[TenTec] TT Mega Sale

[Bob McGraw - K4TAX]

The value of my radios is exactly the same this week as it was last week. 
Only the replacement cost has changed.

73
Bob, K4TAX


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "R. Eric Sluder via TenTec" <tentec at contesting.com>
To: "Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment" <tentec at contesting.com>
Sent: Friday, July 04, 2014 9:50 AM
Subject: Re: [TenTec] TT Mega Sale


> This is an important message to share.  RF Concepts may be asking Jim 
> Wharton to test the waters on the volume based model for sales under the 
> auspice of their planned summer sale.
>
> Of course this killed some of the value of my radios, but it is what it 
> is!
>
> Eric
> W9WLW
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>> On Jul 4, 2014, at 6:22 AM, "73 at 73.am" <73 at 73.am> wrote:
>>
>> Hmmmmm… I paid $10,500 each for my Alpha 9500 amplifiers, and immediately 
>> after being bought out by RF Concepts, they lowered the price to 
>> $6900.00.  Now, Ten-Tec has been acquired by RF Concepts.
>>
>> If you want to increase volumes, lower the price!  Increased volumes lead 
>> to lower production costs.  Properly played you get higher sales, and 
>> more importantly, better overall margins.
>>
>> Brilliant move!
>>
>> -Paul  W8ZO
>>
>>
>>
>>> On Jul 3, 2014, at 4:44 PM, Jim Vohland <n9vo at hotmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> Wow, that sure is a sale. Maybe some of the Ten Tec guru's can explain 
>>> but this sure doesnt make sense from a business perspective to me. 
>>> Knocking a grand off the Omni VII. 800 off the eagle and 300 off a Agro. 
>>> I wish I was in the market for a new rig. Kinda scary though and makes 
>>> me wonder about the future. Seems like a 'fire' sale. Just 
>>> sayin.......Shoots the heck out of the used market for those trying to 
>>> sell eagles and omni's.
>>>
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