I also can't differentiate, that's why buy only from official mall or reputable seller.

Crucial or sensitive car parts must not be bought online unless you want to be water fish

Official SC is not always legit too. A lot of bait and switch / hanky panky.

Budak SC that I am close with told me a lot of SC keep the ori stock from HQ and use grade B stock for their own customer. The ori stock is then sold to stockist.

Usually it happens on higher value items especially suspension parts, alternator, compressor, cooling coil and etc.

so who are these 'stockists' actually ? XYZ Companies that claim to be suppliers of parts/consumables to SCs?

SC also get from authorized distributor. The thing is whether authorized distributor got mix with fake also we dont know.

Authorized distribution cannot simply buy fakes, they can lose their exclusivity and face legal actions.

Quarter abit too much. 30% still acceptable. All my engine oil I bought at around 30% of RRP. All are genuine. Most recent purchase is during 12.12, liquid moly molygen 0w20 4L for rm100 only.

I had a very interesting discussion with my supplier about why online so cheap and etc...

He told me he oso sell his stuff online but but he will jack up the price coz of other costs....

Buying directly from his shop will be cheaper...

Ori stock from factory ada pelbagai jenis, grade A and B...thats true....grade A mahal one...

Macam my brake pad...I bought ori but grade B ....

Meaning u kena scam. SC only has 1 grade. That's why their price all are fixed one, especially during service.

Too cheap to be true. Simple.

shopee mall. official store. still got chance of being fake. life is tough.

What if seller sell RM200 fake one
Instant profit for them



This post has been edited by submergedx: Dec 15 2025, 01:33 PM

LEL

I always thought Gred A B C are refer to other OEM like China, Thailand or Taiwan

the water is so deep

My liqui moly molygen 0w20 RM350 retail price, ayam buy rm100, ok je, ori

I have been buying spare parts by myself for more than 15 years and yes, I am learning new things everyday...

Wait till you see the computer system with all the parts number and all the schematic drawings in the computer system, lagi headache...

Sometimes even my dealer send me the schematic drawings coz he oso not sure what I am looking for...LOL...I have seen my dealer hunt for an O ring from PJ all the way to KL...just an O ring that cost RM 18....imagine that...He get it from KL then despatched to my workshop under the heavy monsoon rain....LOL...

Its a learning curve, can be fun, can be frustrating....

This post has been edited by LDP: Dec 15 2025, 01:42 PM

How bout items under shopeemal? Not ori?

I only buy from Vanli. A bit more expensive but I know they give genuine parts.

reputable dont mean shit in shopee

got fake stuff from 4.9 star with 60k ratings

seller feign ignorance, say supplier fault

When lots of china seller also can get mall status, the status is becoming low quality.