Re: Moving from Used to New...


Gary G <see.signature@bottom> wrote in message
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On 7 Dec 2006 08:55:41 -0800, vc94545@xxxxxxxxx wrote:


Gary G wrote:
No kidding.

The usenet person asked for my help and he got a total
system for his
price bogey. I will have to ask him for permission to
respond to the
group about his experience.

Wow! This sounds almost too good to be true.

Do I contact Bob Cummins to get these prices?


(As an aside, my professional experience is in network
management. I
buy Cisco gear on a regular basis, and Cisco's published list
prices
are rarely what I pay. On some equipment, I get discounts
ranging up to
50% or more, depending on the how badly Cisco wants the
business. Based
on what Gary's saying, it sounds like Olympus does similar
discounts
off list price.)

Contact Bob Cummins who can then direct you to the Oly outfit
that
handles your area.

Depending on how carried away you want to get, you can get a
new
system at a reasonable price--like $7K-$8K, or less if you get
less
items. The way Oly works is that they have new and demo items.
The
demo items typically are discounted 25%. The new items can
fetch 10%
discount. Oly has two generations of UIS objectives. There is
UIS
and UIS2. I frankly don't see any difference between them.
however,
if one place anywhere in the US has UIS, they can sell to the
place
that serves you. Not so for UIS2. Demo items can also be
pulled from
other locations. New items cannot.

The BX-51 is an excellent stand to start with since it supports
nose
pieces that accept the DIC sliders. With the UCD-8 universal
condenser, you can have BF, DF, DIC and phase either at first
or as
you add money later on. The other tradeoff is using UPlanFL
fluorite
objectives rather than UPlanAPO.

Sort out what features you need and a list of what you would
like.
Then get it priced by Oly. Buy what you need and as much of
what you
would like based on your budget.

gg

And the OP would be very wise not to advertise to the dealer that
he must have
their brand. There closes the snare. Being able to say you want X
competitive model
that they don't carry is a crucial lever. Let the dealer slag it.
He usually will. Say nothing. Never tell them what you have
budgeted to spend. Then say "But the price you have given me is
beyond my means. And the better (unspecified) deal offered me is
for cash. I'd love to buy all my scopes and supplies from you.
What can you do?" Just some thoughts.

Regards,

Edward Hennessey

Edward Hennessey


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