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To: combjelly who wrote (160996)	3/4/2002 12:08:24 PM
From: wanna_bmw	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 186894

Combjelly, Re: "For the most part, they are sold there by OEMs who have excess stock for what ever reason. Now the idea that they would sell them for less than they pay for them might occur at times, but that would be extremely rare..." No, they must sell them for less than they paid for them, or else they wouldn't get a buyer. Sitting in inventory causes the CPUs to depreciate, and the OEMs must sell them at a lower cost. Therefore, the only reason to sell inventory is if they have an excess that they need to clear. That's why the grey market gets CPUs that cost less than the Intel advertised price. They were indeed sold for less, and it's not so rare of an occurence. wbmw