I know this has been discussed alot, more like complained about, but I was wondering what the true markup, profit, is on these bulbs that cost ~$500.
Accessories are the biggest joke in retail as many of you know. Cables that cost $60-$80 retail can go for $8 wholesale. Best Buy, Circuit City, CompUSA, etc do not make their profit by selling you computers. They make it by selling you a $2 printer cable for $30, and a $6 surge protector for $50 and a 10 cent mouse pad for $20 plus a 3 year service plan, but that is a whole different storie. http://www.avsforum.com/ubb/smile.gif
Anyway I belong to a club where you can buy products from furniture all the way to electronics at true wholesale dealer prices. I was going to see if I can get some quotes on how much these bulbs truly cost stores. If I find out that I can save a good chunk of change on replacement bulbs would there be anyone interested in getting a discount? Just give me the model number of the projector as well as the bulb product number and I can see if I can get them through this club. Right now they are working on getting me quotes for some NEC projectors (150, 155, 156) and it caught them off guard. Apparently around here, they aren't a popular item. But I should have a quote on that by tuesday and hopefully the same people will have replacement bulbs. I'm sure ~%30 LT150 bulbs would make some people happy.
If by any chance there is little to no markup on these, well then that just flat out sucks. http://www.avsforum.com/ubb/frown.gif
Accessories are the biggest joke in retail as many of you know. Cables that cost $60-$80 retail can go for $8 wholesale. Best Buy, Circuit City, CompUSA, etc do not make their profit by selling you computers. They make it by selling you a $2 printer cable for $30, and a $6 surge protector for $50 and a 10 cent mouse pad for $20 plus a 3 year service plan, but that is a whole different storie. http://www.avsforum.com/ubb/smile.gif
Anyway I belong to a club where you can buy products from furniture all the way to electronics at true wholesale dealer prices. I was going to see if I can get some quotes on how much these bulbs truly cost stores. If I find out that I can save a good chunk of change on replacement bulbs would there be anyone interested in getting a discount? Just give me the model number of the projector as well as the bulb product number and I can see if I can get them through this club. Right now they are working on getting me quotes for some NEC projectors (150, 155, 156) and it caught them off guard. Apparently around here, they aren't a popular item. But I should have a quote on that by tuesday and hopefully the same people will have replacement bulbs. I'm sure ~%30 LT150 bulbs would make some people happy.
If by any chance there is little to no markup on these, well then that just flat out sucks. http://www.avsforum.com/ubb/frown.gif