Dave_72 you are right dealers will wake up soon with the rest of us in the unemployment line if they think they can make 100% margin (and with cable lines even more!) if they do not give "normal" discounts. I've said it before and will repeat, there are dealers that give a standard 20-25% discount and even more if you but several items at once.
Price paid for top end equipment
Hello,
I looked at a premium Audio Research preamp lately and it lists for about $13K. Max discount avail is 5%. Is that normal?
Also for other premium manufacturers is list price expected by dealers? (Rowland, Simaudio, etc).
Seems like 5 to 20 years ago 10% or more was readily available. Have times changed? Am I missing something here? Or do they need to charge list or near list (5% discount) to stay in business?
Or does the dealer want to off-put me so I don't bother buying there anymore?
Thanks,
Bill
I looked at a premium Audio Research preamp lately and it lists for about $13K. Max discount avail is 5%. Is that normal?
Also for other premium manufacturers is list price expected by dealers? (Rowland, Simaudio, etc).
Seems like 5 to 20 years ago 10% or more was readily available. Have times changed? Am I missing something here? Or do they need to charge list or near list (5% discount) to stay in business?
Or does the dealer want to off-put me so I don't bother buying there anymore?
Thanks,
Bill