Poll- Affordable Steel Flares |
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Poll- Affordable Steel Flares |
bulitt |
Oct 25 2011, 03:36 PM
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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 |
mepstein |
Oct 25 2011, 04:00 PM
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914-6 GT in waiting Group: Members Posts: 19,511 Joined: 19-September 09 From: Landenberg, PA/Wilmington, DE Member No.: 10,825 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region |
The group buy was almost 2 years ago. $550/set + $50 shipping. ~50 sets total sold. Group buy price was 40 sets minimum. I had fun working the group buy and even got a set for free but the time it took cost me more than the $600 I saved. My main reason for wanting to organize the buy was to make sure I would have a set for myself. I don't think $1K is a bad price for the flares but they weren't even in stock for that price when the group buy went down.
Just like painting a car, most the cost isn't in the materials. With the flares its the forms, set up, production, post production, fulfilment, ect. People, labor, machines, electric, heat, taxes, insurance, ect. These are a low production item and are pretty much hand made. Add in the cost of welding, bodywork, paint, 5 lug, bigger wheels and tires. |
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