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In article <1992Aug27.225746.26061@news.media.mit.edu> wave@media.mit.edu  
(Michael B. Johnson) writes:
> In article <1992Aug27.175511.13018@socrates.umd.edu>  
ice@socrates.umd.edu (Fredrik Nyman) writes:
> >>I've been seeing *lots* of NeXTs for sale in the misc.forsale
> >>newsgroups the last couple of months.  Has anyone else noticed this?
> >>
> >>I wonder why so many NeXTs are being offered for sale... 
> >>Lack of software?  The recession?  The NRW is about to be released?
> >>
> >>Yours for random speculation
> 

I have seen the 'misc.forsale' items also, and I can say that many of the  
posted prices are for more money than an authorized NeXT VAR can purchase  
them new for.

This really shouldn't bother anybody either.  If a NeXT reseller offers a  
standard 15% discount, don't you think the reseller is still making a  
profit, and is entitled to make a profit?  And if a 'demo' model is  
offered for say, 30% off, do you suppose that this price might still be a  
little above cost?

And, occassionally NeXT will offer even higher percentages off than their  
standard discount to an authorized VAR or reseller for specific models  
and/or configurations.  When one wants to move a higher volume of a  
particular model (be it cars, computers, or bicycles), it is a common  
strategy everwhere to offer "extra incentives" for those models.

The interesting thing is that many times an increase in 3rd party  
advertising will exactly coincide with an extra incentive offer from the  
factory, again whether it's cars, computers, or bicycles.

The lesson to be learned here is: an up-surge of 'for-sale' postings for  
anything (be it cars, computers, or bicycles) could be indicative of extra  
factory incentives.  And, extra factory incentives are usually offered  
just prior to a new "model year".

Of course, this won't apply to EVERY 'for-sale' posting, but it's some  
speculation to think about.  I DO believe that NeXT cares about it's  
customers, and we are going to be pleasantly surprised in the near future,  
whether you buy now or later.

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