notme wrote in message
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On Tue, 4 Aug 2009 00:18:03 -0700, Franc Zabkar wrote
(in article ):

I ask the same question of suppliers who hang on to CD/DVD laser
assemblies costing hundreds of dollars.

Price follows inverted bell curve: High demand, high price. Moderate
demand,
low price. Low demand (scarcity), high price.

Yes, the supplier could easily override this model and give it to you at a
reasonable price, but then again he could find someone who didn't quibble
with his asking price. He's gambling...


I'm aware of the operationasl UK base of a large USA company that had this
policy

Every 1 or 2 years, divide the stock levels of each of the largest
component/numerous stocked small item spares by 2 , sell off half at auction
and double the price of the remaining.


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