Best way to get a good deal as a middleman
17 July 2005, 05:38 PM
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Best way to get a good deal as a middleman
Hi peeps,
Not a problem as such, just want to know how to get the best deal for me (looking after number 1
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Basically a company I do some work for wants to buy about 21K of laptops. Now I have been given free reign to sort it. Now I figure I should get something from this, say a nice laptop
for giving this business to the suppliers.
If I said to Dell, here you go, I want to buy 21Ks worth of laptops for someone else, how about a finders fee (free laptop), would they bite.? Esp at end of the quarter
Not a problem as such, just want to know how to get the best deal for me (looking after number 1
)Basically a company I do some work for wants to buy about 21K of laptops. Now I have been given free reign to sort it. Now I figure I should get something from this, say a nice laptop
for giving this business to the suppliers. If I said to Dell, here you go, I want to buy 21Ks worth of laptops for someone else, how about a finders fee (free laptop), would they bite.? Esp at end of the quarter
17 July 2005, 05:49 PM
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No harm in trying for the freebie...
Are you handling the dosh as well for the deal? Rather than asking the supplier for a free laptop, could you put a small margin on the price of each laptop to the company that would net you enough to buy a laptop - free to you but properly bought from the supplier so it doesn't look like a "bung?"
Not wanting to pour cold water on things but from another slant, £21K isn't a mega sale for the supplier at a guess if you're talking of Dell sized companies (better than a kick in the teeth but...). As a comparison, next year we're replacing all our pcs, laptops and workstations with a supplier and that involves approx. 30k units worldwide which may have a bit more clout...
Andy
Are you handling the dosh as well for the deal? Rather than asking the supplier for a free laptop, could you put a small margin on the price of each laptop to the company that would net you enough to buy a laptop - free to you but properly bought from the supplier so it doesn't look like a "bung?"
Not wanting to pour cold water on things but from another slant, £21K isn't a mega sale for the supplier at a guess if you're talking of Dell sized companies (better than a kick in the teeth but...). As a comparison, next year we're replacing all our pcs, laptops and workstations with a supplier and that involves approx. 30k units worldwide which may have a bit more clout...
Andy
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17 July 2005, 05:55 PM
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If company are paying your time for doing this for them they might assume that you're not trying to get something out of it?
For "deals" I would have thought that a smaller company might be more accomodating. 21k to Dell is chickenfeed. dl
For "deals" I would have thought that a smaller company might be more accomodating. 21k to Dell is chickenfeed. dl
17 July 2005, 07:13 PM
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give me a pm and I may be able to sort a deal, I work for PC World Business (zips Flame suit up) and I go back to work tomorrow after 2 weeks off, if you can get me an idea of spec I can see what I can do for you mate...thanks
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Originally Posted by CooperS
I get kickbacks from our suppliers by way of vouchers sent to my home address (no-one knows hehehe)
well they do now........ hehehe........
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