Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!mnetor!uunet!seismo!gatech!hubcap!ncrcae!ncr-sd!crash!gryphon!pnet02!hrlaser From: hrlaser@pnet02.CTS.COM (Harv Laser) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga Subject: Re: An Abel's question and an Abel's trivia quiz Message-ID: <1042@gryphon.CTS.COM> Date: Wed, 22-Jul-87 13:33:12 EDT Article-I.D.: gryphon.1042 Posted: Wed Jul 22 13:33:12 1987 Date-Received: Sat, 25-Jul-87 03:06:27 EDT Sender: root@gryphon.CTS.COM Organization: People-Net [pnet02], Redondo Beach, CA Lines: 18 Abel is simply suffering from a malady that a lot of new startup mail order retailers wish they'd also contract: it's called "Having more business than you can possibly handle." At this point in time it might be worth your while to locate a competitor who would be willing to meet/beet Abel's prices and wouldn't put you through the same ordering delays. Yes, such companies exist. Some of them run magazine advertising, some don't. Abel was just the first in the Amiga market to do what he did (offer a BBS for ordering and offer outrageously [compartively] low prices) and so his business built quickly, the results being the delays you are seeing now. BTW, There is no "Mr. Abel", the name Abel is just a marketing trick to get their company up near the top of the alphabet so they'd receive product sooner from mfr's who ship to their retailers in alphabetical order! Sort of like calling yourself "AAA Acme Plumbing" to get on the first page of the phone book. Harv UUCP: {ihnp4!crash, hplabs!hp-sdd!crash}!gryphon!pnet02!hrlaser INET: hrlaser@pnet02.CTS.COM PeopleLink: CBM*HARV "Life is like a beanstalk, isn't it?"