02-18-2006, 09:55 AM
Quote:The alternative sourcing distribution trend is paying off for eBay. With more solution providers shopping for the best price on the Internet, eBay has become a significant source for product for a number of VARs...
I source through eBay once in a while, said one solution provider, who did not want to be identified for fear of retribution from his authorized distributors. EBay is just an extension of the gray market. One difference, the solution provider said, is unauthorized distributors like Arbitech have more credibility than eBay, even though eBay has a rating system aimed at weeding out fraudulent suppliers...
Tom Derosier, co-owner of CPU Guys, a Hanson, Mass.-based system builder, said he will not source new boxed product from eBay because he cant verify where it came from...
full article: http://www.crn.com/sections/news/top_new...=180203850