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Yuhuuu! Then my ordered ZO will ship soon?? I'm waiting!!

Luk




--- In The_Cyndustries_List@yahoogroups.com, Cynthia Webster <cynthia.webster@...> 
wrote:
>
> Bakis Sirros wrote:
> 
> > hello cynthia,
> > thank you so much!
> > you just proved that your company is awesome!
> > you'll, for sure, get 3 more ZO order's from Ingo
> > Zobel(on behalf of me, axel and himself) in the next
> > two days, tops.
> > again, many thanks for your really wise decision!
> > best regards,
> > bakis.
> 
> 
> Hi
> 
> Hi Bakis!
> 
> Thanks so much for your support!
> 
> 
> Cynthia
> 
> http://www.cyndustries.com/
> 
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > --- Cynthia Webster <cynthia.webster@...> wrote:
> >
> > > Good Morning Everyone!
> > >
> > > Ok, I'm drinking my first cup of coffee and whoa -
> > > there a lot of comments in the ol' email here about
> > > the recent Zeroscillator price increase...
> > >
> > > After reading all of your comments, yes, I think
> > > actually everyone is
> > > correct...
> > >
> > > It's been about two months since launch, we've sold
> > > (52) Zeroscillators
> > > in total,
> > > (forty of those sold in the first thirty-days).  All
> > > of us at
> > > Cyndustries are delighted
> > > at the wonderfully positive response from everyone,
> > > we worked really
> > > really hard
> > > to earn it.  Thank You All!
> > >
> > > Forty out of the grand total of fifty-two ZO orders
> > > are either in MOTM
> > > or Modcan format,
> > > the other format order quantities are Euro (6),
> > > Blacet (3), and Dotcom (3).
> > >
> > > Each format requires unique knobs, pots, connectors,
> > > & switches,
> > > as well as a panel and two circuit boards specific
> > > to that format.  In
> > > order to get a fair price
> > > we must order this myriad of parts for all formats
> > > in very large
> > > quantities, and there is a sort of
> > > financial tipping point where we need a minimum in
> > > sales of about (10)
> > > of each format to sell
> > > in order to break even on that format.
> > >
> > > We still need a few more sales in Euro, but we have
> > > over a dozen of them
> > > near ready to ship
> > > already.  Blacet and Dotcom format customers could
> > > really push things
> > > along in happening
> > > sooner if they'd place their orders now instead of
> > > waiting.  We're so
> > > close already!
> > >
> > > I've hear people say,"as soon as you start shipping
> > > Dotcom format
> > > Zeroscillators, I'll get one"
> > >
> > > (This is to us, a bit like 'the egg after the
> > > chicken'... when it is
> > > your Dotcom format orders
> > > themselves that fuel and propel the project to
> > > completion, so please
> > > don't hesitate if you are
> > > interested in ordering a Euro, Blacet or Dotcom
> > > format Zeroscillator, go
> > > ahead and order one.
> > >
> > > Afterall, our decision to continue supplying more
> > > groovy designs in each
> > > of these formats
> > > is based upon Zeroscillator sales.
> > >
> > > All formats of Zeroscillator use an additional set
> > > of four circuit
> > > boards which are the main
> > > heart and soul of the circuit.  These A, B, C, and D
> > > boards are in stock
> > > a plenty, so
> > >  ~whatever~ format you order - the central part of
> > > the Zeroscillators
> > > are built and ready now.
> > >
> > > Getting to this point has really been exhilarating
> > > like running a NASA
> > > type Moon launch,
> > > however the cost was great and we are still paying
> > > our many vendors even
> > > during this
> > > post Xmas retail slow down.  It was thought that
> > > raising the price might
> > > be the right solution
> > > to enable the very large circuit board runs that we
> > > still need in order
> > > to start shipping the Blacet
> > > and Dotcom format Zeroscillators.
> > >
> > > Perhaps it was unfair to raise the price so
> > > suddenly, so many of you
> > > were saving-up just to
> > > meet ~that~ price and we understand... and that is
> > > why effective
> > > immediately
> > > the price will go back down to the original $650.00
> > > per Zeroscillator
> > > until March 1st.
> > >
> > > Step right up and treat yourself to the most
> > > advanced analog oscillator
> > > ever built,
> > > you ~know~ you deserve it!
> > >
> > > We'll even honor the original, "buy three and save
> > > $150.00" offer until
> > > then!  Hooray!
> > >
> > > But the other side of that coin is...
> > > Please people, go-on and order a Zeroscillator or
> > > two Today instead of
> > > sitting on the fence!
> > >
> > > Great Thanks and Best Wishes!
> > >
> > >
> > > Cynthia
> > >
> > > http://www.cyndustries.com/
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > johan_et_pirlouit wrote:
> > >
> > > > Then again, this could be a marketing tactic.  If
> > > she lowers the price
> > > > back down to $650, most likely we'll all get off
> > > our asses and place
> > > > the orders already!  Just a thought.
> > > >
> > > 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
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > hello cunthia,
> > > i am quite dissapointed to see this price increase,
> > > without any warning at all.
> > > usually, a company, when it increaes their prices,
> > > first has a warning to their customers. you made
> > > this
> > > increase with no warning at all.
> > > i had already saved all the ZO money from last
> > > wednesday (and already a high price...) and me and
> > > my
> > > friend Ingo Zobel, we were waiting for a third guy,
> > > so
> > >
> > === message truncated ===
> >
> >
> > Bakis Sirros - Parallel Worlds
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> > http://www.parallel-worlds-music.com
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