Jeff, I guess the answer to this was; call the supplier and get the price&availability before giving an estimate to the customer, sorry for the vent, sometimes this business drives me crazy. Larry E. American TV & Electronics Sunny Florida Tech Repair CD support wrote: >Larry, >>From what I have seen, in other posts, it is RCA that increased the price, yet >some suppliers may not be reflecting the increase. >Sounds to me like someone at Tritronics may have given you the wrong >reason..happened before. > >Jeff >FAX 717-564-4952 >Intrepid Video & Electronics >501 Luther Rd >Harrisburg PA 17111-2055 >Be careful of your thoughts. >They may become your words any moment. >Order your tip CD today. Filled with TV, VCR, camcorder tips and more. >Version 3.0, ready, with more tips, user friendly program. >$49.00 for CD, plus first year of tip updates. >sales@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx for more info >www.tech-repair.net www.intrepid-video.com >www.thetoolcaddy.com www.9-11-2001tragedy.com >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Larry E." <videotech@xxxxxxxxxxxx> >To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >Sent: Tuesday, May 07, 2002 12:41 PM >Subject: [TechAssist] Re: RCA HV Splitter availability??? > > >>Jeff, First of all let me thank everyone that sent in a reply on this, >>This site is by FAR the best on the internet. But I >>disagree with you about Tri-tronics strongly, I don`t rip off my >>customers, and I don`t think suppliers should rip off their customers.I >>called them this morning and their price has gone from $34.95 to $58.89 >>for the oem, I asked them why there was such a big increase in price >>from the last one I bought and their answer was, and I quote " we aren`t >>selling as many of them as we used to so were not getting the large >>quantity price break anymore" end of quote.One item does not make up a >>part order when your buying as much as Tri-tronics is from a major >>supplier like Thomson. Supply and demand says; low supply, high demand = >>Increase in price, Economics 101. I think they are sticking >>it to all of us techs and I for one will take my business elsewhere. My >>2 cents worth >>Larry E. >>American TV & Electronics >>Sunny Florida >> >> >>Tech Repair CD support wrote: >> >>>Larry, >>>Before criticizing Tritronics, why not email them. They have been known to >>>have >>>mistakes on their site before, if it is not a mistake, go to www.google.com >>>and >>>type in the splitter number. >>>I found this one: >>>http://home.earthlink.net/~epcs/P_splitter.htm >>>GE /RCA Splitter: 205064, 40431-090 $36.50 >>> >>>And before you rip Tritronics, check this out: >>>http://www.globalsemi.com/cat99/serviceparts252.html?#205064 >>>$162.78 >>>And before you order, check out the tech assist archives: >>> >>http://216.239.33.100/search?q=cache:JNSr4M93ZikC:www.freelists.org/archives/tech >> >a > >>>ssist/04-2002/fullthread32.html+205064&hl=en >>>If the links break, copy and paste the whole link. >>>Jeff >>>FAX 717-564-4952 >>>Intrepid Video & Electronics >>>501 Luther Rd >>>Harrisburg PA 17111-2055 >>>Be careful of your thoughts. >>>They may become your words any moment. >>>Order your tip CD today. Filled with TV, VCR, camcorder tips and more. >>>Version 3.0, ready, with more tips, user friendly program. >>>$49.00 for CD, plus first year of tip updates. >>>sales@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx for more info >>>www.tech-repair.net www.intrepid-video.com >>>www.thetoolcaddy.com www.9-11-2001tragedy.com >>>----- Original Message ----- >>>From: "Larry E." <videotech@xxxxxxxxxxxx> >>>To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >>>Sent: Monday, May 06, 2002 12:13 PM >>>Subject: [TechAssist] RCA HV Splitter availability??? >>> >>> >>>>Hi All, Anybody know of any suppliers that have the OEM 205064 HV >>>>splitter available besides "Riptronics" >>>>who has it but now wants $58.99 + S&H ??? 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