Quote Originally Posted by ArchieChoke View Post
Pooky I agree with you totally here.
We all agree that its hard to be a retailer cause you have to move stock fast, however I dont think it gives them the right to mark up as much as they do.Sometimes if you look at actual cost of a part its about half the retail price.I cannot understand how people can complain about retailers dying off when the end user gets a product thats marked up by 100% almost.

At the end of the day, I almost get the idea its like the bread cartels.

You guys are missing the point, there are retailers that put a incredibly small mark up on their products, again I am not mentioning names, but you just have to google and you'll see. Also if you have retailer telling you that they won't swap a drive with some bullshit excuse, Use www.hellopeter.com and complain about it. Its you're own fault for just accepting it, fight for what's rightfully yours.

I add such tiny mark ups that I sometimes break even when building a pc, and I don't mind. I am happy that my customers get great service and great prices. Which almost always means more business from them or their friends and family.