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Message: [QUOTE="nephron, post: 619905, member: 23759"] motometal--for every 1 smalltown businessman that gets stomped into the dirt, there's probably several hundred other middle class people making good on Walmart stock. I'm not particularly for or against Walmart, or online shopping...but letting the market sort itself out is what makes capitalism a work of beauty. Think of the number of jobs a Walmart would bring to a smallish town, the local XS taxes generated for the community simply by 'attracting' people into a Wallyworld where they'll spend more money than they had intended (vs. a smaller store with less selection)...etc. AJ--I pay retail for bikes. I just flat don't believe in 'bartering', basically for the same 'double standard' reasons you pointed out. On the other hand, that statement I just made doesn't support my 'market will bare'/capitalism belief too well, either, does it? ;) Someone pointed out the 'staple' items above, and I would think that jets would be the best example of them, since not only are they commonly changed, they're common to multiple types of bikes that share the same carb. I can't find a !@#$ pilot jet out here. Why is that? 'We stock mains, no pilots'.... :silly: Why is that? On the other hand, I walked into a dealer yesterday with part numbers in hand for rare parts for an LEM R2 (including a very friable handlebar-mounted finger choke lever), fully expecting them to have to order them. They had all in stock. :cool: [/QUOTE]