The issue, as explained to me, is availabilty due to manufacturing off
shore, and lead times.
----- Original Message -----
From: <dmeadow@juno.com>
To: <wsthompson@thicko.com>
Cc: <mgvrmark@hotmail.com>; <vintage-race@autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, December 06, 2002 3:07 PM
Subject: Re:Re: Transponders
> I just bought one for $260 from someone who ordered a bulk purchase from
AMB.
>
> They might be right about a shortage-- there are a couple of vintage
organizations (CVAR and VSCDA(?)) that are going to transponders this year.
That means several hundred new ones right there.
>
>
>
> ---------- "Wm. Severin Thompson" <wsthompson@thicko.com> writes:
>
> From: "Wm. Severin Thompson" <wsthompson@thicko.com>
> To: "Mark Palmer" <mgvrmark@hotmail.com>, <vintage-race@autox.team.net>
> Subject: Re: Transponders
> Date: Fri, 6 Dec 2002 14:13:27 -0600
>
> True, or not... AMB claims they might me hard to get in the spring.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Mark Palmer" <mgvrmark@hotmail.com>
> To: <vintage-race@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Friday, December 06, 2002 1:36 PM
> Subject: Transponders
>
>
> > Thanks to everyone for their answers on AMB transponders.
> >
> > It appears that nearly every SCCA Region is now selling the transponders
> for
> > about $260 (hard-wired). You can now also buy direct from AMB at that
> price.
> > The battery-powered ones are now about $290.
> >
> > When I bought mine (hard-wired) a year or more ago, the AMB price was
$300
> > as I recall, and a few regions of SCCA were selling at $260 so it was a
> > discount at the time. It looks like AMB has since dropped the retail
> price.
> >
> > I have a couple leads on further discounts, will post to the list if
those
> > leads work out.
> >
> > Mark Palmer
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