Just looking quickly at Amazon's prices on a few things, it looks to me like free shipping will make it a bit cheaper for small quantities, but I'd guess that once you get over 10 or so, going to the likes of Streakwave is going to be cheaper... especially if they're somewhat local to you.
On Mon, Feb 27, 2017 at 12:55 PM, Rory Conaway <[email protected]> wrote: > The margins are so small and shipping costs so high for some equipment, > it’s hard for the distributors to compete against free shipping. Then > throw in the fact the equipment shows up in 1-2 days on Prime pretty much > guaranteed, return policy is extremely easy and doesn’t cost you a > restocking fee, and you know if they have it in stock before you order. If > you are ordering small quantities, it’s a problem for distributors, > especially when other distributors like Flytec are using Amazon. Then > there is the fact that some equipment is eligible for extended warranties, > Mikrotik and AF24’s come to mind, and no distributor has that. I wrote > about this a while back and haven’t seen any changes from distributors. > Right now though, distributors have terms for some companies and that alone > has value. > > > > Rory > > > > *From:* Af [mailto:[email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Chuck McCown > *Sent:* Monday, February 27, 2017 11:48 AM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Ubnt distro cheaper then Amazon prime > > > > Really, Streakwave cannot beat Amazon? Bet that really thrills > Streakwave... > > > > *From:* Josh Reynolds > > *Sent:* Monday, February 27, 2017 11:46 AM > > *To:* [email protected] > > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Ubnt distro cheaper then Amazon prime > > > > Nope. > > > > On Feb 27, 2017 12:46 PM, "Timothy Steele" <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Anyone know of UBNT distributors that can beat Amazon prime prices? >
