Re: Still Got One Job to Finish

["Bob La Londe" <none@xxxxxxxxxx>]

"Jim Davis" <alarminex@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Just because it's from Amazon doesn't mean that it's quality cable. (I tried
to find the article but couldn't) I read a report on cheap Asian coax that
even went so far as to be fraudulently stamped "UL" which created a whole
lot of problems for someone. Skimpy braid and cheap di-electric insulation
required the whole job to be done over less than a year later because of
poor transmission results. Usually wire is the relatively least expensive
part on a job.

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Just because its from your regular distributor who sources it off shore
doesn't mean its quality cable.







On Wednesday, September 14, 2016 at 9:03:13 PM UTC-4, Bob La Londe wrote:
> Everyday I look forward to the day I used to be in a contractor.
>
> Today I called around my vendors for some video cable for a job.  Pretty
> sure its going to be my very last one.  They all seemed high to me, and
> most
> didn't have exactly what I wanted.  For the heck of it I tried Amazon and
> found exactly what I wanted listed under Amazon prime (free 2 day
> shipping)
> for a $39/1000 less than the CHEAPEST distributor, and more than a $100
> cheaper than the first one I called.  None of the distributors offered me
> free shipping on the order.
>
> Its going to get tougher and tougher for even the big distributors to
> compete with Amazon.  Its even tougher for dealers when their customers
> can
> buy nearly everything they sell for less than the dealers distributors.
>
> Thank goodness I atleast still get a decent labor rate.  (Actually I bid
> jobs with a flat total and don't worry about if I don't get them anymore.)