True - its THEIR requirement , not yours. How do the other Ones get by without requiring the Shop to have the insurance? Steve Hearns Technotronic Dimensions, NY [USA] WWW.TECHNOTRONIC-DIMENSIONS.COM 1-877-817-9885 (Voice / Fax Toll Free - US Only) ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Myers" <jr.myers@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, May 25, 2004 10:42 AM Subject: [TechAssist] Re: RCA ASC Update: The dealer needs you to be an ASC, let the dealer cover the up front cost! **************************************************************************** *************************************** Since 1972 Jim Myers Telrad Electronics Fort Wayne, Indiana armando guerra wrote: > Yes,I do get alot of the non-warranty sets in here.The dealer that wants me to become an asc sells mostly HD projection > sets.He sells quite a few every week.The only way that I can see where everything might work out is to open an account > with a rca dist.that will give me the 30day net account and hopefully,I will get my money by that time.When I first > started my business,I had 4 open accounts with local dist.For the last 10yrs,I changed to an all c.o.d.(not that I have > bad credit)but it has worked better for me.The dealer is in a hurry for me to do this but I told him that I was not > going to rush into anything.I might talk to the rca rep.again and maybe he can let me get by with what I have > now.Thanks > Mando > Birdie's TV & Electronics > Casa Grande, AZ > > Jim Myers wrote: > > >>You have to consider all the pros and cons. Being an RCA ASC will get >>you lots of out of warranty repairs. We have been an RCA ASC for many >>years and see very few in warranty repairs but we stay pretty busy >>repairing the out of warranty products. In this area it is worth 300.00 >>a year to maintain ASC status. Your situation may be different, maybe >>you already get all the non warranty repairs. >>************************************************************************** ***************************************** >>Since 1972 >>Jim Myers >>Telrad Electronics >>Fort Wayne, Indiana >> >>Doug Keller wrote: >> >>>Don't worry about it. When they get desparate enough for servicers, they >>>will relax their requirements. Too many shops are closing their doors. >>> >>> >>>Doug Keller >>>Wis-Kel Electronics >>>101 Freeland Ave. >>>Terra Alta, WV >>>USA 26764 >>>dek@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx >>>dek@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >>>http://www.tech-assist.org >>>"Learn from the mistakes of others, because you >>>won't live long enough to make them all yourself" >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>armando guerra wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>>>Thanks to all the reply's on becoming an rca asc.I downloaded the >>>>app.from the rca website and there are quite a few >>>>requirements,i.e.chipper-check which I don't have and just a few more as >>>>far as equipment is concerned.I talked to a rca rep.and he mentioned >>>>that the new chipper-check is now going to cost about $500.00.Also,the >>>>service lit. is about $300.00.yearly.The thing that has me worried is >>>>that he say's that I have to buy all the parts myself and that they will >>>>reinburse me at the wholesale price when I file the claim.What about if >>>>the claim is rejected for some reason.I get stuck with all this expense. >>>> >>>>How about the new HD parts.Can you imagine if I have 3 or 4 sets in here >>>>and I have to order parts for all of them.I hear most of the repairs >>>>will be board replacement only. >>>>I think that I am going to think about all this for a awhile yet before >>>>I decide. >>>>Mando >>>>Birdie's TV & Electronics >>>>Casa Grande,AZ >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>------------------------------------------------------------------------ ----- >>>>Lost Password: >>>>http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". >>>>Email Archives: >>>>//www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/ >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>>------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- >>>Lost Password: >>>http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". >>>Email Archives: >>>//www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/ >>> >> >>-------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- >>Lost Password: >>http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". >>Email Archives: >>//www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/ > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- > Lost Password: > http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". > Email Archives: > //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/ > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Lost Password: http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". Email Archives: //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lost Password: http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". Email Archives: //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/