I was mainly in SC/OK/Japan when I was really moving parts. ATL would be an humbling experience I am sure. But the reason why I won is b/c I did NOT have the overhead to pay employees. I got free markething from the sites of the products I moved, so I didn't need to make 30% on a sale. If I wasn't so far out of it I'd make a run for it and see where I stood when the smoke cleared...

[SOHC MONSTER]

Can't argue with that. Price war it is. But it's always been, at least the way I looked at it. In SC I had ZERO competion. Epik in Myrtle Beach, they had the shop but they didn't know how to dial in their parts pricing. They came calling ME asking to setup on parts... I was stunned b/c I was working out of my 2BR apartment while flying in the Air Force as a daily grind. Most of their installations were MY customers b/c I hated wrenching. Before that I was in Oklahoma City... and well, that's all I gotta say about that! LOL. Maybe I was just "lucky" and I would fall on my face if I really crunk up my connections and tried to get something here at home b/c there is more competition. I dunno. Maybe everything I've learned about the parts business is NOTHING since I was mainly in SC/OK/Japan when I was really moving parts. ATL would be an humbling experience I am sure. But the reason why I won is b/c I did NOT have the overhead to pay employees. I got free markething from the sites of the products I moved, so I didn't need to make 30% on a sale. If I wasn't so far out of it I'd make a run for it and see where I stood when the smoke cleared...


Oh believe I know. There are some places that you can become a landmark and some where you will close your doors within months. Atlanta is a place NOT recomended to start a new business in this industry. In my opinion, the way things are being done, its dying fast and there won't much left of it when the smoke clears. Performance will always be around as will mobile electronics but it will never be like it used to be.

[Vteckidd]

I think the only way to survive in this industry whether its performance cars or car electronics is to find something that no one else has EXCEPT you.

We hired Turbo Dave, we sell his manifolds, while i still give him all the credit for his work, people know that to get a Turbo Dave manifold, roll cage, or 2JZ swap you HAVE TO COME THROUGH us. This way i can keep the price where i want it. If i wanted to make other people be dealers, then i would have to either
1) raise my retail price significantly to make up for having to provide a lower price for a wholesaler
2) raise production

im not willing to do that at this time

[IntegraXTR]

turbo dave has one badass 240

[SOHC MONSTER]

turbo dave has one badass 240

Confirmed!! LOL!

[BABY J]

I think that's a good point Mike. There are some products you gotta carry JUST b/c u know some1 is gonna ask for it, even though you know ur "just" gonna break even. I didn't make SHIT on Optima products, but the 1st guy that'd call Serious and I didn't have it would tell 20 people... I can hear it now.

"Man FUCK Serious Customs... they don't even carry Optima" LOL. Yall def have a gimmick in Turbo Dave. Not to mention yall just do good work all around. I've always given MSP props. Maybe it's a good thing I killed my parts hustle before moving back here from CO. LOL.

[Vteckidd]

lol

[BABY J]

So umm yeah... what were we saying Nopi? :thinking:

:D

[Julio]

Blame the intraweb and easy access to a business card.
Is better to sale shit out of your house then having an over head.

[BABY J]

I know! I mean word of mouth travels fast when you have a decent buy-in. I literally could not keep up. I think if businesses DEDICATE to pushing some1s shit, then a buy-in should not be something they are scared to do. If the products are promising then you can make that back thru sales.

The BEST deal of EVERYTHING is consignment though. That's how Wal-Mart does. Imagine your marketing or sales being SO good, that companies pay YOU to have their shit on your shelves. When you get THAT big you have arrived. :) You do not purchase SHIT, just 100% profit whether you sell it or not. THEN on top of that, you have your own store brand (Equate) RIGHT beside the brands of the companies that paid you to put THEIR shit on the shelf --> but for $1.00!!!! LMAO!!!! Sam Walton was the KING of business. Before long we are gonna be getting Hondata/Uber/AEM EMS tuned at Wal-Mart Auto Center by some guy named Bubba. LOL.

Consignment owns all.

[obd1kenobi]

I guess in turn that would be several of the guys on here complaining about losing their jobs.

Sorry but you're talking about the old white dudes that use to work there, not the current crew. Once they started hiring the younger crowd things good better!

[SOHC MONSTER]

Sorry but you're talking about the old white dudes that use to work there, not the current crew. Once they started hiring the younger crowd things good better!


I think its all about customer relations and product knowledge. Nobody wants to buy something from someone who knows nothing about it. If you treat your customer like he is nobody, then he more than likely won't be back. If you tell 1 person that a company that treated them like dirt, thats roughly 100 people that you WON'T see walk through your door. If you please 1 person with outstanding customer service, thats 10 people that you will gain.

You do the math..... ;)

[FAHHQUE700]

I was talking to a guy at Summit and he was telling me he quit Nopi and went to work there because the pay was $2.50/hr better! then he pointed to 2 other people and told me they use to work at nopi as well... maybe you guys should really look into Summit i'm sure they have great benefits too, so if you planed on staying there for a while you could turn out alright

[BTEC]

wtf is bubbah gonna do?

[IntegraXTR]

I talked to him and he said he was gonna ride it out until the last day so he could collect unemployment. Its sad to hear that but he was like he doesn't have a chance at gettin a job somewhere else.

[BTEC]

I talked to him and he said he was gonna ride it out until the last day so he could collect unemployment. Its sad to hear that but he was like he doesn't have a chance at gettin a job somewhere else.
yeah, he gave me that speech the week i was leaving. i felt/feel kinda bad for him.

[BTEC]

tell that punk ass brent to chek his pm's in a few

[IntegraXTR]

^^ will do......WE'RE CLOSING TODAY BITCHZ!!!!!! sucks...........

[SOHC MONSTER]

^^ will do......WE'RE CLOSING TODAY BITCHZ!!!!!! sucks...........
That sux man...good luck! I hear mainstream is hiring... :lmfao:

[BTEC]

^^ will do......WE'RE CLOSING TODAY BITCHZ!!!!!! sucks...........
today is yawls last day? not even friday?

[B16a2 Civic]

ARE YA'LL THROWING THINGS AWAY?

[IntegraXTR]

today is yawls last day? not even friday?

yep, chris wants to do it today since its the last day of the pay period, so mr. meyers is comin up here today to collect the keys. He offered us a position at the warehouse down in FP but gas vs payrate = hmmmm.......

[BTEC]

ARE YA'LL THROWING THINGS AWAY?
yeah, the employee's. lol!!!! clean up my stoe and GTFO!!

[BTEC]

gas vs payrate =FUCK U OLD MAN!!

[IntegraXTR]

:werd:

[SOHC MONSTER]

Just to clarify something...since they are closing the store and disposing of the employees... Are you guys even getting some kind of severence pay?

[BTEC]

Just to clarify something...since they are closing the store and disposing of the employees... Are you guys even getting some kind of severence pay?
their last check is all they get. nopi is some cheap muthufukuhs. hence... price of gas to commute to the warehose vs payrate =FUCK YOU OLD MAN

[SOHC MONSTER]

their last check is all they get. nopi is some cheap muthufukuhs. hence... price of gas to commute to the warehose vs payrate =FUCK YOU OLD MAN


Man that is shitty! I have been to the smryna store a few times... It was nicely setup when I went there. The guys were always cool there. I think this move is going to hurt Nopi big time. All the former employees who were mistreated and obviously stripped of their jobs will spread quick as to how they do business.

[BTEC]

Man that is shitty! I have been to the smryna store a few times... It was nicely setup when I went there. The guys were always cool there. I think this move is going to hurt Nopi big time. All the former employees who were mistreated and obviously stripped of their jobs will spread quick as to how they do business.
who wrkd there when u went?

[BABY J]

gas vs payrate =FUCK U OLD MAN!!

SOME pay > NO PAY. A smart man will take that position while looking for something better.

[SOHC MONSTER]

who wrkd there when u went?

Shit, I have no clue...I was like 16 (almost 9 years ago) when I was frequenting that place. Back when they had mostly VW stuff on the walls.

[BTEC]

Shit, I have no clue...I was like 16 (almost 9 years ago) when I was frequenting that place. Back when they had mostly VW stuff on the walls.
shit, i wasnt even born then. LOL!!!!

[SOHC MONSTER]

SOME pay > NO PAY. A smart man will take that position while looking for something better.



:werd:

At least it would be SOME income until you find something else.

[BTEC]

SOME pay > NO PAY. A smart man will take that position while looking for something better.
true, but if ur check just does get u to wrk and back hm whats the point?

[SOHC MONSTER]

true, but if ur check just does get u to wrk and back hm whats the point?

It can't be that bad unless you drive a Surburban or something like that. If you drive a 4cyl.... Stay off the gas pedal!!! :lmfao: :lmfao:

[BABY J]

True that. There are LOTS of ways to save cash. U just gotta go into save mode when u are working like that. Seriously. I'd take that warehouse spot if I was you.

[SOHC MONSTER]

I wonder if my boy Allen still works up at Nopi....

[BTEC]

True that. There are LOTS of ways to save cash. U just gotta go into save mode when u are working like that. Seriously. I'd take that warehouse spot if I was you.
i was speaking for kucial hed have to leave hm at like 630 0r 7 to get to wrk by 9. id go wrk at inlges around the corner b4 driving that far for no money.

[SOHC MONSTER]

Damn!! Thats a drive!! Sometimes you gotta do what ya gotta do.

[BTEC]

Damn!! Thats a drive!! Sometimes you gotta do what ya gotta do.
i guess everybody has their own opinion. but obviously id take it if i could get a whatever job cloes to hm but id be one disgruntled employee. bah humbug!!!

[SOHC MONSTER]

Well I for one will be finding my parts elsewhere from now on...They charge to damn much anyway!!

[BTEC]

Well I for one will be finding my parts elsewhere from now on...They charge to damn much anyway!!
yeah but they were the only local parts store with alot of shit in stock. hmmm

[SOHC MONSTER]

For good pricing and quality service...I can wait for the shit to show up at the house or here at work :goodjob:

[BTEC]

For good pricing and quality service...I can wait for the shit to show up at the house or here at work :goodjob:
i got one store in florida that i can get most of the shit i need in two days for a descent price. i used to hate ordering shit bc everything took 7-10 days.

[SOHC MONSTER]

i got one store in florida that i can get most of the shit i need in two days for a descent price. i used to hate ordering shit bc everything took 7-10 days.

True but I hate dealing with fucktards...I hate those asshats the work the counter at the FP store.... I swear I wanted to jerk this one kid accross the counter!! He was being a total prick about a god damn momo wheel hub adapter

[BTEC]

True but I hate dealing with fucktards...I hate those asshats the work the counter at the FP store.... I swear I wanted to jerk this one kid accross the counter!! He was being a total prick about a god damn momo wheel hub adapter
u shouldve kicked his ass. i wouldve but im a gangstar. i was only an ass when i wrkd there when ppl try to argue with me about shit i knew or bs me like i didnt know shit.

[BABY J]

yeah but they were the only local parts store with alot of shit in stock. hmmm

That VERY thought should make you think from the BIZNESS perspective and put something in the works. Nopi is downsizing... the Import guys @ Summitt --> :jerkit: . That leaves.... hmmmm. Take www.cardomain.com (http://www.cardomain.com/) --> they started as a crap site (still are), but NOW they are one of the biggest parts suppliers, warehouse and all. Online store, you name it. IA could be the same way... people just do not "think" anymore. Oh well. We'll see what I can put online when I get to Aussie. I'll have ALL the US parts connections that the kids will want. ;)

[SOHC MONSTER]

u shouldve kicked his ass. i wouldve but im a gangstar. i was only an ass when i wrkd there when ppl try to argue with me about shit i knew or bs me like i didnt know shit.


Thats understandable. I hate when people call in here and waste my time. I asked about a part then I bought the hub adapter. If I came in and didn't buy shit then I could have understood him getting pissed but I came in, asked a question and then bought a part. Total of 5 min and I was done. Of coarse I have heard many people going there and getting the same treatment.

[BTEC]

That VERY thought should make you think from the BIZNESS perspective and put something in the works. Nopi is downsizing... the Import guys @ Summitt --> :jerkit: . That leaves.... hmmmm. Take www.cardomain.com (http://www.cardomain.com/) --> they started as a crap site (still are), but NOW they are one of the biggest parts suppliers, warehouse and all. Online store, you name it. IA could be the same way... people just do not "think" anymore. Oh well. We'll see what I can put online when I get to Aussie. I'll have ALL the US parts connections that the kids will want. ;)
I HEAR U TALKING BUT SEEING IS BELIEVEING.

[BABY J]

^^ Not my main focus man. I'm corporate. LOL

[SOHC MONSTER]

:lmfao: :lmfao: :lmfao: Tell'em!!


^^ Not my main focus man. I'm corporate. LOL

[BABY J]

I really can careless about the scene in Aussie. There will be a learning curve as far as the platforms offered there. So initially I am gonna grab an EG, boost the SOHC and ride it out for a while until I find suitable toys to build that I can bring back. The ability to get it back is gonna be the key though. My daily grind will keep me outta the scene, but of course I will still see what thy hype is for the area.

[BABY J]

So what if Nopi uses the fact that they are offering warehouse positions to deny Unemployment??? YIKES!!! Talk about getting fuckt in the ass w/ a sandpaper condom!

[BTEC]

So what if Nopi uses the fact that they are offering warehouse positions to deny Unemployment??? YIKES!!! Talk about getting fuckt in the ass w/ a sandpaper condom!
HMMM...GOOD POINT.

[SOHC MONSTER]

So what if Nopi uses the fact that they are offering warehouse positions to deny Unemployment??? YIKES!!! Talk about getting fuckt in the ass w/ a sandpaper condom!

I didn't think about that Babyj..... Very good point!

[IntegraXTR]

unemployment > warehouse

[Kathryn]

Shit, I have no clue...I was like 16 (almost 9 years ago) when I was frequenting that place. Back when they had mostly VW stuff on the walls.


Wow, I remember those days. Ellingwood was my man back then. The ONLY one I trusted with my parts purchases.

[BTEC]

Wow, I remember those days. Ellingwood was my man back then. The ONLY one I trusted with my parts purchases.
ELLINGWOOD IS COOL AS HELL. I INDA MISS WRKN THERE AND HIS PUNK ASS COMING IN TALKING BOUT "EVENIN BITCHIZ!!"

[obd1kenobi]

ELLINGWOOD IS COOL AS HELL. I INDA MISS WRKN THERE AND HIS PUNK ASS COMING IN TALKING BOUT "EVENIN BITCHIZ!!"

what are you talkin bout that dude got you for them free stickers lol!

[BTEC]

what are you talkin bout that dude got you for them free stickers lol!
OH SHIT!! THATS RIGHT. ELLINGWOOD RIPPED ME OFF BACK IN THE DAY. HE SOLD ME AND ICEMAN INTAKE WITH NO STICKERS IN THE BOX. I WAS LIKE DAMN, Y THIS BOX GOT 2 DIFFERENT TYPES OF TAPE AND NO STICKERS. I WENT BACK UP THERE AND HE TRIED TO SELL ME THE ICEMAN STICKERS HE HAD UNDER THE COUNTER FOR $1 EACH. I WAS LIKE FUCK THAT. DAMN I 4GOT ABOUT THAT SHIT. LOL!!!!!!

[BABY J]

STICKEROWNED

[BTEC]

STICKEROWNED
HELL YEAH HE OWNED ME. I SHOUDLVE TOLD MY MOM. LOL!!!!!!

[BABY J]

Tee hee