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- From: george@mech.seas.upenn.edu
- Newsgroups: sci.electronics
- Subject: Re: Big Brother Radio Shack
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- Date: 11 Nov 92 18:24:24 GMT
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- :I'm afraid
- :that at "onesies", there's not enough profit to make selling components
- :worthwhile unless you raise the price like RS does.
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- i suspect there's not much profit _even_ if you raise the price
- like RS does. My theory is that they maintain a minimal
- parts selection for marketing purposes - set themselves
- apart from SILO, etc so that they can sell over priced
- clock radios.
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