Posted by Andy Desak on 26, 2001 at 7:18 AM:
In Reply to: The man didn't ask what to sell it for, he asked what I'd pay for it. Call me cheap! (more) posted by Tiger-Heli on 25, 2001 at 6:35 AM:
: When I look at buying something, I first look at what it would cost me to build it. There is a place on E-Bay selling the Hot Rod SE for $99.00. Using an I-PAC, it would cost more than that in PARTS!!! Even using a keyboard hack and a pass-thru, the cost is still close to 100.00 in PARTS, maybe still more. Yet, this company is making a profit on these somehow. And I'm sure Hanaho covers their labor costs.
: P.S. Search several posts down for the links about the Hot Rods.
I know all about Hanaho....I have met Richard personally....pretty cool Dude!
They can sell theirs at the price they do because #1 they are mass produces #2 they make their own encoder.....probably costs about $3 and #3 they buy so many parts they probably pay less than 1/3 the price that you and I do!