15 minute one item a day preview?

The last three trips I made to Riley I was told I had 15 minutes to preview my item. Yesterday I was told I am only allowed to preview one item a day. 130 miles a day makes for an expensive preview if I have a dozen or so to look at. It is kind of frustrating. Half of the preview time is burned up getting the gate open and walking back to the truck rows. Anybody else running into this? Glen

I think I would call GL and see what the deal is. Sounds pretty unreasonable to me.

Yep same thing here, it's the Girl. I had a PU out there yesterday, was out with Robert from 7:50 to 8:30, load took 4 min as long as he can see you he let me look around. He had 2 other come out for loads. It is because folks were moving and taking things off of the DRMO/GL lots. So now one of the gl folks has to be with you at all times. I am pretty sure it is just the 2 of them out there now. And it is a 2 hour drive for me at 75mph.

What? Makes me want to call and give them an earfull. We all know how far that will go as far as GL is concerened. There are several different lots of the same item out there now. I'd like to go look over all of them so I can rank them in order of which ones to bid first. Makes me wish I could make 10 different apoints on the same day. Walk all the way out there to look at one lot, walk all the way back, start next appointment and walk all the way back out there and look at the next lot and so on till she realizes how stupid this policy is.

I sent in an email, they usually respond fairly quickly. No responses yet. Not trying to cause anybody and grief, but this is crazy. They have about 40 M820s coming up. They are rough, it would be nice to know what we are looking at, we are willing to bid more if we can sell parts. That is hard to do solely on GL photos. I Xed out the items, but here is the email I sent in. Not trying to raise a big stink, but it would seem that they would at least try to work with those of us trying to help others as well as buying.

"Help!

The last three previews at Ft Riley I was told I had 15 minutes. Yesterday I was told one item per visit. The new rules make it really tough to preview trucks for out of the area buyers, even for myself. There are XXXXXXX XXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXX coming up, do I really have to make XXXX 130 mile trips to preview them before the sale? I am a Steel Soldier member, so I try to preview trucks and trailers for other members, I also do the bidding for XXXX XXXX here in Salina. It is just frustrating and I hope you will reconsider this preview rule. Thanks, Glen"

If they do not have a penalty listed for failure to show up for a preview appointment, call and make one for everyday for next month, 15 minutes from the locations last preview time. Don't show for any of them...

That is tempting, but I would like to get along with those people. Guess it is a huge world out there and we can turn our time and interests elsewhere. I just do not get it, maybe it is just an employee who does not want to be out in the heat.

The big GL cheeze will be at the MVPA convention next week in Dayton. He is on my list. Anybody that is going needs to go by the GL tables and let them know what a bad deal this is. Tables 282 283 and 264 outside at P44 thru 49

http://www.mvpa.org/convention/forms/2011VendorLayout.pdf

That would almost be worth the price of airfare. I know the days of wandering around free out there are gone, thanks to some less than honest individuals. I can see it also if I made several previews and never bought anything. Between the two accounts, I do quite a bit of business with them. Nothing like the guys that bought those M920s yesterday though. That had to be a huge sale! Without checking, I am betting we have won over 100 lots in the last two months, all trucks and trailers. It is just frustrating, that's all, just as frustrating as Elmo trying to get his way with a porcupine.

Talked to Linda Amos from GL , BTW one of the most helpful GL people ever. I walked up to the GL table and before I could say a word she had spotted Kansas on my name tag and wanted to know if I was having problems about the 15min clause at Ft Riley. She informed me it is the DRMO rule and that the GL zone manager has an appointment this week with DRMO to try and get it fixed. Lois let me know that she checks our board to look for trends and problems that effect sales. She even stayed late that day to let me use here lap top to bid on some items that were closing. I am going out Thursday AM to Riley to pick them up and will check with Robert to see how things went.

I don't know if I have ever dealt with Lois for anything but, I hope I do in the future. She sounds like a great rep for GL. Interesting to hear she values/gathers input from SS.

Well I sure hope everything works out! Last time I was at the gap I poked around that lot for darn near 2 hours.... 15 min is not reasonable to inspect a truck, you can barely crawl under it and look in 15 mins..... Heck I don't know bout you guys but I need AT LEAST 40 mins per truck...

I Believe I met Lois at Aberdeen , If it was her she was Great to deal with !! Wondering if its a new trend . I did a pickup at Mechanicsburg PA 2 weeks ago and shuffled in and out in 5 min and wanted to preview another truck while I was there, but got the feeling I wasn't welcome there when my request went ignored. So I guess unless its a must item I'm sticking to Fort Meade. Those guys are awesome !!