Re: Who are these guys?

[Jim Rojas <jrojas@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

That's right. ADI used surplus sellers that just so happen to also sell
on ebay to unload all of it, including their current surplus inventory.
So instead of passing the savings along to its loyal dealers, ADI
chooses to circumvent their dealer network by selling these items direct
to end users.

Jim Rojas



Russell Brill wrote:
> Hmmm, dumped on the internet????
>
> "Jim Rojas" <jrojas@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:476e9406$0$15367$4c368faf@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Think about this: What do you think happened to all that Napco stuff ADI
>> pulled off the shelves a few years ago?
>>
>> Jim Rojas
>>
>>
>>
>> Doug wrote:
>>> I can see a certain attraction to running an online business with a
>>> shopping cart system for ordering and then have the merchandise drop
>>> shipped to the customer. You may have to answer a number of tech
>>> support/product application calls, handle a few returns  and have the
>>> rest of the day to count the money. The margin on each item is less
>>> because you do less to earn that margin, but the overall profit, like any
>>> other business will depend not only on the margin, but on the volume of
>>> sales.
>>>
>>>
>>> Doug
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> "Roland Moore" <nospam@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>>> news:476e8c0d$0$9538$4c368faf@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>> Have you ever noticed that when you do a parts search on google the Bass
>>>> site comes up? I did a parts search and saw these guys. Who are they?
>>>> Their
>>>> web page claims they are "professional". And yet they push Honeywell
>>>> gear?
>>>> If you're a "professional" with any sort of reputation with your
>>>> customer
>>>> base, how in the world would you find the time to run an on line parts
>>>> business? Why would you even want to get into that market with such
>>>> skinny
>>>> margins if your "professional" business was successful? I can just see
>>>> quoting a customer and then having him or her say wait a minute, "why
>>>> are
>>>> you charging me these prices when you sell the same thing on line much
>>>> cheaper"? And you get a 24 hour emergency number to call too. Wow.
>>>>
>>>> http://www.doityourselfsecuritysystems.com/index.html
>>>>
>>>>
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