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From: spear@ihlpf.UUCP (Spearman)
Newsgroups: net.auto.tech
Subject: Re: J. C. Whitney
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Date: Thu, 27-Mar-86 08:55:44 EST
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Posted: Thu Mar 27 08:55:44 1986
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> I've recently seen some references in this group to getting items
> from the J. C> Whitney catalog. As I recall, this company went through
> some bad times a while back (maybe a bankruptcy & reorganization?), and
> people ordering from it during that period had problems.
> 
> Anyone have comments as to how reliable the firm is now, and any
> comparisons between today's comapny and that of the past?

I lost about $15 during the bankruptcy period due to problems not worth
going in to.  But they seem to be as reliable as ever recently.  They
still sell a lot of shoddy gimmicks, but sometimes they are the only source
for certain items.

Steve Spearman   ihnp4!ihopb!spear
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Steve Spearman
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