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Non-Tech : Ingram Micro -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Dale Stempson who wrote (572)	9/29/2000 12:01:49 AM
From: Reseller	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 576

Hi Dale, Always glad to hear from you... I've been out of Ingram since 17 and not because of the profit taking. Ingram had changed it's pricing structure forcing me to buy elsewhere, these price increases were often more than 10%. To add insult to injury they started passing on the business and occupation tax that they pay in the state of Washington .49% on a separate invoice at the end of the month. It was at that point that I decided to move on. I couldn't believe that they send a letter to every customer in the state, none of the other wholesalers are doing this. If they needed to improve their margins enough to absorb the B&O tax so be it, but to send out separate billings for it when no one else does was stupid, ( JMO :) ) I decided the bean counters were in control and competitive environments no longer mattered. I keep an eye on it but only for a short term trade and your right it's starting to look attractive at these levels. Have you looked at SoftBank lately, in the 10,000 range down from I believe the 180,000's wow, fortunes won and lost.. Regards Reseller