Can one still not buy directly from Rectron of you're not a reseller?

[Picard]

Can one still not buy directly from Rectron of you're not a reseller?

Rectron

i5 2500 - 3.30GHz Quad Core, Socket 1155, R 1,708.00
INTEL® "Executive Series" "Strawberry Mountain" Q67, R 1024.00
GIGABYTE® ATI® Radeon HD6850 - 1GB GDDR5, 256-Bit Memory Bus, R 1,936.00
Transcend® 2GB DDR3-1333 R 192.00
Seagate® Barracuda™ 7200.12 Series - 1TB, R 500.00

Local reseller

i5 2500 CPU - R2357
Intel Exec series "Strawberry ... R1331
??? make - ATI Radeon 6850 - R1924
Transcend 2GB RAM - R634
Seagate Barracuda 1TB - R974

All prices are VAT inclusive.

This reseller buys from many suppliers among them, Rectron, in Cape Town. I know, I used to work there.

Are these prices reasonable?

 

[MickeyD]

Correct, you must be registered. Don't you know someone still working there?

 

[LCBXX]

I bought a replacement laptop PSU from them because the dealer I bought the laptop from had no stock. The sold to me directly, not sure of one can do that in general?

 

[TheMightyQuinn]

well he is charging much more than what we do....

Intel ® i5-2500 QC Sandy Bridge 3.30 GHz 6Mb Cache 32nm + IGP (850Mhz) , R 2 115 incl VAT

Want more quotes on the rest? PM me

Only registered dealers can buy from Rectron.

 

[Picard]

Correct, you must be registered.

This just pisses me off.

 

[Archer]

There are a couple online stores that will beat your local resellers pricing with ease, and with free shipping.

 

[Picard]

There are a couple online stores that will beat your local resellers pricing with ease, and with free shipping.

But what if something malfunctions?

 

[PostmanPot]

This just pisses me off.

Do you buy food, petrol, clothes?

If so, I'd suspect you'd be pissed off too.

 

[Nimz]

Correct, you must be registered

+1
Pm me maybe we can sort something out

 

[Picard]

Do you buy food, petrol, clothes?

If so, I'd suspect you'd be pissed off too.

Computer parts is a much more sensitive issue.

 

[TheMightyQuinn]

This just pisses me off.

Why ?

 

[Picard]

Why ?

I would save almost R2000 if I could buy directly. And because my local reseller's prices are absurd.

 

[MickeyD]

I would save almost R2000 if I could buy directly. And because my local reseller's prices are absurd.

Unfortunately that is the way it works: manufacturer -> wholesaler -> retailer -> consumer

 

[TheMightyQuinn]

I would save almost R2000 if I could buy directly. And because my local reseller's prices are absurd.

Fair enough...I can beat your local reseller's prices hands down though if you are interested. My company buys from Pinnacle...even cheaper than Rectron so I can offer propper pricing to you.

 

[TJ99]

Protectionism FTW!

This is one of the things I keep on going on about, this nonsense of only certain types being allowed to buy stuff from certain places. It's bull**** and it's raping us consumers as usual.

 

[TheMightyQuinn]

Protectionism FTW!

This is one of the things I keep on going on about, this nonsense of only certain types being allowed to buy stuff from certain places. It's bull**** and it's raping us consumers as usual.

"...certain types..." ? Do you mean a registered IT company like mine? "Raping consumers..." It's called buisness. The distributors do not want to deal with you directly.

 

[P924]

Seems like you are getting ripped off on those prices in any event, I would take my business elsewhere. Try some of the online shops...

 

[PostmanPot]

I would save almost R2000 if I could buy directly. And because my local reseller's prices are absurd.

Buy online. You will pay 10% extra, and it will probably be easier doing warranty returns via the reseller/retailer.

 

[PostmanPot]

Protectionism FTW!

This is one of the things I keep on going on about, this nonsense of only certain types being allowed to buy stuff from certain places. It's bull**** and it's raping us consumers as usual.

You must have a hard time buying food, petrol and clothes. Seeing as you can't buy from the suppliers/distributors.

 

[TJ99]

"...certain types..." ? Do you mean a registered IT company like mine? "Raping consumers..." It's called buisness. The distributors do not want to deal with you directly.

In normal business, I can buy stuff from wherever I want to, as long as I have the money. Just as when I have a business, my customers are free to go and buy from wherever I get my products from, if they know about it.

If a business doesn't add any value to a product and just makes money because of stupid arrangements allowing them to buy, then they have no reason to exist, and you know it.