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Achtzylinder ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 4,188 Joined: 2-October 11 Member No.: 13,632 Region Association: South East States ![]() |
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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"Ace" Mechanic ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 7,411 Joined: 9-June 05 From: Hagerstown, MD Member No.: 4,238 Region Association: None ![]() |
Why not ask George? I would be very surprised if he only made enough of them to cover the group buy. Probably made extras and put the rest in stock.
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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 ![]() ![]() |
Why not ask George? I would be very surprised if he only made enough of them to cover the group buy. Probably made extras and put the rest in stock. I'm pretty sure he will do a group buy price of ~$800 with four sets purchased. He did the previous group buy to be able to order enough quantity to start production. Now that he has them made, I don't think he needs to move big quantities. |
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Senior Member ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 720 Joined: 26-April 09 From: Hawthorne, Ca Member No.: 10,305 Region Association: None ![]() |
Why not ask George? I would be very surprised if he only made enough of them to cover the group buy. Probably made extras and put the rest in stock. I'm pretty sure he will do a group buy price of ~$800 with four sets purchased. He did the previous group buy to be able to order enough quantity to start production. Now that he has them made, I don't think he needs to move big quantities. &showtopic=130882&pid=1553851&st=0&#entry1553851 I was told NO GROUP BUY! The deal I was given: One man had to buy 6 sets at $800 each, provide shipping addresses to AA and they would drop ship each set to the addresses. I was going to take that on, because I missed a fantastic deal at $550 + shipping. I dropped out of that $800 deal because I found a set for $850. It was a "last set". Last I heard there were more than 6 willing buyers but it looks like no $$$ man. http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php I did have to wonder, what is a "group buy"? Did hear 40 sets were stamped at one time. All boxed up, that takes up a lot of space. A Group buy must be when every one is sold out. At that time it would be worth setting up the production line for 40 more to just take up space. They are still out there but as they start to sell out you see the price go up. I learned that George as control of supply. That was his investment. Good for him. So, if some one wants to buy 6 sets at $800 each, the price may go up after that. Could be years before he stamps again. Or, that 6 sets could be what it takes to clear the existing stock, prompting George to offer another killer deal "GROUP BUY". |
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What happens here, stays here. ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 558 Joined: 29-October 04 From: Altadena, CA Member No.: 3,030 ![]() |
I was told NO GROUP BUY! The deal I was given: One man had to buy 6 sets at $800 each, provide shipping addresses to AA and they would drop ship each set to the addresses. I was going to take that on, because I missed a fantastic deal at $550 + shipping. I dropped out of that $800 deal because I found a set for $850. It was a "last set". Last I heard there were more than 6 willing buyers but it looks like no $$$ man. http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php I did have to wonder, what is a "group buy"? Did hear 40 sets were stamped at one time. All boxed up, that takes up a lot of space. A Group buy must be when every one is sold out. At that time it would be worth setting up the production line for 40 more to just take up space. They are still out there but as they start to sell out you see the price go up. I learned that George as control of supply. That was his investment. Good for him. So, if some one wants to buy 6 sets at $800 each, the price may go up after that. Could be years before he stamps again. Or, that 6 sets could be what it takes to clear the existing stock, prompting George to offer another killer deal "GROUP BUY". If I bought 6 sets of flares for $800 a set, I wouldn't sell them for less than $900 a set. It would be my money tied up in the product and who knows who would flake on this kind of purchase. At $900 a set, there would be fewer people excited about the purchase. If I were looking for just one set, I would probably wait until I needed them and buy them for $1095 directly from AA. That every day price seems fairly stable, though it will probably go up with time, just like everything else. You would be surprised at the size of the boxed set, I'm pretty sure that I could fit at leaast 10 boxed sets in the back seat of my Honda Fit. You can wait for a group buy that may or may not happen, or you can buy a set and get driving. Keep in mind that I got quotes of more than $4000 for the labor to install steel GT flares. You can do better than that if you shop around (I did) but buying the flares in a box, even at list price, is the inexpensive part of getting them on your car. |
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