Comments on: What’s A Buyer To Learn From Streetprices.com? http://stephensnexus.com/2006/08/31/whats-a-buyer-to-learn-from-streetpricescom/ Dave Stephens on technology and business trends Wed, 08 Dec 2010 23:20:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Michael Lamoureux http://stephensnexus.com/2006/08/31/whats-a-buyer-to-learn-from-streetpricescom/#comment-1188 Fri, 01 Sep 2006 15:52:22 +0000 https://procurement.wordpress.com/2006/08/31/whats-a-buyer-to-learn-from-streetpricescom/#comment-1188 Dave:

If I could come up with a formula to determine the right time to buy, I’d be making a lucrative living as a stock trader.

As for when to buy, I’ve noticed historically that price / performance tradeoffs are generally best on model A after model B has been introduced but just before model C is about to be released.

]]> By: Eric Strovink http://stephensnexus.com/2006/08/31/whats-a-buyer-to-learn-from-streetpricescom/#comment-1187 Fri, 01 Sep 2006 12:00:54 +0000 https://procurement.wordpress.com/2006/08/31/whats-a-buyer-to-learn-from-streetpricescom/#comment-1187 Talk about deja vu, Dave. I had a conversation with a customer two days ago, in which he told me about an attempt to write a contract with a supplier based on a pre-negotiated delta from the monthly low-price average from StreetPrices.com.

He didn’t get the supplier to bite, but he hasn’t abandoned the idea.

]]> By: hudgeon http://stephensnexus.com/2006/08/31/whats-a-buyer-to-learn-from-streetpricescom/#comment-1185 Fri, 01 Sep 2006 07:32:25 +0000 https://procurement.wordpress.com/2006/08/31/whats-a-buyer-to-learn-from-streetpricescom/#comment-1185 I’d recommend introspection as the best method of timing the tech-purchase sweet spot: Imagine yourself buying the tech component, insuring it and then having it stolen from you. If, when making your claim, you secretly hope that the insurer will pay you cash rather than replace it with the same, now outdated, model; then it’s the correct time to buy that model as the price will be right ;)

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