Subj : Re: Shutdown
To   : Belly
From : Sniper
Date : Mon May 23 2005 09:02 pm

-=> Belly wrote to Sniper <=-

 Be>   Re: Re: Shutdown
 Be>   By: Sniper to Belly on Mon May 23 2005 01:40 am

 > Don't know, but my prices are a bit different than yours... Even with
 > shipping included, my newegg price is lower than Crucial.  I always
 > figured it was because they bought in bulk.  I've been a newegg customer
 > for well over 3 years.  Not going to say they are always cheaper, but
 > overall, if I go out and price all the parts from different vendors, and
 > then price the same parts from newegg, the total is always less,
 > including shipping.  Some parts may be a bit more, but the overall is
 > the point, plus its a one stop shop.  :)

 Be> That Crucial price should have been standard reseller pricing. I'm not
 Be> aware of any additional discounts we receive from them.

 Be> I've checked Newegg several times over the years, just to see, and they
 Be> have always been considerably higher than my distributors' pricing.
 Be> I've had the best pricing and service with SED, based in Atlanta, and
 Be> if they don't have what I need I usually get it from Ingram.

Ingram...  I cancled my account with them 3 years ago, they sucked!
Their RMA was worse than anything else I've ever encountered.  SED isn't
bad, I have an account there, but haven't used it in ... 2 some years.
See, I don't sell computers specifically.  There's no profit in it for
me... Too small of an area.  I will if the client specifically asks, and
usually, its for a high end machine, but I make nothing off the parts...
Just the labor of putting it together.  I also charge for my time of
configuring the thing, then charge for installation... copying over
files, etc... I actually make more doing it this way... the client see
the bill for the parts, and they get a great deal on 'em... Normally, I
just get them to purchase a Dell... This way there's no Warranty
questions for me.  :)  

 Be> I remember back when I first got into business, places like Newegg
 Be> would be cheaper than my distributors, but now I don't find many places
 Be> who can touch the distributor pricing.

I've found its cheaper for me to "Not" have distributors for myself. I
don't have to pay those yearly fee's and such.  The clients see the
price they are going to pay right on the site, and I'm done with it...
they take out their credit card and purchase it.  They pay for my time,
researching it for them, and then for building and installing.  Win/Win
situation... At least the client thinks so.  :)





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