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To: TH who wrote (1031)	1/24/1999 11:27:00 AM
From: Richard Makowiec	Read Replies (1) of 3187

For fun I poked around Onsale's site...here are some examples of their costs ("At cost" as they claim) and costs I found doing a 1 minute search on the Web. HARD DRIVE Onsale, "At Cost" price: MEDALIST 6.5GB ULTRA IDE 5400 RPM 3YR WARRANTY Price Per Unit $140.67 Manufacturer's Part Number ST36531A Surf the Web cost: 6.5GB ST36531A EIDE U/DMA $ 141 Call 1/18/99 7:16:25 PM CDT JC SUN Inc. 888-394-6839 718-446-0050 NY HDI65-36531A PRINTER Onsale, "At Cost" price: STYLUS COLOR 640 INKJETPR 1440 X 720DPI Price Per Unit $160.68 Manufacturer's Part Number C256001 Surf the Web cost: Stylus Color 640 Inkjet 5ppm 1440x720dpi $ 163 Call 1/18/99 6:06:20 PM CDT Multiwave Technology, Inc. 800-234-3358 626-912-8485 Online Ordering Available CA 867504 MODEM Onsale, "At cost" price: Price Per Unit $118.62 Manufacturer's Part Number 005685-0 Surf the Web price: 3com/u.s. robotics 56k v90 internal voice fax modem . $ 98 Call 1/21/99 8:23:40 AM CDT BUYCOMP.COM 888-880-1030 949-788-3900 Online Ordering Available CA 80-005685-0 Links used: Pricewatch pricewatch.com Onsale site: onsale.com Who are they trying to fool here? Not me for sure:):):) Of course they will grow sales (at the risk of razor thin margins), and since it's an internet related stock the street will probably reward them for it (despite lack of earnings growth). What a sad business plan. Anyway, I still don't see droves of shoppers being lured away from CPU here...convenience factor (selection and cash/carry it home) should still line em up at CPU (IMHO). Rich

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