On Tue, 26 Nov 2013 00:53:47 +0000 (UTC), Danny D'Amico
wrote:

On Mon, 25 Nov 2013 16:46:54 -0800, Oren wrote:

...but most everything does center around the dollar

After a half dozen phone calls today, I see that Bosch has their distributors
and dealers locked up.

I wouldn't expect any differently. They rely on each other for the
food on their tables.

They won't even quote a price, even though they have plenty of these
boards in stock (it's the most common board, according to one guy).

Why bother quoting it if they can't sell it to you. Have you tried
showing up at quitting time with ten or twenty Franklins?

The trick, just as it was with garage door torsion springs, is to find
the "pass through" supplier, like Dan Musick of DDM fame.

Doesn't anyone on the alarm newsgroup know a pass-through supplier?

How about your local alarm company?