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There seems to be several lines of thought on how to market and sell goods. You can sell low quantities at a very high price, or like the Walmart model sell tremendous volume at very low price.
Observing the success of Walmart over the years some (people smarter than me) may reason this is a good model. High volume with small margins = alot of net income. So with this in mind I struggle to believe that four steel flares sell for so much money $$$ C'mon man- material cost can't be over 60$ for all four flares? So I realize that there are many costs with running a business and I realize the costs are spread out over the product line. I don't pretend to know the business, maybe they really do cost so much? The reason for this poll is- If enough 914 owners vote to buy a set at reduced prices then just possibly the seller's will see the wisdom of volume pricing. Plus I will be looking for a cheap set...LOL |
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914-6 GT in waiting ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 19,323 Joined: 19-September 09 From: Landenberg, PA/Wilmington, DE Member No.: 10,825 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region ![]() ![]() |
Here's a video of flare production - http://www.autoatlanta.com/g/flares.php
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Major Member ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 2,197 Joined: 30-August 04 From: Cincinnati, OH Member No.: 2,660 Region Association: South East States ![]() ![]() |
Take the time to watch this video, and you will hopefully understand that they are not over-priced, even at $1000. As for volume, we are not driving Beetles. There were about 120,000 of these cars produced. I would guess that maybe 20,000 are still out there in restorable or better condition, and that is being generous. Of those, the number of owners who would want to, but haven't already bought flares on their car is maybe 5%. This could go up as these cars are gaining in popularity, but the point is that the world-wide demand for flares at any price is probably about another 1000 - 2000 sets for the rest of time. That is not a lot of volume. |
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