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From: higgin@cbmvax.UUCP (Paul Higginbottom SALES)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: A1000 Buy-Back program
Message-ID: <2405@cbmvax.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 28-Sep-87 16:03:02 EDT
Article-I.D.: cbmvax.2405
Posted: Mon Sep 28 16:03:02 1987
Date-Received: Tue, 29-Sep-87 07:23:06 EDT
References: <14980@amdahl.amdahl.com>
Organization: Commodore Technology, West Chester, PA
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in article <14980@amdahl.amdahl.com>, kim@amdahl.amdahl.com (Kim DeVaughn) says:
> Keywords: buy back upgrade rebate 1000 2000 trade-in
> Just had an interesting conversation with one of our local Amiga
> dealers. ...
> Most sales were to A1000 owners, and they were using the $1000
> trade-in.  What was interesting though, was the purchaser could
> then turn around and buy back their A1000 for $300!
> The dealer made this sound like this "buy-back" was Commodore a
> supported deal.
>

No it isn't part of our policy.  We have provided a way for an A1000
owner to trade it against an A2000, PERIOD.

Naturally the dealer is free to put additional restrictions in, be more
flexible, or not participate at all, but the above is all our program
consists of.

> Also mentioned that A1000's that weren't bought
> back would be picked-up by Bally.

This is pure baloney.


	Paul.