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2746.1 | I have one for sale | WJG::GUINEAU | | Wed Jul 19 1989 14:48 | 5 |
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I don't know what pound-sterling is to US dollars, But I have a CMI with 12Mhz
68881 for sale at $170.00 US.
John
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2746.2 | NOTE 8 | VIVIAN::S_GOLDSTEIN | Steve G...01-234-5935 | Thu Jul 20 1989 07:17 | 3 |
| John,
Have tou put this in the offical FOR SALE note. (No. 8)?
Steve G
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2746.3 | Buddy, can you spare a... | SUBURB::MCDONALDA | Old Elysian with a big D.I.C. | Thu Jul 20 1989 08:27 | 26 |
2746.4 | | VIVIAN::S_GOLDSTEIN | Steve G...01-234-5935 | Mon Jul 24 1989 20:36 | 9 |
2746.5 | Prices vary | SUBURB::MCDONALDA | Old Elysian with a big D.I.C. | Tue Jul 25 1989 10:37 | 33 |
2746.6 | Agree A500 expansion prices too high | VIVIAN::S_GOLDSTEIN | Steve G...01-234-5935 | Tue Jul 25 1989 13:17 | 10 |
| Yes I agree about the prices of expansion for the A500 .
Maybe it might be worth setting up importing the bits myself and the
selling cheaper than anybody else ..I'll havee to check how to do
this...
Steve G
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2746.7 | | SAUTER::SAUTER | John Sauter | Tue Jul 25 1989 16:52 | 5 |
| Doing your own importing can be a risky business. There can be hidden
costs that are not obvious to someone just entering the market. For
example, the established vendors might send somebody around to break
your arms if you refuse to maintain the price line.
John Sauter
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2746.8 | Far East | TLE::RMEYERS | Randy Meyers | Tue Jul 25 1989 21:18 | 7 |
| Re: .5
> Though, I seem to recall reading somewhere in this conference, that
> US A2000s are manufactured in Germany?
Originally true, but true no longer. For at least a year, most US 2000s
have been coming from Asia.
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2746.9 | I know who else 'breaks arms' | SUBURB::MCDONALDA | Old Elysian with a big D.I.C. | Wed Jul 26 1989 09:10 | 27 |
| Re .7
> costs that are not obvious to someone just entering the market. For
> example, the established vendors might send somebody around to break
> your arms if you refuse to maintain the price line.
Its funny you should say this. Commodore UK were guilty of doing,
metaphorically speaking, just this.
Recently, like about six months ago, the Office of Fair Trading
(just think of them as Dept. of Commerce Feds with knuckle dusters,
and the power to use them) had a word with Commodore UK about its unfair
business practices i.e. price fixing - telling retailers and dealers
what to charge. Failure to comply (like actually giving someone
a discount) would result in said dealers suddenly finding stock very
difficult to get hold off or ceasing to be dealers.
Unlike Apple dealers (who charge high prices, but could give up to a
33% discount), Commodore UK dealers were very unhappy; hence the
investigation by the OFT.
I have noticed that recently the price of A2000's has dropped. Its
hard to tell whether this is due to the Office of Fair Trading,
or its a promotional discount from Commodore UK, or typo's in the
Ads.
Angus
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2746.10 | Don't get me wrong... | SUBURB::MCDONALDA | Old Elysian with a big D.I.C. | Wed Jul 26 1989 09:16 | 12 |
| I think I ought to say that I am extremely pleased with my Ami.
If anybody tried to take it away from me, I think I'll break their
arms :-)
More importantly, my wife likes the Ami. She took to the UI like
she had been using it for years.
As soon as I get my hard disk going (I have Kickstart 1.2 ROMs,
which on my configuration won't work with the A2090A - so I'm upgrading
to KS 1.3) we'll be flying :-)
Angus
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2746.11 | | MQOFS::DESROSIERS | Lets procrastinate....tomorrow | Wed Jul 26 1989 13:46 | 6 |
2746.12 | Its Commodore US, they say. Hmmmmm. | SUBURB::MCDONALDA | Old Elysian with a big D.I.C. | Thu Jul 27 1989 08:41 | 16 |
2746.13 | price included 20 meg hard disk | VIVIAN::S_GOLDSTEIN | Steve G...01-234-5935 | Sat Jul 29 1989 08:04 | 20 |
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re .12
Whats his No...
re .2,.3,.4
The name of the company I was Talking about was
MICRO ANVIKA
220A TOTTENHAM COURT ROAD
LONDON W1
TEL 636-2547
ALSO AT 251 TOTTENHAM COURT COURT ROAD
The price was #399 for A2090a + 20 MEG hard disk..
Regards
Steve G...
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2746.14 | Here it is. | SUBURB::MCDONALDA | Old Elysian with a big D.I.C. | Tue Aug 01 1989 09:04 | 8
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