On Tue, Oct 30, 2018 at 02:04:53PM -0600, Warner Losh via cctalk wrote: > Yes, their business model is to sell a once common $10 part for $500 > because it's an exact replacement and the cost to warehouse it is dwarfed > by the huge profit margin...
Before anyone scoffs, warehouse space is expensive. It drove the company I was last working for to move out of Austin. Their business was similar but more oriented towards e.g. getting newer machines, disk-wiping them, and selling on eBay. The selling prices are/were competitive and so the margins were much lower. Thus, they couldn't afford to keep things around for years. Two different business models. mcl
