Ordering a bass...

[maddog]

It's a reasonable bidness praktice but presented in a negative light. It's not really an 'UP'charge since it's not over list price. It's too bad they called it that. What it really is is a lesser discount. The best discount is on goods already in stock, and *that* is perfectly reasonable. It's called "Sell what you can see, rather than see what you can sell." The second half of that statement [see what you can sell] refers to things you can't see, meaning not in inventory therefor must be ordered. Not onl;y is discount usually better on items already in stock, but discounts are sometimes greatly increased for itms in stock for too long. That's called clearance sale pricing or overstock pricing.

The market defines reasonableness. From my viewpoint, I can order from a dealer who doesn't upcharge for a special order. Therefore, it is unreasonable. However, if for Scraggy, this is the only game in town. Then yes, it is perfectly reasonable.

Also, I don't know the whole story on the upcharge. I can't find anywhere that this is on a retail price or a discounted price. So I'm not so sure the "lesser discount" is true.

 

[Scraggy]

Thank you very much for all your input. It helps me a lot. What I can figure right now is what Golem says: the upcharge is the non-discount price, near the MSRP.

The end of the story: visit the dealer each month and wait for a model near what I want or buy used. But in fact I'm not in a hurry, I'm totally satisfied with my SR5 right now but I have the call of the Bongo! Since I hesitate last summer between the SR5, Sterling and Bongo. But the deal on the SR5 was closest to the budget.

It was just to understand dealer policy.

It's a lot of thinking

I am also considering the offer of Psychicpet, I will let you know!

 

[maddog]

Pete is definitely a cool dude.

I'm a big free market guy. Gettin' done up by somebody doin' ya right is alot better than gettin' done over by someone doin' ya wrong.

 

[Mobay45]

Pete and I swapped pick ups a long time ago. I don't think he still has the bass that he put my pick up in and I know the one I put his in is gone, but he is one great guy to deal with. I say talk to Pete no matter what.

 

[LowDownDave]

Anyone know what garages are currently renting for in the UK?

If only this were possible!!! From what I can tell, the only way to avoid the high prices due to import duty would be if BP were to build a factory here in the UK. Now THAT would be sweet! Sure, the "made in San Luis Obispo" would be gone, but what's so terrible about "made in Jeffries Passage" as a replacement?

http://ggth.typepad.com/givegettake_and_have/2005/09/the_sun_never_s.html

The Dude's shop could be in Lickey End!

 

[Steve Dude Barr]

 

[Steve Dude Barr]

 

[Psychicpet]

but what's so terrible about "made in Jeffries Passage" as a replacement?

http://ggth.typepad.com/givegettake_and_have/2005/09/the_sun_never_s.html

The Dude's shop could be in Lickey End!

.....uh ......ya, I'm gonna just leave that one alone

 

[Colin]

I'm not seein' this photo Steve