Re: Hmmmm...(was CDE 942c20p15k Group buy)

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Original poster: Mark Broker <mbroker-at-thegeekgroup-dot-org> 

Kreso, I'm ("we're", technically) glad you got a good deal on some caps!  I 
quite vividly recall recommending an MMC for a comparable price to your 
newly acquired Maxwells and that you decided on your own you required no 
less than a $500 MMC.

Again, as stated in my previous, somewhat lengthy message, we purchase 
fewer capacitors than most other distributors and therefore have a higher 
cost from Cornell-Dubilier.  A big order for us is 500 caps while a big 
order from Richardsons or State may be 10,000.  Then there's our costs: 
maintaining the website ordering forms and databases, financial transaction 
fees, packaging, people to actually do the labor, cost of transportation to 
the shipping company, etc.  Add it all up and we probably LOSE money in the 
long run in addition to it being a headache for nearly everyone involved in 
the sales.  But we do it anyways because it helps make this hobby more 
accessible to the hobbyist, or even a professional here and there.

We have helped many people, like the recipients of the 131 recorded MMC 
orders.  Although I could offer many more examples, this is hardly the 
venue.  And I doubt at this point that any amount of talking will convince 
you (and some others, it seems) that we really aren't bad guys....

Again, Steve certainly is a good guy for his offer!  At the very least it 
keeps hundreds more caps in our stock for the people who only want 9 caps 
for a 12/60 ;)

Best Regards,

Mark Broker
chief Engineer, The Geek Group


On Sat, 15 May 2004 21:22:29 -0600, Tesla list <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com> wrote:

>Original poster: Kreso Bukvic <kreso.bukvic-at-kc.htnet.hr> Well Steve Vance 
>i think you misunderstood me.
>
>I have thinked that you are the "good" guy for giving caps without earning
>money,
>
>While some other take a big "provision" for selling caps( when did the help
>sombody ?), and i would not surely buy from them. Partyaly because i cannot
>afford atleast 500 $ for a MMC. I just buyed 2 maxwells from Terry ( they
>arrived yesterday) for 100 $. I would like to see what can beat that. And
>maxwells are cute:-).
>
>Best Regards
>
>Kreso Bukvic