Importing tokunbo spare parts for automobiles is often misconstrued as a business that is exclusively for people from the south-eastern part of Nigeria or hooligans and the uneducated. Tokunbo parts are preferred over the new parts for many reasons, including the assumption that some of the new parts in the market are either too expensive or fake. The best technology, automobiles and spare parts are known to originate from these countries, and there is the notion that most of the spare parts originating from these countries are still in top shape as they are usually discarded along with vehicles that are going out of vogue due to new technology or updated design, rather than due to damage.