Keystone has a great reputation, #1 wholesale aftermarket auto parts distributor with live inventory from your account user panel, Fast shipping & great pricing. They handle things like a business should be. No Gimmicks, Delays or Lies. (mimo) We have provided some information for your use. commenting is in our forum

About Keystone Automotive Operations, Inc., based in Exeter, Pennsylvania is the leading distributor and marketer of specialty automotive equipment and accessories in North America. During Keystone’s 38-year history, we have grown from a single auto parts store to a $600MM warehouse distributor.

Service and Reach… Keystone serves the diverse interests and needs of auto enthusiasts and their installers across North America. We have 25 locations serving over 17,000 customers in North America. Keystone offers the largest assortment of specialty products in the automotive aftermarket industry including 250,000+ SKUs from over 600 suppliers.

The Company operates four distribution centers and 21 non-inventory stocking cross-docks in the United States and Canada.  Our fulfillment network utilizes 300 trucks/trailers providing next-day or two day delivery to customers in 47 states and Canada, as well as exporting to more than 40 countries.

Keystone warehouse operations pick, pull, and pack around the clock to ensure timely product delivery. Our truck drivers cover 30 million miles per year in order to see those orders delivered on time to our customers.

Customers and Vendors… Both customers and vendors are integral to Keystone’s success. We are a critical link between a highly fragmented group of vendors and an even more fragmented base of customers. Our geographic reach and unique distribution model allow us to offer customers and vendors substantial scale, the most comprehensive inventory selection in our industry, high levels of customer service, and innovative marketing support.

Wholesale Drop Ship Auto Parts Solution:

Providing Solutions to Grow Your Business. Keystone Automotive Operations offers drop shipping as a service via eKeystone.com.  With this program, select jobbers (credit approval and a minimum monthly commitment are required) can place orders online using eKeystone.com and have the product delivered directly to the Consumer.

This service has the following features:

• A customized packing slip with the jobber’s name, address, phone number and logo
• Itemized billing detailing each shipment separately
• FedEx shipping history including tracking numbers
• Shipment notification via e-mail to both the jobber and end consumer
• A choice of FedEx shipping options including shipping rates
• A return form in every shipment to facilitate the return process
• A cancellation notification to the jobber via e-mail
Frequently Asked Questions

How does the program work?
A Keystone Automotive Jobber goes online with eKeystone.com and places an order online, entering the Consumers shipping information.  Keystone then processes the order and ships it via FedEx to the Consumer and bills the Jobber for the cost of the part and shipping.

How does a Jobber sign up for the program?
Your web site must be approved by Keystone. Requirements include: Keystone product prominently displayed, a shopping cart and checkout process. Non-Keystone Jobbers must fill out an application for an account with Keystone. Existing Jobbers with an application on file will be fast tracked and set up with a “Drop Ship Only” account number. 
A Keystone Drop Shipping sales representative will then contact you to obtain account information and/or graphics for your customize packing slip. We’ll then set up or copy discounts for your newly activated account and then e-mail you your new Drop Ship account number, user name, password, as well as pertinent Keystone contact information.  You then be assigned a Drop Shipping sales representative who will contact you within 24 hours of the aforementioned email to review the program, discounts and product.

 Does a Jobber require a Weekly or Monthly payment term to Qualify?
Qualifying Jobbers must have one of the following Payment Terms for Drop Shipping: Monthly charge – weekly Charge – credit card.
Is there a commitment for the Drop shipping program?
A qualifying Jobber must agree to a minimum monthly transaction agreement of $3,000 or more.  Effective January 15th 2008 you will incur a $49.00 monthly Ekeystone maintenance fee if you do not meet the $3,000 monthly commitment in net Dropship sales.

Is there a daily order minimum the Jobber must meet?
Drop Ship Jobbers are not required to meet a daily order minimum. Every order will be processed and shipped as long as it is in stock and is FedEx-able or able to ship via Truck Freight (standard truck freight fees apply).

What paperwork is contained in a package?
Every package contains custom packing slip (not including pricing) and a return form that is printed on the reverse side of the packing slip for a possible return.

Does Keystone’s name appear on any of the documents or labels?
Keystone’s name does not appear on the packing slip, the package label, or the return form.  The return forms only lists an anonymous ‘Product Returns’ address.  The packing slip only has the Drop Ship Jobbers information on it.

What shipping options are available?
Currently FedEx 3-Day Express Saver, Ground, Priority Overnight, Standard Overnight, 2nd Day, Saturday and LTL delivery are all available online for Drop Ship Jobbers only. 

Are there products that will not ship via FedEx?
Oversized items (such as one-piece grill guards) may be too large to ship via FedEx and we also will not ship any chemical items in accordance with Keystone’s current policy.

How does the Jobber obtain FedEx tracking information?
FedEx tracking information is available online with eKeystone.com in the Jobbers Order History approx 24-48 hrs after the order is placed.

How does the Jobber know when an item is not shipped?
The Drop Ship Jobber is emailed a cancellation file if the order is cancelled at the warehouse level.  On orders shipping from Kansas City, the order will show up on the daily freight manifest with no associated tracking information.

How does the Jobber process a return?
There is an email box specifically used for drop ship returns. This mailbox is monitored daily by a member of our team, who coordinates the return with the jobber.

When are orders processed and shipped?
All orders are picked and shipped the same day as long as they are placed by 3pm, warehouse local time.

Can I ship products to Canada?
Yes, we are pleased to announce effective November 6, 2006 that Keystone Automotive will begin our exclusive Canadian Shipping program for Drop Ship customers. Ask your Keystone sales representative for specific terms and conditions or log onto eKeystone.com for additional details.

For more information or to have an account setup, please call: 800.272.4247

e-Commerce New Business Development 
Keystone Automotive Operations
800.272.4247

Note: If you are currently in Gro Project Venture or using Shopping Cart Elite you are required to use ONLY the Certified Distributors Within.The problem in that is their are to many hands in it ($$$) and your discounts are not that great. This will effect your overall NET Profit. See this post where it explains some Gross/Net numbers.

This makes me crack up when it comes to the GRO Project & Mimousa, so we figured it would be a good post now.  They have a forum (groprojectforum.com) dedicated to members only (after payment of course).  This forum has been deleted a few times most likely due to the negative posts by members who are frustrated about the user agreements, pricing, major shopping cart bugs, credit card services, distributor and data imformation, confusion, miscommunication,last minute changes and finally what their net profit will actually be at the end of their journey (small of course with all the blind fee’s involved). As a result, get their posts deleted then they get banned from it all. LOL funny! But hey, they got your money already so who cares?

Mimousa has a forum as well with about 8-10k active members. Well, not really active, they visit and leave sometimes never to return. The mimousa forum was dedicated to the Aftermarket Car Accessories and Performance Car parts Sellers with FREE SEO LESSONS, DATA FEEDS, & Helpful Information for the website owners who are not part of GRO Project. (this is not helpful for GRO anymore, no $$$). These people have been abandoned by mimousa now. They had a LOAD of posts in it about the negative aspects of GRO Project and who really thought what of it. Once GRO Project started up the mimousa forum just about died out. Today when you look at it both mimousa and gro project forums have a clean slate with just a few posts in it.  groprojectforum.com was redirected to mimousa.com/forum and will be the new home of mimousa & gro project. This is the funny part of controlling members & business, When there is some negative activity it gets hidden from other members. Isn’t this the whole point of a forum? A place to have balanced opinions? Discussions? Get results & answers? Well not when it comes to GRO Project & mimousa.

This has to make you think of what is really going on with gro project, shopping cart elite, mimousa, and whatever else related to this. WILL YOU BE ABANDONED AS WELL?

Automotive Wholesale Distributors, Aftermarket Car Accessories Manufacturers & Performance Car parts sellers have to be aware of what they are getting into when entering GRO Project or mimousa wholesale distributor network. The reality is it is not as easy as it seems or is sold to you as. Join our GRO PROJECT REPORT FORUM and benefit for FREE with others. Plus Comment on this Blog-post.

Thanks From Gro-Pro

The Following is some explanation to what you may have gotten involved with or may be deciding as it applies to the GRO Project. We will break down what was actually copied from the Shopping Cart Elite Webstesite and comment IN CAPS along the way. Visit and join our Forum to post related items. Speak your mind. All images, posts & member comments related are there for viewing as well.

Part Three of a series.

GRO Project Mission:

( BEFORE I GO FURTHER THERE IS THE WORD “GRO” AND ITS MEANING  “Get Rich Online”  “GRO” GET IT? THIS IS NOT INTENDID FOR USERS LIKE YOURSELF IT IS PART OF A BIG OVERALL SCHEME OF HOW GRO PROJECT WORKS. THIS WILL BE EXPLAINED LATER. )

Mission for Retailers – Fulfill the technology gap between the average online entrepreneur and Programming (IT) tasks. By providing one on one training and state of the art software technology through Shopping Cart Elite, ( THAT IS STILL IN “PRE DEVELOPMENT” “PRE BETA” STAGES ) GRO Project will become the only solution where an average online entrepreneur can earn more money than an average American. ( A NONSENSE STATEMENT, MORE FICTICOUS NON CONFIRMED #’S )

Mission for Manufactures – Allow manufactures ( ARE ANY SIGNED UP? MAYBE A FEW, BUT THEY ARE ONTO THIS GAME AND MIMOUSA ) the ability to sell their products through thousands of retailers and target millions of end consumers through one portal, GRO Project. The products will be exposed to 90% of the internet (Google, Yahoo, MSN, eBay, Amazon, etc.) which will allow manufacturers to cut their marketing budget and concentrate on providing new and better quality products.

Mission for Distributors – Allow distributors ( AGAIN, ARE ANY SIGNED UP? MAYBE A FEW, BUT THEY ARE ONTO THIS AS WELL ) the ability to sell their inventory through thousands of retailers and target millions of end consumers through one portal, GRO Project. By concentrating on moving the stock inventory only, will ensure that the distributor always has a running cash flow.

Data Sharing Portal – To create a central network where manufactures cooperate with online distributors, drop shippers and retailers for sharing data and live inventory between each other. ( DATA! BE CAUSIOUS HERE WHEN USING IT. IT WAS SCRAPED, STOLEN, PARSED AND RIPPED OFF FROM OTHER SITES THAT ACTUALLY DID THERE OWN DATA AND DEVELOPMENT FOR THEMSELVES. IT’S NICE TO CONVINCE PEOPLE FOR ”FREE HELP” WITHIN THE GRO PROJECT )

The Following is some explanation to what you may have gotten involved with or may be deciding as it applies to the GRO Project. We will break down what was actually copied from the Shopping Cart Elite Webstesite and comment IN CAPS along the way. Visit and join our Forum to post related items. Speak your mind. All images, posts & member comments related are there for viewing as well.

Part two of a series.

How does GRO Project Work?

As a GRO Project user you will have a fully finished (WHEN?) and functional website (NO! IT IS STILL INDEVELOPMENT “PRE BETA”) on the most expensive Shopping Cart Elite package (THIS MEANS WHAT? “MOST EXPENSIVE” LETS MAKE THE PRICING UP. ALL OF THE SITES HAVE THE SAME DESIGNS AND BACKOFFICE).  The products for each website will be selected based on the market research performed by GRO Project (A NICHE MARKET = I WILL EXPLAIN THIS FURTHER LATER).  GRO Project will negotiate the discounts with each vendor to make sure there is a minimum of 25% net profit after the 10% GRO project fee for the client (YOU WILL NEVER SEE THESE NUMBERS, IT’S A FICTICOUS AND UNREALISTIC DREAM YOUR BEING SOLD LATER EXPLAINED IN DISTRIBUTOR POST). The vendor that will be assigned to the GRO Project will drop ship the products directly to the end consumer (THIS IS ANOTHER DISTRIBUTOR SCHEME TO BE EXPLAINED LATER). GRO Project will pay for licensing fee (IT IS SETUNO’S OWN DEVELOPMENT SO LETS MAKE UP FEE’S NOW) of the Shopping Cart Elite software for the client as well as any startup expenses as written in the User Agreement for GRO Project. (THE USER AGREEMENT! THIS IS HALF OF THE DROPOUT RATIO WITHIN THE GRO PROJECT AND IS NOT EXACTLY A WELL WRITTEN, IN YOUR FAVOR AGREEMENT. THE AGREEMENTS WILL BE EXPLAINED IN DETAIL LATER)

The Following is some explanation to what you may have gotten involved with or may be deciding as it applies to the GRO Project. We will break down what was actually copied from the Shopping Cart Elite Webstesite and comment IN CAPS along the way. Visit and join our Forum to post related items. Speak your mind. All images, posts & member comments related are there for viewing as well.

This is Part one of a series.

What is GRO Project?
GRO Project is a (IN PRODUCTION & NOT VALIDATED) solution for individuals who want to start a profitable (STILL TO BE QUESTIONED) online business (TIME DEPENDANT) but require help with startup funding, Search Engine Marketing training, product sourcing, programming and design. GRO Project will offer (OFFER?) each client a complete functional website (THIS IS A AN OPINION ON WHAT YOU THINK “COMPLETE FUNCTIONAL WEBSITE” REALLY MEANS) on the Shopping Cart Elite platform and broker deals with manufactures to drop ship products for the client at competitive pricing. (DISTRIBUTORS, BROKERING AND MANUFACTURERS WILL BE EXPLAINED ON ANOTHER POST) GRO Project client retains full operations (NOT EVER OWNING THE STORE, DOMAIN ETC) of the store and purchases directly from the manufacture or distributor that they deal with on a daily basis. GRO Project does not get involved in the daily operations of the business (THERE INVOLVEMENT IS DAILY THRU THE MENTOR ONLY, ONLY BECAUSE THE “LEADERS” CANNOT BE BOTHERED UNLESS YOU WANT AN UPGRADE $$$$). GRO Project will also assign a mentor who will train the client to run the business successfully and be responsible for the client’s ongoing successful. (SHOW A MENTOR WHO HAS ACTUAL SUCCESS) The mentor will be responsible for each store meeting a certain sales quota, (QUOTA = A SLIDING # THAT IS PULLED FROM THE AIR, NO STATS GIVEN) so the client can feel confident their business as our success depends on the client’s successful and we certainly will make sure 100% of our clients are successful. (100%? THE DROP OUT RATIO IS ABOUT 50%)

Below is the consistant stories from people we come accross that have been down this path or are still trying to do so…ENJOY Reading.  :)

You are in search of the “next big thing” correct? You stumble upon in your Google search “gro project” online business opportunity, instant success, turnkey website, automated income etc. I could go on and on….. or  you are already involved in the aftermarket car accessories and performance car parts sales on ebay, amazon, or your own website. You are looking for a distributor to buy from. A search on google gives you mimousa. Wholesale dropshipper of car parts. WOW what a score, that’s what I need. Poof you call and sign up. You think, your in, got it good now. Based on a conversation with a representative you got you think Let me list a load of products up on ebay now…….tic toc tic toc. You may make some sales but of course now comes the ordering and shipping. Tic toc tic toc the ebay customer emailing you relentlessly “where is my item” you call multiple times “your score” and woooops 10, 15 or maybe 20 days later after the arguments, the negative feed back, the paypal chargeback and you are fully aggravated. What do you do? Naturally you get back on the phone again with the “score” and explain what happened. This all sound familiar yet? If not your lying!

Now you get offered more hope on what is called “GROProject” you get shown a few sites, some seo, etc, sounds like a dream WOW first page of google, my own site, discounted distributors that cant be beat, and only if I join this now, today for limited time only just for me? Wow.  (the dream) You Shell Out $1200.00 – $8000.00 and stop ebay, amazon, maybe your half built website and whatever other ventures and hopes you may have had.

You now join the GROPROJECT, get setup in a class, rearrange your whole life, start some training, ask a million questions to the mentor you get, not realizing how much time you will actually spend doing this until later, maybe 30 days and – BAM!!!! here comes the agreement. You read 30 plus pages and of course being more confused and disillusioned then before,  you sit back and wonder whats going on? What did I get into? Its going to take me a year to learn this stuff. You naturally question all 30 plus pages of the agreement (a well paid attourney wrote it) to your mentor who has diffused the same questions 100 times and is trained to keep you motivated and stay in the program. You ponder this whole thing and You sign the agreement (without your lawyer reading it because your still hoping) and mail it. You then wonder a few months into this venture where is my agreement? What am I doing? I have not made any money yet. I spend 10 hrs a day on this. I should have kept my website, ebay, amazon etc. but now its to late. Eventually you just give up on all the “online” activities and walk away losing your money, time and drive. Hopefully you are not so behind with your bills to have to go bankrupt from the vision you got sold on.

Now maybe all of the above didn’t happened as stated to you, it is related to you in some way. It is 13 months since the gro project classess started. A lot of good people have left and gotten burned from this and in noway want to return. The sites are currently 50% functional; The data is a year old and out of date and never has been completed to date (thanks to overseas india cheap help). The shopping cart has a million issues,  is pre beta testing and not pci compliant. The servers are sitting in a backroom in staten island n.y. in on a shelf. Not in a data center secured as promised. All located on the same ip address sharing the same ssl certificate. Plus 100 other issues we can post later.

 What are you looking for? You can pickup the pieces and vent here in our FORUM, you are not alone. We can all help out and give advice. GRO PROJECT reality is a year away from now. Theres no need on waiting for “THE WHEEL” to be reinvented here.

Thanks, There is More To Come. From Gro-Pro

Well we decided to keep the wordress 1st post called ‘hello world” in place. but I think I will call it “hello igor”

So odds are around here that we may have hit a nerve…. lol gotta love it. oh yeah! Too Badddddd…

stay tuned for some interesting info around here and dont forget the freebies as well….. yes free stuff!

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Thanks -:) Gro-Pro