Quote Originally Posted by aaronng View Post
Honda does not make the actuator in a Honda factory. They buy it from a parts supplier, put it into a bubble wrap bag and put a Honda sticker on it. Buying it with the Honda sticker costs about $50-70. For this seller to be able to sell it at $31.90, then he could be sourcing from the same supplier but before a Honda sticker (and price markup) is added onto the item.
Then I guess the question is whether this guy is sourcing from the same supplier. How can we tell if he is sourcing from the same supplier?