Outrageous overbill by Kanter Automotive

Dartman1969 said

MattP
If the OP knew who to send the pump to it is unlikely he would have saved much money. The company that rebuilt the pump offers a substantial discount to volume customers. Kanter likely sends thousands of parts to the rebuilder and thus gets a huge discount. The OP is going to send 1 so he is going to pay retail not wholesale. For example: OP ships pump to rebuilder for $20, OP pays rebuilder retail price on pump rebuild probably $200, OP gets phone call and is told needs another $100 worth of work, OP pays return shipping of $20. Tell me what he saves?
~Michael

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Exactly. Thats how business works. I have a few subs that I work with. The subs charge us less because we are getting them the work and its our warranty.

Most restoration shops cant handle all aspects of the restoration, They will farm out engine builds, transmissions, interior work etc. I know of a shop local to me that doesnt nothing other then finally assembly, everything is subbed. The difference is you usually dont get there copy of the bill. If he never saw the other bill he never would have questioned it. You paying for convenience.

Its the same with having a house built. The "contractor" doesnt do much of anything other then hire all the people that know what they are doing.

My guess is Kanter said $225 expecting it to cost them $125. When it needed extra work they it was going to cost them $225 so they asked the o/p if he wanted to pay the difference otherwise they wouldnt be making any profit. There a business they need to make a profit.