Exactly... the new prices are shit crazy. I've been planing on updating my 2011 Rebels to 2013 and adding a Dyno to the quiver, but the prices are soooo high, I've scraped my plans and will keep my old gear. Was even planning on getting an extra 2013 bar. Well, it's not going to happen with prices like these.mark van haze wrote:9 pages later and I see that obviously this is an interesting topic, not only for me.
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So then, are you willing to pay 620 USD for 2014 bars? Thats what we are looking at right now if the trend keeps up.
Maybe, but he's saying that labor costs are a small fraction of the cost of a bar. So even if that fraction goes up 15% like you say, it only adds, what, 3 - 5% to the total cost. It can't account for the price increases we are seeing.tony montana wrote:nike says production costs up 10 to 15`% in china fox news,$350 new trainers,Tony
Gear is marked up about 3x (manufacturer, distributor, and shop) by the time it hits retail stores verse manufacturing costs. So you can multiply that 3-5% by 3.sfpete wrote:Maybe, but he's saying that labor costs are a small fraction of the cost of a bar. So even if that fraction goes up 15% like you say, it only adds, what, 3 - 5% to the total cost. It can't account for the price increases we are seeing.tony montana wrote:nike says production costs up 10 to 15`% in china fox news,$350 new trainers,Tony
Yes simple market economics!!dorothyinstead wrote:Simple market economics really. As long as the kiting community demands the latest bells and whistles with their equipment every season, prices will continue to rise. High demand/low supply = rising prices. Conversely, high supply/low demand = falling prices.
If you are happy with last years model, there are some bargains to be sourced.
Are kite companies here to make money? Of course, that is their primary goal and business model.
Kite companies will keep prices high while trying to balance the supply chain. No different than any other market.
Simple.
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