really that your comeback to all that gtfo off the forums
nope
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I believe that DC undercutting their dealers' prices by selling direct for cheaper is hurting the car audio shops. Just because I live in a certain area I'm not entitled to the cheaper direct prices that Billy-Bob McSisterfucker gets because he lives in the sticks?
I sorta agree with you, man....except I live in the sticks and get the dealer direct pricing. I can see being pissed about not getting the direct pricing, but it wouldn't be fair for guys like me to have to drive 4 hours to buy a DC sub. We shouldn't have to miss out because of where we live.
There shouldnt be an extra incentive though. Dealer direct pricing should be the same as dealer pricing, or atleast suggested retail. Lets use Sundown. If jacob says its takes $150 to slap a nightshade together, sells it for $200 and tells dealers to sell it for $250, then jacob by ethics should have a dealer direct price on that same woofer of $250. If the dealer is greedy and wants to mark it to $300 then the dealer should lose that business. Anyone can lie about having dealers near them.
I'm just trying to say that standard direct and dealer prices should be the same. I don't think you should get a break because of where you live. If a shop wants to have a sale, then fine. If DC wants to get rid of some inventory that anyone can order online for a cheap price, fine. But having the base prices be so different is just not helping the B&Ms at all since they have more overhead and cannot compete with those prices that DC offers directly.
Treo has some odd policies. There is a Treo dealer in my town, and because of that, treo basically will not even talk to me
Yes, that means you are not, by their policy. They do that to try and send business to their dealers. Why is that such a hard concept to grasp? They are not the first company to do this. I never said undercutting their dealers was helping them. I'm talking about you living within so many miles of a dealer. But on that note, dealers have to make their cut as well. How could they survive if they sold the subs at factory direct pricing? Their system is designed so you do not have the option to pick and choose who you buy from. That is how it helps the local shops. If you want to go the extra effort to try and bypass this, by all means do it. Not everyone is going to though. Some people do not mind paying extra knowing they have that local support. Granted most everyone here could give a **** less.
