RE: [Open-graphics] IBM, going for email

Tue, 06 Sep 2005 18:40:37 -0700

No actually this is _NOT_ how it works with distributors.

 

Part of the cost of getting the much better rates on prices are sales quotas, in stock inventory (distributors), service (returned parts etc), dealing with the VAR/Resellers directly with your own personnel instead of the manufacturer having to deal with them.

 

In some special very RARE circumstances you may see a manufacture purchase BACK stock from a distributor for some reason or other.  You almost never hear/see the manufacturer carrying the stock for the distributor.

 

Actually the pre-buy situation is a fairly common one in the market.  In order to get access to the ‘FIRST’ delivery you commit to purchase ahead of time, send in your money, and wait for it to arrive.

 

Jonathan

 

 

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Subject: Re: [Open-graphics] IBM, going for email

 

Yeah, sure.  Why not.  If you don't have any money to get an
inventory, you could just start trying to get people to place orders.
When you get 100 orders, you order 100, and you get a discount that
you get to pocket when you sell.  Then when you have built enough
capital, you can just buy an inventory of them.


That is not a very good deal for me or the customers =)

If I was a customers, I would expect to get the product shipped right away when I place an order. After all it is a lot of money we are dealing with here incase the customers is tricked.

If I were to be an official distributor for TT in letøs say EU, I would not want to invest in e.g. 100 cards of my own money. Anyone can buy 100 cards from TT, and sell they. There most be an advantage of being a TT distributor, e.g. having a stock that belongs to TT.

I would assume that is how it works with distributors?

 

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