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To: ptanner who wrote (91850)	2/6/2000 5:57:00 PM
From: kash johal	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1577007

ptanner, re:"Official AMD pricing vs real pricing" If you look at Athlon average pricing in Q4 you would assume a $400 average ASP. The real number was south of $250. If we assume $225 as the real ASP for Q4 then the price differential is almost 80%. I expect that differential to narrow somewhat. And the 1K published pricing is pure BS of course. regards, Kash

To: ptanner who wrote (91850)	2/6/2000 8:14:00 PM
From: Dan3	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1577007

Re: I have been wondering about the relationship between the lowest Pricewatch quote and AMD's wholesale price... I took a quick look and checked the first listing for a 550. They are selling the chip for $187 - for online orders only. There are several shipping options, starting with UPS ground (takes a week or so) for $39, next is Fedex standard (2-day)at $79. store.ccraft.net Of that $39 UPS charge, my guess would be that UPS sees about $2.25 of it. So the reality is that particular outfit was selling them for $220+ Of the other listings, the cheapest with S&H was around $210. I think margins are pretty slim in that area, but I doubt that they're paying more than $175 or so. There are always discounts, for terms, meeting certain volume levels, regular ordering schedules, "specials", etc. I'd hazard a guess that the total discount seen here is close to 20% off the published price list. And I'd also guess that such a discount isn't unusual. Regards, Dan