Hi, folks.
I need some new replacement batteries for rack-mount APC UPSes. My old vender... well, the salesman I dealt with for several years left about a year and a half ago, and last year's purchase was a disaster (wrong batteries, wrong batteries, months to get the shipping to return the wrong batteries...), so I'm looking for a new, reliable vendor who does US government contract sales.
Recommendations? Warnings?
mark
We use BatteriesPlus a lot. Prices seem reasonable and our local one will deliver to us.
On Mon, Feb 11, 2013 at 2:57 PM, m.roth@5-cent.us wrote:
Hi, folks.
I need some new replacement batteries for rack-mount APC UPSes. My old vender... well, the salesman I dealt with for several years left about a year and a half ago, and last year's purchase was a disaster (wrong batteries, wrong batteries, months to get the shipping to return the wrong batteries...), so I'm looking for a new, reliable vendor who does US government contract sales.
Recommendations? Warnings?
mark
CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Charles Whitby wrote:
On Mon, Feb 11, 2013 at 2:57 PM, m.roth@5-cent.us wrote:
I need some new replacement batteries for rack-mount APC UPSes. My old vender... well, the salesman I dealt with for several years left about a year and a half ago, and last year's purchase was a disaster (wrong batteries, wrong batteries, months to get the shipping to return the wrong batteries...), so I'm looking for a new, reliable vendor who does US government contract sales.
Recommendations? Warnings?
We use BatteriesPlus a lot. Prices seem reasonable and our local one will deliver to us.
That was... odd. I went to their corporate website, then called, and corporate doesn't do gov't contract, but stores might. I called the store near here... and they apparently do.
Very odd.
Thanks, folks.
mark
On Mon, Feb 11, 2013 at 2:49 PM, m.roth@5-cent.us wrote:
We use BatteriesPlus a lot. Prices seem reasonable and our local one will deliver to us.
That was... odd. I went to their corporate website, then called, and corporate doesn't do gov't contract, but stores might. I called the store near here... and they apparently do.
Very odd.
Hmmm, when you read this thread in gmail's web interface you get a nice list of ads from battery vendors over on the right side...
Les Mikesell wrote:
On Mon, Feb 11, 2013 at 2:49 PM, m.roth@5-cent.us wrote:
We use BatteriesPlus a lot. Prices seem reasonable and our local one will deliver to us.
That was... odd. I went to their corporate website, then called, and corporate doesn't do gov't contract, but stores might. I called the store near here... and they apparently do.
Very odd.
Hmmm, when you read this thread in gmail's web interface you get a nice list of ads from battery vendors over on the right side...
I don't use gmail. I won't.
But back to the subject: BatteriesPlus - the store near here does GSA... but when I look for replacement RBC43, what I find is about the same price as APC direct. Battery Sharks is *much* better, about a third that... but I just called, and at least the saleswoman I spoke to doesn't know from GSA.
Still looking.
mark "and then there's the preference for three quotes...."
On 2/11/2013 2:57 PM, m.roth@5-cent.us wrote:
Hi, folks.
I need some new replacement batteries for rack-mount APC UPSes. My old vender... well, the salesman I dealt with for several years left about a year and a half ago, and last year's purchase was a disaster (wrong batteries, wrong batteries, months to get the shipping to return the wrong batteries...), so I'm looking for a new, reliable vendor who does US government contract sales.
Recommendations? Warnings?
I don't know if they do government sales, but I've done business with Batteries Plus locally and BatterySharks.com via the Internet.
Batteries Plus was reliable, but their prices were going up, so I had to look for a less expensive solution.
On the first order I placed with Battery Sharks in 2011, they sent me 7Ah batteries instead of 7.5Ah. Not a huge deal, but not what I ordered. After complaining about it, they gave me a $15 account credit (I used the batteries anyway) and I haven't had any problems since. Even with shipping, they are less expensive than Batteries Plus.
On 2/11/2013 12:13 PM, Bowie Bailey wrote:
Batteries Plus was reliable, but their prices were going up, so I had to look for a less expensive solution.
lead acid battery prices have gone up a lot due to the price of lead and transportation.
On 2/11/2013 3:37 PM, John R Pierce wrote:
On 2/11/2013 12:13 PM, Bowie Bailey wrote:
Batteries Plus was reliable, but their prices were going up, so I had to look for a less expensive solution.
lead acid battery prices have gone up a lot due to the price of lead and transportation.
True, but here is a comparison:
12V 18Ah battery Batteries Plus: $79.88 Battery Sharks: $38.27
12V 7.5Ah battery Batteries Plus: $42.47 Battery Sharks: $20.10
This is the total shipped price of a single battery based on ordering a set of batteries -- (2) 7.5Ah batteries or (4) 18Ah batteries. The price would probably drop a bit on both sides if ordering in quantity.
Batteries Plus used to give us a discount on all of our orders since we were a regular customer, but they still weren't even close to Battery Sharks' prices.
On Mon, Feb 11, 2013 at 2:57 PM, m.roth@5-cent.us wrote:
Hi, folks.
I need some new replacement batteries for rack-mount APC UPSes. My old vender... well, the salesman I dealt with for several years left about a year and a half ago, and last year's purchase was a disaster (wrong batteries, wrong batteries, months to get the shipping to return the wrong batteries...), so I'm looking for a new, reliable vendor who does US government contract sales.
Recommendations? Warnings?
mark
CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
http://www.refurbups.com/Catalog/Government-Military
That's who I use (personal and business, no gov't sales so I can't attest to that side of their business). Shipping and prices are reasonable. Products were correct.
On 02/11/2013 01:57 PM, m.roth@5-cent.us wrote:
Hi, folks.
I need some new replacement batteries for rack-mount APC UPSes. My old vender... well, the salesman I dealt with for several years left about a year and a half ago, and last year's purchase was a disaster (wrong batteries, wrong batteries, months to get the shipping to return the wrong batteries...), so I'm looking for a new, reliable vendor who does US government contract sales.
I'd give Apex Battery (http://apexbattery.com) a call. They're a pretty large distributor, and I'd be surprised if they don't do Gov't. sales.
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