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Hi there!

The "Coast" Computer Buyers Club is now underway.
Your Personal Buying Service for the Lower Mainland, Sunshine Coast,
and parts of Vancouver Island.... OR we can ship anywhere via UPS or
Greyhound !!
Basically we are set up for all or any DOS/Windows/NT/OS2/Unix
hardware and software. The decision was made not to handle
Mac-specific hardware (due to Apple's VAR policies) or any obscure and
or "doomed to extinction" computers (Amiga, Atari, Next, etc) . Any
kind of Mac software is readily available though.

Basically these are the benefits of membership:
 
1) All hardware or software is sold to you at wholesale cost. Savings
(from retail) typically range from 20-40% on hardware and from 20-60%
on software. If you (or someone you know) can provide proof of student
status then you may purchase software from several companies
(Microsoft, Lotus, AutoDesk, etc) at greatly reduced prices - amazing
discounts of up to 90% off of retail! Tell your friends!
You get to keep the original invoices from the wholesalers.
You pay the wholesale cost, plus GST and PST.
All goods are brand new and carry full warranties.

2) All products are delivered to your home. There is a nominal
handling charge.

3) If you require services (installation or configuration of hardware
or software) or training then you are eligible for a 50% discount from
the regular rates. (Regular service rate is currently $60 per hour,
training is $50 per hour)

4) Access to the club's library (3 Gigabytes) of current shareware and
evaluation software. Private account at the club FTP site.

5) You may buy a complete system, & have it fully assembled, loaded
with software, configured, delivered to your home or business, and
ready to use. Installation of a complete system includes a FREE three
hour training and orientation session.  

Club Membership - HOW IT WORKS:

You decide what products you need (We can advise you if you are not
sure).
We can inform you of what products offer the best value. Because the
Buyer's Club does not stock any products, we (unlike a computer store)
will not try to sell you obsolete or unneccessary products just to
clear out our inventory. We only recommend the latest proven products
that are priced in the buyer's "window of opportunity". If you MUST
have something old or obscure we will obtain if (if it is still
available). For instance, right now 486 motherboards are no longer in
production (except for embedded controller applications) so
availabilty is limited to clear-out specials from a few of the
distributors. Soon they will be unavailable, period! If you have to
have the very very very latest product, we will get it for you, but we
will advise you to wait if possible, as the introductory prices are
typically exhorbiant, and will soon come down to a reasonable value. 

Once you know what you want, we will confirm the current price and
availability. Then we meet with you to sign the sales contract and
collect payment. Terms are payment in full in advance, normally money
order or bank draft, although cash is fine. The distributors require
cash payment in full before they will release the goods to us!
Typically most items are available in stock from the local
distributor, usually  ready for pickup same day or next day.
Occasionally items will take a few days if they have to get stock from
back east. We will not place the order with the distributor until we
have the signed contract and payment in hand. Distributors get pretty
miffed if we order something and then can't pick it up! Typically its
expedient for you to provide a money order or certified cheque made
out to the distributor(s) for the wholesale cost amount of the goods,
plus the GST. As soon as the product(s) arrives then we pick up and
deliver it as soon as it is mutually convienient. Upon delivery you
then provide second money order for the PST and our fee. 


Club Membership - WHAT IT COSTS:

Right now - its FREE. It won't always be free, though! Membership will
be free until the end of 1997. After that, we will check the database,
calculate the total savings that the members have received (as opposed
to buying from retail outlets) and then calculate the average member
yearly savings. From that point on we will establish a yearly Club
membership fee equivalent to 5% of average yearly member savings. The
exception will be for those members who have received the free
lifetime memberships. (Still available for the next 35 members who
purchase full systems or 20+ hours of consulting services or training)


Systems:
Complete systems are the area where the Buyers Club can provide the
most added value service. Apart from the wholesale price for all the
hardware and software, you can take advantage of my expertise in
systems configuration . (As a VAR / Consultant: building, installing
and most importantly USING computer systems since 1978!... training of
hundreds of people in Colleges, Government, & Industry... Expertise in
Communications, Graphics, Publishing, Digital Audio & Video, MIDI
Studio Integration, Internet, Point of Sale Systems, Software
Engineering) 
Typical home systems are assembled, configured, burned-in, loaded with
all the usefull software that the stores neglect to include (about
five hours worth of installation), then delivered to your home and
set-up. The total time (in addition to the wholesale cost of the
hardware and software) is about twenty hours, broken down into
service, training and travel components (each at a different rate).
Typically this would cost about $600! but club members get a 50%
discount on services and training (and travel charges are nominal
$7.50/ hr!) so the total cost for the package is about $300 plus the
cost of hardware & software. Then we throw in three hours or training
/ orientation FREE! Already we have several very happy members who can
attest that this is an exceptional added value! 
To put it into perspective - savings on a typical P200 system are $500
less than Future Shop and $800 less than Radio Shack (latest flyers).
And they dont include 20 hours of Added Value (or home delivery) in
THEIR prices. When you get their system home you are on your own. A
Buyer's Club member gets a state-of-the art system that is loaded,
tuned up and completely ready to use! And you don't get stuck with
last month's inventory! 

Business workstations are the same deal: wholesale cost + time
charges.

Well thats the story. For more details, or to get a quote on some
hardware or software, services, or a complete system,  

Call 1-604-915-3285 (Toll-Free in B.C.)


Michael Walker 
Coast Computer Buyer's Club