المملكة: Photos| Chaos of spare parts… varying prices and complaints of counterfeit products

The spare parts market is witnessing Cars In the Kingdom, there is a state of variation in prices, in light of the noticeable rise, which sparked widespread dissatisfaction among consumers, who demanded tightening supervision to control the market and limit anti-competitive practices.

In a field survey for “Al-Youm”, consumers and sellers revealed different visions that shed light on the dimensions of the crisis, as buyers accuse the market of randomness. And fraud, while sellers attribute the main reason to the multiplicity of agents and the lack of uniformity of prices from the source.

Varying prices and fraud in quality

The consumer described it as “Abdullah Al-Sudairy”, Pricesin the local market are very expensive. He is surprised by the large disparity in the price of one piece, and that he may find an item for 500 riyals in a store, while the same piece is sold in a neighboring store on the same street for 300 riyals.

He stressed that this disparity increases between cities, and that Riyadh prices may be cheaper by a wide margin than in Al-Khobar and Dammam, which prompts many consumers to resort to International websites for better prices and guaranteed quality.

A suspicious difference

The consumer, “Mohamed Al-Abdullah,” narrated a personal experience, in which he searched for a piece that he found at a price of 375 riyals in one store, while he found it in another store for a price of 210 riyals, even though it was the same piece and from the same country of origin, considering that this difference “causes doubt” and forces him to buy from outside the country. The Kingdom.

Manipulation in the quality of products

The complaints also extended to the quality of the products, as the consumer, “Ahmed Al-Baydi,” pointed out that there is serious manipulation by some merchants who place commercial parts in the packaging of original parts and sell them at high prices, taking advantage of the absence of oversight, and this is the same point confirmed by the consumer, “Muhammad Al-Abdullah,” adding that these bad parts do not exceed Its expected lifespan is two months before it breaks down.

High store rents

For his part, the consumer, “Nasser Al-Naimi,” blamed the high store rents, which some merchants use as a justification for raising prices, which makes the consumer the “victim,” referring to his personal experience during which he found a difference in the prices of items between Qatif and Dammam of up to 40%, despite the proximity. Geographic.

Sellers: The multiplicity of agents is the main reason

On the other hand, the sellers presented a different vision of the market, pointing the finger mainly at the distribution mechanism and the multiplicity of agents. Spare parts seller “Hussein Mohsen” considered that prices in general were appropriate, but he attributed the reason for the difference between one region and another to the difference in the agent himself, which makes prices in some cities high and in others low.

Raising the price to the consumer

The seller of spare parts, “Mohamed Al-Jamea,” said: The agent is the one who controls the price, and the presence of more than one non-unified agent makes the prices unstable, as they are forced, as retailers, to raise the price to the consumer if the purchase price from the agent is high, which affects their sales and creates a state of instability in the market.

Market Suitable

For his part, spare parts seller “Hassan Omar” gave a more comprehensive view that the Saudi market is suitable compared to the Gulf markets, and that the original parts’ prices are similar, while the difference lies in the commercial parts whose quality and prices vary according to the country of origin.

He advised consumers of the need to know the reliable source and be careful to buy the original parts that suit the type of car, explaining that the parts Consumerism is the most in demand, and the price of any item decreases the more demand for it increases due to its availability in large quantities.

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