|
|
Joined: Jun 2005
Posts: 84
Member
|
|
Member
Joined: Jun 2005
Posts: 84 |
Has bulk Cat5e taken a significant (or any) price increase over the last month or so?
|
|
|
Visit Atcom to get started with your new business VoIP phone system ASAP
Turn up is quick, painless, and can often be done same day.
Let us show you how to do VoIP right, resulting in crystal clear call quality and easy-to-use features that make everyone happy!
Proudly serving Canada from coast to coast.
|
|
|
|
Joined: Jan 2005
Posts: 15,397 Likes: 18
Moderator-Vertical, Vodavi, 1A2, Outside Wire
|
|
Moderator-Vertical, Vodavi, 1A2, Outside Wire
Joined: Jan 2005
Posts: 15,397 Likes: 18 |
I have noticed about a 10% increase on CAT3 plenum recently, but not so much on 5e.
Ed Vaughn, MBSWWYPBX
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Mar 2001
Posts: 3,869
Member
|
|
Member
Joined: Mar 2001
Posts: 3,869 |
Graybar just announced a big price increase for May.
Buy NOW. In all fairness copper has about doubled recently, the chinese do have to buy copper to make the Cat 5e they sell us.
Transportation has gone way up, just look at the cost of gas.
Exxon is gouging our eyes out but I think the cable makers in the US (Bless Them) and offshore have to make money to stay in business. I won't like the price increase, but I do want them to have cable there when I need to buy it.
THE Bracha, old blond specialist in Rube Goldberg solutions.
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Jun 2005
Posts: 84
Member
|
|
Member
Joined: Jun 2005
Posts: 84 |
A vendor that I am supposed to have do 100 drops in my factory, told me he has had 2 prices increases on Cat 5e osince his original quote (which was 4/52006).
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Dec 2005
Posts: 2,928
Member
|
|
Member
Joined: Dec 2005
Posts: 2,928 |
not only the copper the petro products used in the jackets have gone up as well
I Swear I did not touch anything 
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Jan 2005
Posts: 15,397 Likes: 18
Moderator-Vertical, Vodavi, 1A2, Outside Wire
|
|
Moderator-Vertical, Vodavi, 1A2, Outside Wire
Joined: Jan 2005
Posts: 15,397 Likes: 18 |
I just got a bunch of CAT3 plenum in here last week at $7X. I went to order more today, the same supplier announced that it has increased immediately to $8X. That's about 20% just this time and it had already increased a few months back. I think we are in for quite a ride with crude oil and gasoline prices having a ripple effect for the next few years.
Ed Vaughn, MBSWWYPBX
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Jun 2005
Posts: 211
Member
|
|
Member
Joined: Jun 2005
Posts: 211 |
Originally posted by mboy:
A vendor that I am supposed to have do 100 drops in my factory, told me he has had 2 price increases on Cat 5e since his original quote (which was 4/52006). Entirely believable. It all depends on the supplier. Some of the electrical houses have gone to daily or even hourly quotes for wire! Copper is a commodity that is in high demand. Hmm, that sounds familiar. 
-Steve
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Jan 2004
Posts: 6,648
RIP Moderator-Nisuko-Tie, General
|
|
RIP Moderator-Nisuko-Tie, General
Joined: Jan 2004
Posts: 6,648 |
my graybar rep told me today to expect a 25-40 % increase on the 1ST
Skip
------------------------------------
Serving SW and West central Fl since 1984
|
|
|
|
Forums84
Topics94,515
Posts639,965
Members49,848
| |
Most Online5,661
May 23rd, 2018
|
|
|
0 members (),
151
guests, and
22
robots. |
|
Key:
Admin,
Global Mod,
Mod
|
|
|
|
