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hello richard,
all that you say is true.
BUT, as long as this (Big) price increase was totaly
unwarned, it IS unfair.
best regards,
bakis.




--- Richard Brewster <pugix@earthlink.net> wrote:

> Pricing is not really a question of fairness.  It is
> a marketing 
> decision, and not an easy one.  Price can impact the
> quantity of sales, 
> with lower prices potentially yielding more sales
> numbers, depending on 
> the type of product.  But given equal production
> costs, the profit 
> margin is lower.  Mass production makes for lower
> prices, but in the 
> case of modules like the Zeroscillator, the mass
> production quantities 
> are not very large and the amount that Cynthia can
> save with quantities 
> is probably related to parts costs, such as panels,
> which are cheaper in 
> quantities.  The assembly cost is going to be a
> constant.  Outfits like 
> Cyndustries, Synth Tech, and Synthesizers.com want
> to stay in business, 
> and you want them to, too.  They have to make money.
>  Their costs are 
> going up.  Given the tiny market for this type of
> product, it's amazing 
> we have these available at what are quite reasonable
> costs.  If $650 vs. 
> $600 per module is a deal breaker for some
> customers, that will need to 
> be considered by Cyndustries.  But it is up to them
> to set pricing.  It 
> is true that an unexpected price increase -- or the
> expiration of a sale 
> price -- may annoy customers on the verge of a
> purchase.  I think that 
> such complaints are best worked out in private
> discussions with the company.
> 
> Cynthia asks for a 50% deposit at the time of order.
>  If you had made a 
> deposit and then in the interim between your order
> and delivery the 
> price went up, you should end up paying the original
> price, since that 
> was the understanding at the time of order.  If not,
> then that would 
> indeed be unfair.  But I don't think that is the
> case here.
> 
> -Richard Brewster
> 
> http://www.pugix.com
> 
> 
> 
> Carlos wrote:
> 
> >I agree its unfair.
> >
> >both motm and .com raised prices on their modules
> this month, but both
> >gave plenty of warning to customers. I ordered
> modules from both that
> >I knew I was going ot get down the line to save
> some money. I am not
> >sure now if Ill order the ZO from cynthia. 
> >
> >c.
> >  
> >
> 
> 
> 


Bakis Sirros - Parallel Worlds
[Doepfer_a100] group owner
http://www.parallel-worlds-music.com
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Athens-Greece

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