Date   : Tue, 19 Jun 2001 13:29:39 -0500
From   : "Gordon Jefferyes" <gordon-j@...>
Subject: Re: home computer profit margins

It is true, I remember a supplier talking to my dad and telling him
that it was cheaper for suppliers to buy model A's upgrade them
and sell them on as model B's. Than it was for them to buy
model B's directly.

Gordon J.



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "W.H.Scholten" <wouter.scholten@...>
To: <bbc-micro@...>
Sent: Tuesday, June 19, 2001 12:08
Subject: [BBC-Micro] home computer profit margins


> L.s.
> 
> Does anyone here know a dealer or otherwise have access to information
> about buying/selling price of home computers around 1984?
> 
> A dealer (UK) told me for the BBC's this was (1984):
> BBC model A: 289,- price he bought them from Acorn, sold for 299,-
> BBC B's, by doing the upgrade himself: 289,- + 44,-, sold for 399,-
> 
> I can hardly believe this (esp. for the model A) even though I can't see
> a reason he shouldn't tell me the truth...
> 
> I recall reading about the buy/sell price for BBC's around 1985 and the
> numbers there were quite different (not sure where I read this), this
> included all stages (Acorn's costs, Acorn's price for dealers & the
> current retail price).
> 
> And what about buy/sell prices for other computers like the spectrum?
> (that dealer said for other computers margins were better but didn't
> specify exact amounts).
> 
> Wouter
>