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While in theory you are correct, there are a few points to ponder upon: Laptops are not like stocks or other exchange commodities. As in, their prices won't f
by ankeshk 17y ago
While in theory you are correct, there are a few points to ponder upon:
Laptops are not like stocks or other exchange commodities. As in, their prices won't fluctuate like crazy (unless of course you manage to get pre-order commitments to like 10,000 laptops.) At the scale we are talking about, we have a pretty good idea of what price discounts we'll get. And more importantly - who will be able to deliver them well.
Its important to keep scale in mind.
- idm 17y agoAgreed - delivery is the important aspect, when it comes to just-in-time order fulfillment. If they don't deliver, then you don't deliver either. On your last point, I agree again: scale is critical. You describe something that might work once, given that there are no supply chain screw-ups or customer service problems. At the scale you describe, you can probably absorb any costs associated with these problems, but you will eat into your time and/or profit to do so. My whole point is that the risk doesn't disappear just because you haven't invested any capital; you've just shifted the risk.