Dealer Tried Doing Me Dirty After I Found The Same Lifts At Walmart

[@craigcampbell1843]

I love that this guy supposedly called Walmart and demanded that they raise their prices because if they don’t, Rob would give them over $14,000 instead of giving that money to him. Lol.

[@redbaron4578]

Liked the opinion of some moron, was important

[@amg863]

"you're not allowed! If you don't jack up the prices, I'm going to call my lawyer"

[@StoopidSmith323]

The guys probably a certified retailer of that lift and there is an MSRP on the lift. Now Walmart buys a bunch of them and sells them at some insane discount and now no one else can make anything selling them. It does kind of suck for that guy and there might be a minimum retailers are supposed to charge so it doesn't screw up the profitability of the product.

[@btvbrndn]

@@StoopidSmith323 it s sounds like that guys price gouging. I’m sure wal mart is buying them in bulk and pricing them at what they can. This guys trying to skim a couple hundred extra bucks off the top.

[@Kevins93cobra]

Walmart online sell a LOT of things. Shows out of stock, but they use to list "Ford Performance Parts M-6007-A50NA Aluminator Crate Engine" at 10K each.

[@tristandauod]

Didn't know walmart sold gt engines lmao

[@kylebusc3624]

I've legit bought a ford performance throwout bearing with the OEM box and part # from Walmart lol. Blew my mind. And 15$ cheaper than the dealer

[@VC-Toronto]

Many times it's just the outside company partnering with Walmart to use their e-commerce platform and payment processing system, rather than building their own e-commerce site from scratch. People also trust a known seller more than an unknown, so there is value in the Walmart name that can justify the commission that Walmart will take off the transaction.

[@southwest7977]

Good luck talking to someone at Walmart that can or will change a price. Hilarious. I would have laughed.

[@sltillim]

Walmarts website is actually a marketplace so like Amazon it might not actually be them directly selling but they are on their site and they might fulfill the order.

[@atomic8246]

I don’t believe you’re actually buying directly from Walmart. I’d guess that you are buying from one of their marketplace sellers who would end up paying a good size fee to Walmart. Really shows you how much that other guy was marking up the sale

[@acinl1]

Amazingly it’s sold and shipped by Walmart! Atlas® 8,000 lb. Capacity 4-Post Lift, Ladder Lock Design, Extra Long Extra Tall ; ATEXH-PRO8000EXT-L

[@TheThend1234]

@@acinl1 hahaha wow I would have thought it was a 3rd party seller but it goes to show how badly Walmart wants to compete with amazon

[@muskokamike127]

The problem is with the manufacturer. When you become an authorized re-seller you sign a contract. Most include clauses that you won't budge more than x amount on the MSRP. $400 is over 10% difference. Also many have a clause that says the manufacturer won't allow anyone else to sell in a geographical area. The guy might have a legitimate beef with them being sold online through Walmart.

[@radzer0966]

Walmart drop ships alot of this stuff. Same as many electronics stores drop ship a ton from TD Synnex

[@Mandurath]

@@muskokamike127 I don't know how much they have changed. I worked for Wally World for a while. They will often dictate terms to manufacturers rather than the other way around. Is it true in this case, dunno. But I wouldn't doubt it, as they tend to know the manufacturer cost/profit on everything they sell. And they have a horde of lawyers to maintain things for those that disagree.

[@pistolero323]

Mr spaghetti fights for a better price to lift his sparetti sauce

[@foxweidner7520]

For vehicle storage purposes, i agree 100%, go with the cheaper lift. For every day use, from first hand experience, stay away. Went through 2 sets of pulleys (all of them) on an Atlas 4 post lift in 3 years. Customer service was a nightmare. Ended up having custom pulleys and bushings made out of better steel.

[@danielbeltran864]

One thing I love about you videos then any others, is that you do a one take video feeling. No hard edits or cutting completely without a full and finished explanation of what you were discussing before moving to the next topic and starting the next

[@stuartpollock84]

The cost increase has very little to do with the price of steel. It has to do with the price of shipping from China. Pre-pandemic the cost of shipping a full container from China to USA was roughly about $4k per container. Due to the pandemic causing absolute chaos drove those shipping prices up to as high as $24-27k per container. The shipping situation has ruined so many businesses over the last 18 months where people simply could not afford to ship their products to the US as these increases completely wiped out their profit margins, and it was even worse the bigger your product was. Prices have come down slightly by they are still stupidly high compared to pre-pandemic.

[@thieflack7132]

The guy was probably drop shipping them from Walmart or was the same person selling them on Walmart lol

[@CrawlColorado]

I bought a large item off Walmart and paid the $50 shipping. I had a terrible experience with the shipping company they use. (Pilot Freight Services). After 2 months of waiting the first one was lost. After the bad experience with that service which had pretty much nonexistent tracking and making it almost impossible to reach anyone on the phone or by email I asked Walmart to use a different freight company and they refused. 4 1/2 months after that, the original item and it’s a replacement show up unannounced and beat to hell. I hope you have a much better experience.

[@metaleggman18]

Thankfully I'm guessing Rob has his own history with freight shipping, so hopefully he's not going to get too much a surprise. Still good to know though.

[@realsteefan1]

Shaq has you beaten on most expensive Walmart purchases

[@dzikijohnny]

I saw that on a Facebook video too! $70k at WALMART!!!!!

[@justiceodueze2897]

To be that pressed that your ego cost you that much money that you had to go to your “competitor” who’s been in sales longer than you’ve been alive and demand they increase their price is utterly pathetic

[@845amg]

Bought a bendpak 4 post pre-rona. Same lift is double the price now. Glad I bought it when I did.

[@pnwracing]

Rob acting like his $14,000 purchase ain’t about to be a tax write off 😂

[@Greg.Archuleta]

even if it's a write off his is still out of pocket for $14,000 ....

[@pnwracing]

@@Greg.Archuleta $14,000 is one brake caliper on that red Ferrari he has sitting😂 my man just built his own house peek covid, he’s good good.

[@straybullitt]

Until I watched this video, I thought that my occasional $100 purchases from Walmart were pretty extravagant.... Just throwing money around like a drunk sailor. Thanks a lot Rob.... 😥

[@WickedProxy]

I probably spend about $300 a month at Walmart just buying everyday normal stuff through their curbside pickup.

[@cfwheezy]

Is it not bolted down???

[@LIKEcommentANDsubscribe]

That's what I was going to say. I have been under plenty of sketchy lifts, but at least they all had anchors holding them down.

[@imchris5000]

the 4 post are rigid enough you can get away without them its why they offer a wheel kit

[@2blkSSs]

I love Walmart online shopping. They somehow mess up my order every time and either under charge me or send me an entire case of something rather than the 1 thing I order haha... and I never feel bad for them

[@MrScottr1958]

So the lift price went up and Rob has never increased the price of his rentals?

[@stevenbartholomew9749]

He isn't complaining that the price went up. He's complaining that the guy was trying to gouge him. And when he offered to stilll buy local if he adjusted his price he was an ass about it

[@juantoolsdowork421]

Exactly so rental prices are the same as 2018 🙄

[@jaydee3043]

In todays episode we learn that Mr. Spaghetti likes buying cheaper lifts to store his fancy meatballs.

[@nextbizzy]

Smells like someone is jealous

[@Stue-e]

I started work last year at a wrecking yard, we had listed on ebay an entire Holden Captiva 7 interior for sale, Australia wide delivery. i managed to fit every seat, plastic panel, and the carpet on a standard pallet at a perfect 120x120x120cm. we probably lost the profit margin on that 2x over in labor to package it all, and in postage. I made a point of it to the manager who had listed it, we don't sell complete car interior packages over ebay anymore

[@--_DJ_--]

Was that from Walmart or a Walmart marketplace seller? They could be selling them for less than allowed be the manufacturer, apparently that is a thing, at least with power tools.

[@ianandersen2130]

Sounds like that was exactly what was happening, and if so you can see it from the other sellers perspective, if he is following his contractual obligations and someone else isn't and he is losing business to them I wouldn't be happy either. Manufacturer enforced RRPs suck in general, but that is another discussion.

[@buckykattnj]

Appears to be Walmart. I had the same thought.

[@Andrew-zv4fm]

Good question

[@2011blueman]

That's likely exactly what happened. The manufacturer sets a minimum sale price, some authorized dealer puts them on amazon or walmart for cheaper. Same thing happens with the "grey market" for expensive watches.

[@lasskinn474]

@@ianandersen2130 it's the manufacturer/importers problem to sort that stuff out though. they also can't really sue walmart about it if walmart doesn't have a contract with them saying so either.

[@p3wp3wp3w6]

Your boy Matt Farah is seething right now.

[@barnettzack]

I bought 7 two post rotary lifts… 9 month back order. Just got the last one installed two weeks ago.

[@chase8148]

Rob I work in the steel industry. Steel prices are still about 250% of pre-covid prices. So the increase seems logical to me.

[@RpChris707]

Wal-Marts website is essentially ebay now days so you most likely bought these from a random person or small company.

[@diegocella6791]

He is right, back in the day i used to be a computer tech, doing professional managment sw (book keeping - depot managment, order, etc.) and there was the switch from Lira to Euro, all my client did a 3% price increment, minimum...

[@typ8723]

Turkish lira and Euro has a crazy swap rate.

[@chevyon37s]

I will say our local farm fuel delivery company dropped their delivery/fuel surcharge when prices came back down around 2015. I see them adding it back very soon tho.

[@tuomasholo]

I ordered from Walmart a Westinghouse M-25 40-watt Phased Plasma Rifle back in the 80s. Naturally it’s since been banned but mine was grandfathered.

[@TheTyisawesome]

I usually would go local but when they rooking you like that you can't help but look at other options

[@Jefe4x4]

The price of steal has already be through the rough but just the last two weeks it’s been ridiculous.

[@jamesr5741]

Looks like 'Hot Rolled Coil' has come back down to earth, not so?

[@vaffangool9196]

*Just so you know Rob* the ATEXH-PRO8000EXT-L being offered at Walmart for $3,249.95 is three inches wider, 14 inches taller, and a stick out a whopping 20 inches further from the wall than the XH-PRO8000 you already have.

[@brianfloster2609]

Walmart's website is like Amazon where you are not really buying from Walmart - it's a marketplace listing for most products. The dealer you spoke with is probably being held to MAP pricing by Atlas Lifts, which is why he reached out to Walmart - if he advertised them for below the MAP price Atlas may revoke his seller agreement.

[@thesparkster]

My dad had a material handling company and some clients would call him out to to a site review and then a quote. They would take his quotes and shop around and buy from another supplier even if it meant saving $50 on a $6K sale. They wouldn't even tell him they were undercutting him. Well, we would drive to the place, two people minimum, measure everything, take into account factors that do not show up when buying from a magazine, and spend roughly $300 or more in time. We did this for small sales and large to provide full client experience. We would have guys come back to us for 'free' advice, after buying from another mail-order supplier time and time again. Eventually, the late 80s forced the eventual closure, as the direct catalog market was exploding and this became a standard practice with over 50% of the companies. We would do a site analysis, write up the quote and the buyer would go to the manufacturer and they would sell directly (even if the mfgr knew we were quoting them) and trim a few buck off that would have gone to us--not all of the commission but a percent or two. Margins dropped as the equipment handling manufacturers really didn't want to pay distributors and sales reps. Compound this with the larger firms who would actually bribe purchasing agents with Pocono condos and timeshares, cash, trips to Florida, etc. We would do the site assessment and they would go directly to another supplier that gave kickbacks under the table. The worst story was selling a person lift for a school auditorium to get to the light bulbs. No lift on the market would provide the solution. Sure enough, we offered them a solution. It was our own part number, but speced another product on the market. They bought that other product to save $100. A month goes by and the guy calls up screaming at us that we quoted them the wrong product--a product they didn't buy from us. When we told him that the unit we speced was a custom unit, as specified in the quote and even guaranteed it would perform as requested, that unit would have $400 of modifications done to it and insured under the company insurance plan, the guy hung up the phone. Now, you have those lifts. If Atlas has chain sales and local closed distributors or service, you'll be hosed getting someone out in a timely manner to service them. That bridge is burnt. Now, some of these box stores send their factory seconds and blemished goods so you have to keep that in mind too. Don't be surprised if you run into hydraulic (if hydraulic lift) or worm gear issues later on, on surface mount lifts. I would go over the weld points with a fine tooth comb. Now, with lifts it won't natter too much, but many products have nuances and if you order the wrong thing, you'll eat more than having a local dealer spec the proper unit for you.

[@jamesr5741]

Charge for quotes if need be. Rob bought a legitimate Atlas, so if there is a problem then the blame lies between the distributor/manufacturer and Walmart.

[@thesparkster]

@@jamesr5741 Yep. No company would entertain paying a fee-based site review to sell goods--it's viewed as the cost of doing business. If you called someone and said, hey, I need $30K of material handling goods and they reply with, that warehouse will take 5 man-hours to spec and that will be $300, you'd tell them to pound sand. Rob also has no local dealer service or support, all for saving 1-2% on the sale. True, it's legit Atlas, let's see what they deliver. It would be best if it is drop-shipped. Now, LTL shipping is another profit center, so let's hear the total delivery price of the dealer quote and the actual total delivery price from Wal*Mart. Local dealers will work with a dozen or more LTL and TL haulers to get the best price quote. I'm sure Rob has a forklift at his disposal to unload the cargo.

[@jamesr5741]

@@thesparkster Not true at all. I can give them a 'rough' quote on a paper napkin, or I can give a detailed quote which may take a few hours and have an upfront cost. If they don't want to accept, they can 'go pound sand'. Doesn't bother me.

[@venom5809]

@@jamesr5741 Sometimes you have to charge people so they respect you, that's the honest truth.

[@jamesr5741]

@@venom5809 Well if it's a random off the street then it goes without saying you won't waste too much time unless the other party is committed.

[@jameshunt3765]

Rob I ordered an HD9 this past Summer from Bendpak; I casually mentioned it was because my wife wanted more room in the garage because she was pregnant and without asking he took $400 off

[@austinh1028]

9:01 on repeat. sums up the last 2 years

[@77nizzova53]

Shaq spent 70,000 at Walmart for 1 purchase!!!!

[@masskilla469]

Hey Rob people put things they buy off walmart for 2 to 3 hundred more all the time. I was looking at a Blackstone Grill and found one place that had it for 200 more than walmart. After reading the reviews a reviewer made a comment that when they received the Gfrill it came from Walmart. So they were selling the grill and shipping it for free from walmart!!

[@Moonsauc3]

What was the "one place" you found it for? Lots of people are buying and reselling items and even making online stores through Amazon and Walmart reselling their own items at a more expensive price. When you clear the shelves, consumers turn to online to make the purchase where they're caught with the price increase because of "supply and demand". But really it's just Joe schmoe with 13,000 dollars in norelco razors making 17 bucks a piece while having Amazon/Walmart ship the item to the customer.

[@Fixin-To]

Literally the definition of domestic dropshipping.

[@sgfreak96]

The irony that arguably the worst of Big Box retail is the good guy, and the little guy small business turns down a sale, and actively tries to screw over the buyer lol.

[@metaleggman18]

I'm curious, did he magically get the price on Wal-Mart raised lol? "I know the Walton family, and I won't stand by their betrayal over lift pricing!" 🤣

[@bigtimes101]

Interesting purchase from El Walmar...you still have a long way to go with big one time purchases, Shaq has that record with $70,000 one time purchase, you can youtube it. Got traded, moved into an empty apt, went to Wal-Mart and filled it, crazy...

[@sideswipe_x1]

When my father passed in 2016 Walmart was about $500 (maybe more) on his casket vs the local funeral home's cheapest (not a pine box) it was for a 1 day funeral then buried. I don't want to drop $1000's of dollars just to bury & never see again. My father didn't need extra stuffing or extra hand sanding finish. The casket looked like any other. My focus was on him that day.

[@jasonwakewich121]

Just move the pump on the post to get the lifts closer together or even relocate the pump to the wall

[@JosephEyestone]

I worked at a metal fabrication shop and steel used to be $.50 a pound pre Covid and as of the end of last year it was at $1.50 a pound.

[@typ8723]

Just looked what I payed for my Twin Bush 2-post-- $1,956.67 in, June of 2020. It's now ~$2,850 with shipping. A soild 45% markup, lol

[@wisdomSP]

Whatcha gonna do with that 4C Mr. Ferretti? Is it for sale?

[@CouchMan88]

“It’s steel. It’s just steel. They are all the same.” - Some guy who will be complaining how a lift collapsed in 6 months and it cost him hundreds of thousands of dollars in damage.

[@BDBD16]

More than likely its a cheap knock off anyways.

[@asdf12347109]

he'll get plenty of content out of it, at least

[@badrott8028]

Sure, that’s why mines stood strong for 8 years

[@WMithrandirXbox]

It's the same lift. Same brand and model lmFao. Same steel

[@CouchMan88]

@@WMithrandirXbox Yeah the same cheapest lift he could find. He was saying all lifts are basically the same. If you are lifting a car daily up and down definitely not. He is using them for storage which may work to his advantage but at the same time are those cheap lifts made to constantly hold the weight of a vehicle 24 hours a day? Or are they made to be in use for a few hours at a time? I just don’t know if using the cheapest lift you can find to store super cars is the smartest idea. You get what you pay for. We have all bought cheap Chinese crap and seen it break. Steel is not steel when it comes to tools.

[@AcuraAddicted]

I still don't get why people are not securing the posts down to the concrete floor when they are storing hundreds thousands worth of vehicles on them.

[@mikec3142]

I bet they do not live in earthquake zones...

[@FishFind3000]

@@mikec3142 if you hit one with another car that leg will cave. If it’s bolted you don’t have anywhere near the risk.

[@thecloneguyz]

You have to have minimum 4 inches of concrete at 3,000 PSI in order to mount them to the ground

[@p3wp3wp3w6]

its against OSHA requirements as well.

[@ksteak27]

7:35 - Rob's wife takes the 102 inches! .....no al dente tonight!!! I got your back, Spaghett.

[@elishmittywerminghanjensen1264]

Congrats on 800k subs!

[@FastlifeTodd]

I’ve got an Atlas lift as well it’s a 2 post and luckily I bought it in 2016 from Greg Smith for 1600

[@Richie_Rr]

Rob, I’ve asked Walmart online for a large purchase discount. Ask for a multi quantity 10% off discount. A good rep. should be willing to accommodate such request post-sale. Good luck!

[@bneyens]

I ship internationally. A container use to costs around $2k from China, now its costs UPWARDS of $25,000 per container. Made in the USA is now reasonable compared to these shipping rates. So Rob is missing part of the story here, its not just about the price of steel.

[@christianmichael8381]

I used to sell stun guns/self defense items on Walmarts website as a marketplace seller. Just like eBay.

[@triple_threat_lightz]

Just looked it up and it’s out of stock. lol 😆 looks like you got them all 🤦‍♂️ I need one 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@changedrivenclt]

Thanks Rob, just went to try and buy two and they’re out if stock

[@blue_lancer_es]

Will you match Hertz rental price?

[@Just_Joe71]

Walmart is out of stock on them now. You cleaned them out Rob!

[@marcm3017]

Rob you can buy a 90 degree mount for the motor/control unit

[@parkersmit6050]

Hey where is the update? I'm curious how the lifts are working out

[@scottm344]

I use Walmart to list some items on, they do charge a fee of between 6 to 15% depending on several factors

[@jamesmisener3006]

Check out the labels when they arrive I'll bet they were shipped direct from Atlas to you. Cheers 🇨🇦

[@Zach-k2p]

I like 2 post lifts for working on rigs… but I have three 4 post lifts in my home shop for storage. Can’t beat em.

[@Czechbound]

And a lot of these will have been in stock, and manufactured before the price of steel went high. The fact that they can deliver in 3 days, tells me they had these in stock. Or their supplier did.

[@scottm8962]

Lol wait till you find out they sell caskets

[@jamesr5741]

Do they do in-store cremations as well?

[@david888a]

It always good to shop around, that dealer lost a sale, could easy gave a 10% discount n still made money. Short sighted.

[@Sizukun1]

I'd assume bendpack is the standard for most garages for a reason. Yeah the steel may or may not be the same, the design might be the same, but certain products are called "the standard" for a reason right?

[@lousassol3]

They are not. Bendpak is cheap import garbage. They have built a name by sponsoring youtubers and tv shows. They are consumer grade at best. Challenger, rotary, forward, mohawk, etc are the standard. If you walk into a shop and they have Bendpak lifts, that's usually a sign to go to another shop, and certainly don't take a job offer there.

[@Dookie55555]

one distinction.. those lifts are probably cold rolled steel, not cast

[@Doejohnm]

my uncle is a mechanic of 40 years, he uses Chinese lifts and harbour freight tools

[@capthowdy126]

wal marts online store has kinda taken on amazons model as in letting other sellers put items for sell on wal marts store front but im not sure if they take on the warhousing of the stoke, maybe im not 100% sure i just noticed alot of the stuff i search for on amazon will come up on wal mart too any they will all have different sellers like amazon.

[@ibdagimp16]

Pretty sure, them calling a competitor and TELLING Walmart that they cannot sell items at a certain price is illegal. I can not cite the exact law but its under the FTA laws.

[@maneatsshark]

Walmart does 3rd party selling like Amazon so Walmart is also a market place. They 3rd party sell and ship so it's easy to have a variety of choices you wouldn't have offered just from Walmart.

[@widowmaker777]

Walmart is a scan based trading retailer. Much of what they sell is like consignment. Their supplier bears the cost and handles the logistics of supply, initial shipments, and replenishment orders. They do pick and choose what products you're allowed to sell with them and there are minimums on the sales you need to meet or else they pull the product off their offering.

[@widowmaker777]

Also, today Mr Spaghetti tells us about overpriced lazy susans

[@GLeszega]

Walmart ftw I’ve been getting random stuff cheap. Just saved $60 buying 2 continental tires from them vs any other online retailer. Free shipping and I had it 2 days later.

[@Russell_and_Rosko]

I worked at a shop with one of those atlas lifts. I strongly suggest no using them for any kind of work, only a long term storage lift. They are not all the same, not remotely. That atlas would sway as I pulled suspension, the ramps would badly flex with a 3500 lbs car. The pump stopped working and I had to reset the internal breaker several times. It’s half the price and made in china, it’s not a quality lift.

[@steevynovirus_f3099]

Rob that shady company could be buying their own lifts from Walmart to sell back in the market

[@quixomega]

It's likely Walmart drop ships lifts directly from the manufacturer. That's what they do for a lot of large items.

[@Slimothy]

Damn they're out of stock.

[@FACKDAWURLD]

Odds are that order gets cancelled after you wait a month then take another 2 weeks for refund

[@chrismiester1214]

Today mr spaghetti gets his meat balls torqued over the price of lifts.

[@dane_jah]

You don't need to bolt your lifts to the ground? I didn't see any bolts on the bases

[@klevo8]

I love my atlas lifts. Tool topia bought out greg smith equipment and jacked the prices up which sucks

[@kevinmc5249]

In today’s episode, Rob finds out pasta is cheaper at Olive Garden.

[@Jack-un8ei]

Walmart online is just like Amazon. Most of the items are not sold by Walmart, just listed on their website

[@REH86]

Rob, you're not buying lifts from Walmart. The website allows third party sellers, much like Amazon. I don't know if Walmart actually guarantees any type of customer service from their third party sellers or not, but for your sake, I'd hope so.

[@CricketThomas]

Supply chain disruptions have had a cascade affect on everything. So much so that my haircut is now 30% more!

[@toprandomvideos2123]

What exactly were they short of that a haircut went up 30% on fundamental cost inputs?

[@jamesr5741]

Just cut off 30% more hair.

[@207522]

So was it $14,000 or $15,000? Make up your mind Rob! Lol

[@alvinmortimer7536]

Wealthy folk seem to forget inflation. Using cheap lifts to lift expensive vehicles is like a peeing section in the community pool.

[@elgringiototote]

TLDR: Mr spaghetti humble brags about spending $14k with walmart.

[@LEODIVINE83]

I’ve researched everywhere in North East and JMC Equipment from Long Island was the most reasonable. David Duenas is the man there!

[@baltazard133T]

Soooo Walmart gets you these insane prices and deals because they buy direct from the manufacturer in bulk quantities or when there is excess of product they snatch it all up and store it away in one of their different +/- 1 million sqft warehouses scattered across the world. There is practically two in every state and three in every other country. Walmart also operates through a lot of private seller multicorporation auctions where they purchase large quantities of items to resell in their stores.

[@AndrewKidd14145]

I was thinking the same maybe like 2-3000$ off the bill. You probably would have bought it.

[@luiscouto6543]

Look at bright side my inground lift went from 9k to 25k 🤦‍♂️ getting 2nd one has been rough

[@real_emilio_b]

Rob your so smart! Screw the local business always save a buck and go with Walmart. Who cares about the people employed and the families he supports.

[@Wormweed]

Yeah. Why pay extra when that local guy probably bought them at walmart and is flipping them for profit?

[@kevinhitchcock7062]

eBay has an Atlas 4 post lift 8000 lbs for $3800. Free shipping

[@abes3925]

The reason Walmart is cheaper is because they’re able to buy at bulk and move more product than competitors. It’s why whenever a Walmart is built in a town especially a smaller one there’s huge protest since smaller shops can’t compete.

[@drealraj]

Sold out now

[@mjc8248]

You could have gotten wildfire double storage lifts for 10k plus freight. They work with youtubers so you could have possibly gotten a better deal.

[@joelgr16]

Thanks Rob, now they are sold out

[@ene831]

In this video Rob spaghetti invites Walmart to decrease tomato sauce.

[@mykrowsy]

Those are probably from a third party seller using Walmart as a storefront like people do with Amazon. The guy from New Jersey could list his on Walmart or Amazon as well.

[@johnnychimpo7539]

Obviously, Walmart doesn’t stock lifts in their warehouse

[@mykrowsy]

@@johnnychimpo7539 I don't think a lot of people understand the third party sellers in Amazon or Walmart type places. People tend to think that if it's on that website it's from that company.

[@johnnychimpo7539]

@@mykrowsy true, most people are pretty dumb

[@greasyginzo]

Atlas probably has a MAP or minimum advertised price. That other guy is probably an authorized retailer and is playing within the "rules." Walmart either doesn't care or buys the lifts from another wholesaler and doesn't have to adhere to the MAP. I mean seriously Walmart is probably moving a fair amount of these lifts. I doubt the manufacturer is going to say yea no thanks no matter what they list them for.