RE: DDAR bulk purchase - latest news

["Phil Harris" <phillip.harris1@xxxxxxx>]

Oh bugger it ... if you can add me one to the list then please do so.

Phil

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Graham Howe [mailto:graham@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: 04 May 2001 21:22
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: [ukha_d] DDAR bulk purchase - latest news
>
>
> At last we have some encouraging news on this (I never give up ;-) ).
We
> have now found a shipper willing to take the units and someone willing
to
> buy them and repack them.
>
> Various costs are being worked out at the moment and I am still
waiting to
> find out if Dell can fill the order (50 units) and whether they
> will give a
> discount. However it looks like the total cost delivered to the
> UK is going
> to be in the region of $200 (135 quid) per unit which I think is a
pretty
> good price. I know that it is over our initial hopes, but it is
certainly
> cheaper than any other alternative I can come up with.
>
> The only thing I have deliberately excluded is insurnace, the shipper
has
> said that it would not be worth it on such a low value cargo as they
never
> pay out in full and ships hardly ever sink! So instead, I am including
in
> the $200, the cost of someone unpacking and repacking all units to
protect
> against damage and to avoid attracting any duty (units will be
legitimate
> second hand goods as they will not be in original packaging). It does
mean
> that in the very unlikely event that a unit is defective when it
arrives,
> the unlucky recipient will need to claim on their own house and
contents
> insurance.
>
> I will have precise details soon, but for now please let me know
> if you have
> previously requested units but would now like to pull out. As a
reminder,
> the total cost will be payable to me in advance, refunds will
> only be given
> if stock is unavailable from Dell (in other words no money will have
been
> handed over). Once Dell have shipped the goods, we take all the risk.
>
> If there are people who are willing to pay more, then I may be
> pursuaded to
> provide a guarantee (I plan to buy additional units for
> subsequent sell on)
> whereby if you unit is DOA, I will replace it. I would expect that
this
> would cost about 15 quid per unit and would not cover complete loss of
the
> cargo!
>
> Regards
>
> Graham
>
>
>
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