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mmcfarlane · 18th January 2008

I suspect part of the price difference is just 'what the market will bear'. I suspect a part of it is volume discounts for the big internet houses. Some companies just don't understand volume pricing. The US suppliers and the consumers have gotten this concept down pat over the past 30 years. Every big reseller CEO gets compared to Wallmart and Dell - supply chain management, volume, minimized inventory,...

18th January 2008	#30
mmcfarlane Lives for gear Joined: Sep 2007 Location: Middle East Posts: 519	I suspect part of the price difference is just 'what the market will bear'. I suspect a part of it is volume discounts for the big internet houses. Some companies just don't understand volume pricing. The US suppliers and the consumers have gotten this concept down pat over the past 30 years. Every big reseller CEO gets compared to Wallmart and Dell - supply chain management, volume, minimized inventory,... __________________ Mark McFarlane ARKOSERECORDS