[ICOM] Markups on accessories

[Bill NY9H]

  I doubt Icom even makes their ICOM branded microphones. They 
probably source from a real microphone manufacturer,,,, like Heil 
does. Icom probably spends their resources making radio sets .... 
their speciality. Bob knows how to sell. (IMHO)

So now you have the mic manufacturer, ICOM and the dealer all adding 
markups ...along the way.

As far as after market warranties....I agree that a radio after a few 
hundred days SHOULD have few failures. But when my 7800 stopped 
turning on .... o crap $#@$
I was thrilled I had HRIA insurance.

Been in the audio business since the 60s also....still am ...both 
consumer then commercial & "pro" audio ....  as far as 3rd party 
warranties.... I doubt Best Buy could survive without those profit 
dollars. The used to be tremendous pressure on the employees to sell 
those....doubt that has changed.   They would almost GIVE the product 
at cost IF they could get the "psp"  insurance.
I loved it when the long gone Highland Appliance tried to sell me a 
$60 warranty on a 100$ dehumidifier.   Best Buy used to announce the 
Insurance sales numbers , on the hour , for each department.... now 
that is pressure....
They made it sound like they were paging different departments... 
when it was really
  the INSURANCE sales numbers.

back to the cave


bill

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