[TechAssist] Re: RCA HV Splitter availability???

  • From: "Larry E." <videotech@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Tue, 07 May 2002 22:53:04 -0400

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
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>----- 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
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>>>They may become your words any moment.
>>>Order your tip CD today. Filled with TV, VCR, camcorder tips and more.
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>>>----- 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 ??? A month or two ago before it
>>>>went on national backorder it was
>>>>$32.95,  of course I gave my customer an estimate using the "old price" TIA
>>>>Larry E.
>>>>American TV & Electronics
>>>>Sunny Florida
>>>>
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