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  Can I expect to pay full retail for a new system?
In six months I plan to make some major purchases of new equipment that are each in the $10k range or above. Do dealers discount this kind of stuff? I want to do my homework before I venture into a store.

Krell, Audio Research, Magepan ect., When these mfgs show a retail price of say, $10k, is that what the dealer will stick to? On a $10k listed product, is there an unwritten window of say, $1k that the dealer will reduce his price to? Do dealers generally lower their prices for a sale?

I purchased an Audio Research PH5 a year ago at full price, and at the time, it never occurred to me attempt to negotiate a lower price.

Does audio etiquette allow for initiating a discussion of a lower price with the dealer....or is this uncool.

Your comments will be appreciated...thanks.......mitch
Mitch4t  (System | Reviews | Threads | Answers | This Thread)

07-27-06
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07-27-06   Always ask. always. if te dealer knows you want to move on a ...   Beemer

07-27-06   Mitch4t, large purchase, 15% to 20% off list.   Jea48

07-27-06   Remember, this is your money that you are spending, so if yo ...   Kurt_tank

07-27-06   In the old days, a full complete system, came with appropria ...   Unsound

07-27-06   I think it's up to you and the dealer in question. a discoun ...   Markphd

07-27-06   My experience with gear in the 5k - 10k range is that 10 - 1 ...   Ehlarson

07-27-06   There's a truly snooty "high-end" dealer near me ( ...   Steveaudio

07-27-06   First of all, if you're new to this hobby, don't spend so mu ...   Jaybo

07-27-06   First of all, i agree that you should always ask about disco ...   Wmcmanus

07-27-06: Beemer
LOL Steveaudio.

I'm in Mass too, the snooty dealer has been good to me, I've made offers and they have accepted. That store used to be FAR worse years ago.

Best,

Paul :-)

Beemer  (System | Threads | Answers | This Thread)


07-27-06   How refreshing it is (really!) to hear from buyers out there ...   Tarsando

07-27-06   Go shopping on a slow day, & bring cash. flash an envelope f ...   Porziob

07-28-06   15% to 20% is the norm if you are going to install it yours ...   Qdrone

07-28-06   Except maggies,for which you will not get more than 20% disc ...   Sphere

07-28-06   Examples: purchased $5,000.00 speakers, new, from authorize ...   Tomryan

07-28-06   My experience this past month: wanted a new surround sound e ...   Elizabeth

07-28-06   Full price, never. on speakers, for example, what a dealer w ...   Sonicbeauty

07-28-06   It's tough to negotiate without a point of reference. on mo ...   Tripper

07-28-06   I would start off with telling the sales rep everything you ...   Bryanhod

07-28-06   Any dealer is more likely to give discounts to nice people. ...   Bignerd100

07-28-06   Dealers will discount. the better you can negotiate the bett ...   Nrostov

07-28-06   30% discount on a product that has a 40% margin? i want to l ...   Bignerd100

07-28-06   Who was talking about a 30% discount?   Nrostov

07-28-06   I was talking about twice that... 60% off... (8^q...   Elizabeth

07-28-06   A little off topic. has anyone here ever got a discount on ...   Eldarado

07-28-06   Years ago , when i bought my levinson 336 ( 10k) the two lo ...   A1126lin

07-28-06   Hi there the same rules of thumb apply to audio as any other ...   Msunco19

07-28-06   When cutting a cash deal....is a check the same as cash...or ...   Mitch4t

07-28-06   yes, a check is the same as cash. infact if you were to bu ...   Jea48

07-28-06   Steve and beemer - i like the snooty audio dealer in waltham ...   Honest1

07-29-06   Mitch4t and jea48: glad you asked and answered that question ...   Zaikesman

07-29-06   Amen zaikesman. i thinkthat we have all seen cash before. ...   Bignerd100

07-29-06   Eldarado, sim audio should be discounted no problem. first o ...   Sonicbeauty

07-29-06   about 2% to 3%. that is what the credit card company charge ...   Jea48

07-29-06   Honest1, i agree, paul is a good salesman at the snooty audi ...   Steveaudio

07-29-06   Why on earth would anybody want to deal with a snooty audio ...   Jea48

07-29-06   On the subject of discounting and retail stores telling cust ...   Superhonestben

07-29-06   I don't know why some of these stores don't have "snoot ...   Steveaudio

07-29-06   nah, just not quite expensive enough (aka high-commission en ...   Zaikesman

07-29-06   I think it's important to know where you are bargaining from ...   Mfsoa

07-29-06   Audio dealers are desparate to make a sale, any sale. walk a ...   Bartokfan

07-29-06   Steve - that's too bad about your experience. the tall one ...   Honest1

07-29-06   Are you talking about natural sound, my experiences have bee ...   Drawtheline77

07-30-06   Draw - yes. like i said, there are good things about the st ...   Honest1

07-30-06   As i dealer this is a discussion which i hold dear. i love ...   Audiooracle

07-30-06   Has anyone notice that many high end stores seem to have th ...   Steveaudio

07-30-06   To me a good dealer is worth buying from. and i agree with t ...   Drawtheline77

08-01-06   Great advise, but to add my 2 cents worth, information is th ...   David12


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