WTF: Source for $100 pre-paid cards at wholesale pricing

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Pigments - 14 Dec 2006 21:44 GMT

Looking to buy 10-20 at a time. Where would one look to buy this qty at a
good savings? Good Savings would be in the $50.00 to $80.00 per card range.
Thnks

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DevilsPGD - 15 Dec 2006 01:19 GMT

>Looking to buy 10-20 at a time. Where would one look to buy this qty at a
>good savings? Good Savings would be in the $50.00 to $80.00 per card range.
>Thnks

You're looking for 50% to 80% off for buying 10 cards? Honestly, I
suspect you're going to be looking for a while...

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Pigments - 15 Dec 2006 03:06 GMT

No DA, I'm looking to find anywhere from 20% to 50% off these cards. If I
have to buy in larger qty, so be it. I recently bought 12 @ $85.00 each and
wondered if there were any other good deals out there. If you don't know
where to find these items, I'd appreciate, you know.
Kindest Regards
Thanks

"DevilsPGD"

> You're looking for 50% to 80% off for buying 10 cards? Honestly, I
> suspect you're going to be looking for a while...

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DK - 15 Dec 2006 04:03 GMT

>Looking to buy 10-20 at a time. Where would one look to buy this qty at a
>good savings? Good Savings would be in the $50.00 to $80.00 per card range.
>Thnks

Must be illegal price fixing because I don't any discounts > 5%.

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DevilsPGD - 15 Dec 2006 16:02 GMT

>>Looking to buy 10-20 at a time. Where would one look to buy this qty at a
>>good savings? Good Savings would be in the $50.00 to $80.00 per card range.
>>Thnks
>
> Must be illegal price fixing because I don't any discounts > 5%.

Must be! Couldn't be just the price that T-Mobile sells the cards for,
huh?

I should start a business selling cards below cost -- Take a loss, but
make it up in volume?

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Todd Allcock - 15 Dec 2006 16:57 GMT

> >Looking to buy 10-20 at a time. Where would one look to buy this qty
> > at a good savings? Good Savings would be in the $50.00 to $80.00
> > per card range.
> >Thnks
>
> Must be illegal price fixing because I don't any discounts > 5%.

It's not "illegal price fixing"- it's simply that there isn't much profit
in prepaid cards.

I used to sell wireless prepaid cards back when I was a Cingular dealer.
The margin was only 15% (i.e. a $100 card wholesaled for $85.) I'm told
things haven't changed much since then.

So unless the dealer loves losing money, you aren't going to see them
sell for less than the high 80's, low 90's, even in "bulk." Occasionally
you'll find better prices on eBay, usually when a wireless dealer has
gone out of business and is selling below cost.
My advice to the OP, if he'll need these cards in quantity often, is to
contact Cingular andb ecome a prepaid dealer so he can buy at wholesale.
Or, optionally, get the same Cingular service at a lower rate from an
MVNO like Beyond Wireless.

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Pigments - 15 Dec 2006 17:04 GMT

Thanks Todd
Finally an intelligent response with useful information.
Kindest Regards

"Todd Allcock"

> It's not "illegal price fixing"- it's simply that there isn't much profit
> in prepaid cards.
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> Or, optionally, get the same Cingular service at a lower rate from an
> MVNO like Beyond Wireless.

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peter - 18 Dec 2006 19:45 GMT

> Looking to buy 10-20 at a time. Where would one look to buy this qty at a
> good savings? Good Savings would be in the $50.00 to $80.00 per card
> range.
> Thnks

Wouldn't it be cheaper to go with a monthly plan than to buy so many
refills?

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DevilsPGD - 18 Dec 2006 22:54 GMT

>> Looking to buy 10-20 at a time. Where would one look to buy this qty at a
>> good savings? Good Savings would be in the $50.00 to $80.00 per card
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>Wouldn't it be cheaper to go with a monthly plan than to buy so many
>refills?

Speaking for myself, no -- When I'm in the US I tend to blow through a
ton of minutes, but when I'm not there, I don't pay a penny.

If you had two or three people doing that, it would easily be worth it
to buy 10+ cards at a time.

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