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On Tue, 12 Nov 1996, Mr. Dude wrote: > Yup. That's true. Marco wanted $X,xxx.xx dollars for it. "No way" said > I. Finally, I worked a deal with him to buy two of 'em for about the price > Rod paid for his one. Kevin could buy two for $1000 more than I paid for mine. Part of my costs included an engineering fee to design the unit- you get the benefit of this without bearing the cost. The units Dick King is getting for the CCR-155- and that Kevin has asked to buy from BioMarine- are coming into existence because I paid to have the system designed. > > But, like most things in life - you snooze, you lose. I waited too long > to get him started building 'em. BUT, it worked out in the end, especially > when I pay only $1,500 for the BioMarine unit. > Be sure you have asked all the right questions. And most importantly be sure it does what you think it will do. > My comment about Marco was not intended to put him down, it was a > commentary on the state of manufacturing today. Lawyers have every last > one of them cowering in their offices, worrying who will sue them next. > Lawyers may in the end be responsible but the real reason is the $100,000 in liability insurance premiums that Marco would have to pay if he sold to the public.. > > I, for one, am happy that I'll be able to get one of these units from > BioMarine for the reasonable price offered. A bird in the hand is worth two in bush. Be sure you ask all the right questions. > > But a spade is still a spade. This is not a racial thing. It's dive computers. > > Kevin. > > > -- > Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@terra.net'. > Send subscription/archive requests to `techdiver-request@terra.net'. >
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