I think Newegg grew out of the defunct Egghead Software company. There
was a brick and mortar Egghead store nearby on Route 110 (this was
probably in the early 90's). Egghead went bankrupt, store turned into a
Dell dealer.
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Moose wrote:
> Mike Lazzari wrote:
>> Chuck, I was referring to the fact that Newegg will only ship
>> within a country, e.g. newegg.ca will only ship to Canada. So Brian
>> in NZ can't take advantage of the prices. However I believe B&H
>> will ship to NZ.
>>
>
> I can't quite figure out Newegg. By locating in Calif., they are
> subject to inventory taxes and their sales to Calif. are subject to
> sales tax. If they located across the border in Nev., their cost of
> doing business would be lower and their effective prices to residents
> of the largest state would be lower. I've never bought from Newegg
> because of the almost 10% tax.
>
> B&H and Adorama are in much the same boat for NY residents, but there
> are historical and religious/cultural reasons to be there. I've
> thought Newegg is a start-up, but perhaps it too grew from a bricks
> and mortar store.
>
> Amazon has a major warehouse on I-80 just over the border. Most
> things I buy from them arrive in a day or two with their free
> shipping.
>
> Moose
>
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