I haven't applied for reseller pricing, because even with the discount, iFixit prices are often still double what I can find on eBay (usually from LaptopAid) or elsewhere. If iFixit can get people to buy at their prices, more power to them, but it's too expensive for me, because like Rich, I have to eat. I imagine the most common iFixit buyer is probably not the professional, but a more average laptop user who just needs a part or two to fix a personal computer, and then go on with non-computer-fixing life. Actually, I'm pretty sure of this, because you only have to look at a few numbers to realize a professional tech buying every part on iFixit would quickly go out of business. It's a matter of the ideal target audience, and for iFixit, that audience most of the time is not the professional. There's nothing wrong with that -- selling to non-professionals at big prices has obviously paid off, and the convenience of a site that makes sense and lets users find the right part obviously makes it worthwhile for the users to pay a premium.
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But then again, I'm a scavenger and I do everything I can to avoid buying parts. Like I always say, the cheapest source of parts is a dead laptop.
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But then again, I'm a scavenger and I do everything I can to avoid buying parts. Like I always say, the cheapest source of parts is a dead laptop (which, I imagine, is where iFixit probably gets its parts too....)
Actually, I take all that back -- the screwdriver kit is a GREAT deal.
I haven't applied for reseller pricing, because even with the discount, iFixit prices are often still double what I can find on eBay (usually from LaptopAid) or elsewhere. If iFixit can get people to buy at their prices, more power to them, but it's too expensive for me, because like Rich, I have to eat. I imagine the most common iFixit buyer is probably not the professional, but a more average laptop user who just needs a part or two to fix a personal computer, and then go on with non-computer-fixing life. Actually, I'm pretty sure of this, because you only have to look at a few numbers to realize a professional tech buying every part on iFixit would quickly go out of business. It's a matter of the ideal target audience, and for iFixit, that audience most of the time is not the professional. There's nothing wrong with that -- selling to non-professionals at big prices has obviously paid off, and the convenience of a site that makes sense and lets users find the right part obviously makes it worthwhile for the users to pay a premium.
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But then again, I'm a scavenger and I pretty much avoid buying parts at all cost. Like I always say, the cheapest source of parts is a dead laptop.
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But then again, I'm a scavenger and I do everything I can to avoid buying parts. Like I always say, the cheapest source of parts is a dead laptop.
Actually, I take all that back -- the screwdriver kit is a GREAT deal.
On what grounds were you rejected?
I haven't applied for reseller pricing, because even with the discount, iFixit prices are often still double what I can find on eBay (usually from LaptopAid) or elsewhere. If iFixit can get people to buy at their prices, more power to them, but it's too expensive for me, because like Rich, I have to eat. I imagine the most common iFixit buyer is probably not the professional, but a more average laptop user who just needs a part or two to fix a personal computer, and then go on with non-computer-fixing life. Actually, I'm pretty sure of this, because you only have to look at a few numbers to realize a professional tech buying every part on iFixit would quickly go out of business. It's a matter of the ideal target audience, and for iFixit, that audience most of the time is not the professional. There's nothing wrong with that -- selling to non-professionals at big prices has obviously paid off, and the convenience of a site that makes sense and lets users find the right part obviously makes it worthwhile for the users to pay a premium.
But then again, I'm a scavenger and I pretty much avoid buying parts at all cost. Like I always say, the cheapest source of parts is a dead laptop.
Actually, I take all that back -- the screwdriver kit is a GREAT deal.
