From fortepianonj@yahoo.com Wed Apr 26 18:38:02 2006
Subject:Re: Speakeasy mk III - price?

Actually, you're right, with the exception of Diversi.
http://www.diversiorgan.com/organs.html They also sell
Factory Direct, according to the website. Another
manufacturer called Generalmusic
(http://generalmusic.us/) publishes MSRP and Factory
Direct pricing on the internet.

I don't think selling through dealers as opposed to
selling direct is the reason why most music industry
manufacturers don't publish their MSRP on-line.
Historically, the dealer has been given carte blanche
on pricing. Most manufacturers are too afraid to
publish prices for fear of getting the dealers angry.
I think that publishing MSRP is a good thing as it
establishes pricing parameters and value for the
consumer.

FP

--- nosnevs wrote:

> --- In CloneWheel@yahoogroups.com, S S
> wrote:
> >
> > Very few manufacturers are brave enough to publish
> > their MSRP. Certainly, of the products that we
> examine
> > here, there are no prices listed on the respective
> > manufacturer's websites. I just checked HS, Korg,
> > Roland, Diversi, Motion Sound and Voce. Motion
> Sound
> > and Diversi were the only ones that I could find
> MSRP
> > pricing.
> [...]
> > So, don't look for pricing on manufacturers sites
> in
> > the near future. They're not going to screw with
> their
> > dealers who can set their own pricing.
>
> None of the manufacturers listed above sell their
> products directly.
> Speakeasy does; I don't even think they use dealers
> (do they?).
> Virtually every other product on Speakeasy's web
> site has a price
> associated with it. Not MRSP, THE price. To be
> fair, the MKIII is a
> very new product and I can understand pricing on an
> individual basis
> until market demand and production rate are
> determined. However, just
> wanted to point out the flaw in the above logic.
>
> Sven
>

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