Amazon DM42?

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Amazon DM42?

Post by NYC41 »

Hi Swissmicros,

Do you plan to list the DM42 for sale on the Amazon.com (USA) store? I'd like to get a production model to join my beta model.

Thanks,

Doug
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Re: Amazon DM42?

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You could order direct from swissmicros.com. The price would be pretty much the same, albeit expressed in CHF instead of USD.

Even if you order a DMxx from Amazon.com, it is still shipped from SwissMicros in Zürich anyway as far as I know.
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NYC41 wrote:
Sun Jan 07, 2018 10:12 pm
Do you plan to list the DM42 for sale on the Amazon.com (USA) store?
I concur with grsbanks. And if I were SM, I won't see any reason to foster Relentless.com, a company killing many small to medium sized shops by applying ... ummh ... relentless methods. :evil: YMMV
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I would also like to see the option of buying via Amazon. My employer gives Amazon gift cards as a "thank you" and I would like to spend mine on a DM42. Ever since the keypad on my beloved HP48GX died, I have been wanting a HP42. I currently use the 35s after trying the 50G, which I really didn't like compared to the 48 for some reason.
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NYC41 wrote:
Sun Jan 07, 2018 10:12 pm
Do you plan to list the DM42 for sale on the Amazon.com (USA) store? I'd like to get a production model to join my beta model.
Amazon is good for promotion, but I wont be selling DM42's there as long as I don't have huge piles lying around not being able to sell them via my own shop. And I don't expect that to happen too soon ...
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Michael wrote:
Sat Jan 13, 2018 11:54 pm
Amazon is good for promotion, but I wont be selling DM42's there as long as I don't have huge piles lying around not being able to sell them via my own shop. And I don't expect that to happen too soon ...
Great news! I prefer SM make more profit per sale. This is more likely to lead to new and better products for me to purchase than if Amazon were to make the extra profit. Plus, they've already put enough small companies out of business - they can focus on other market segments.

Thanks Michael. A happy situation where the seller and (most) buyers agree and mutually benefit.
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Walter wrote:
Mon Jan 08, 2018 4:56 am
NYC41 wrote:
Sun Jan 07, 2018 10:12 pm
Do you plan to list the DM42 for sale on the Amazon.com (USA) store?
I concur with grsbanks. And if I were SM, I won't see any reason to foster Relentless.com, a company killing many small to medium sized shops by applying ... ummh ... relentless methods. :evil: YMMV
I bought my DM41L from SM on Amazon. Why did they put it for sale there if they didn’t want to promote their sales?
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I just checked Amazon, and both the DM41L and DM16L are currently listed there. It is certainly more convenient to buy through Amazon than directly from SwissMicros, just one click and you’re done.
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HPMike wrote:
Sun Jan 21, 2018 3:14 pm
... It is certainly more convenient to buy through Amazon than directly from SwissMicros, just one click and you’re done.
Very generally speaking, mankind is lazy, gluttonous, and curious (not from me, but I don't remember the author). So many dubious developments start being just "convenient", i.e. count on the (physical and mental) lazyness of people. And later on those people claim "we didn't want that, if we had just known!". Certainly, relentless.com doesn't list SM calculators just for fun but for its own profit - and this profit inevitably cuts the profit of SM. Personally I prefer SM getting my money instead of relentless.com for various reasons, last not least since SM did the work. YMMV.
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Nobody is forcing SwissMicros to list on Amazon, or eBay or anywhere else. FWIW, I’ve made all my purchases directly through SM, but I do not feel that I have done anything particularly noble here. Regardless of the profit margin, SM will sell a lot more product if they list on large online outlets, and not just an obscure website known only by a small group of enthusiasts.
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