Jon Lewis,
> hmm...I just looked at the web site. We'd only get a $4832 credit toward
> the PM3. Just the modems alone (depending on make/model) are likely worth
> that or more. i.e. The going rate for used MP/8's is about $1.2k. You
> need 6 of them to make 48 ports...so that's $7200 worth of modems. Add in
> $1.5k for 64 ports of multiport cards (ok...used value is probably $750),
> and the deal starts to look more like a joke. And I don't get it. I can
> keep my old stuff, sell it on the used market, or trade it to Livingston
> for 50% of the going rate for used gear. hmmm It'd make a lot more sense
> to sell the old stuff, buy some PM2's (do PM11's qualify:) and trade in
> those...since they can be bought for considerably less than $4800.
>
Make perfect sense to me. If I take my used car to the dealer he will give me
$1000 for it, but I can sell it to an individual for $2-3k. The dealer will
sell it for close to $4-5k. There was something I heard in an economics class
about the "middleman" or somesuch. Hmmm... ;-)
Besides, I didn't realize Livingston was a heavy reseller of MP/8's and
miscellaneous modems. Sorry, sometimes I just don't pay full attention to my
surroundings. Must be my current Quake obsession (yeah, I know I am a bit
late, but it's been hard to find free time this last year) <G>
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Sincerely,
Jeremy T. Elston
Applied InterNet Solutions - Systems Engineer
Paigewerks Web Design - partner/programmer
mailto: Magius@Greenwood.net
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