[ICOM] Markups on accessories

[paul glassman]

the electronics market is very competitive and the profit margin on tv's radios etc is slim. that is why you get hustled on the worthless unnecessary aftermarket warranty. all profit with almost no risk to the retailer. i do have to say that ge phone hustled me for an aftermarket warranty for my central air last year. one week before the one year expiration, the entire central air system failed. ge paid up fast. good decision on my part.
  aftermarket warranty with hira? thats your call. i have heard great things about them with catastrophic loss. icom and yaesu now have three year warranty. if your rig makes it that far, usaully it is good forever.....   73  paul w8jn



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--- On Thu, 8/13/09, jb.wexler at juno.com <jb.wexler at juno.com> wrote:

> From: jb.wexler at juno.com <jb.wexler at juno.com>
> Subject: Re: [ICOM] Markups on accessories
> To: icom at mailman.qth.net
> Date: Thursday, August 13, 2009, 2:27 AM
> Having retired from the Consumer
> Electronics industry after 40 years, I can tell you that
> most accessories are marked up 200% for a 50% profit margin.
> The dealer then give a 25% discount, earning him a 33%
> profit. By the way, the most profitable department in the
> industry is the extended warrantee.
> Jack, KF6IFF (originally WA6OFT in the 60's)
> 
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