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Richard

the increase was from 650 to 750. thats more than a 15% increase in
price.  is not 650 from 600.

the new sale availible is 2 zo's for 1400. thats still leaves them at
a more expensive price than before the increase,even if you buy two.  

Also the other companies you mentioned synthech and .com gave a fair
warning to their customers before increasing prices. Cynthia didn't. 

 C.


--- In The_Cyndustries_List@yahoogroups.com, Richard Brewster
<pugix@...> 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.
> >  
> >
>