Yeah, changing the MSRP only affects retailers selling at MSRP critically. What we don't know (presumably) is if they also changed the cost price for the camera to the shops? If not, then how/why would the retailer lower prices unless they werent offering the best deal already.
In the UK IMO MSRP only affects the high street chains as they sell at this price because of who they are and only discount if you haggle. MSRP has no effect on internet/independant retailers because their price is based purely on what the goods cost them, their overhead and how much profit they can make without sales suffering. > -----Original Message----- > From: Bruce Dayton [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 06 February 2004 17:26 > To: Kostas Kavoussanakis > Subject: Re: *istD current best price $1349 US? > > > Hello Kostas, > > If you are 8-10 years away from buying what does it matter? > > As to the facts, Pentax reduced the Manufactures Suggested > Retail Price, not discounts from that. What discounters do > with that is certainly their business. I would expect them > to sell for the highest price they can. That would mean not > initially passing the discount on > - in a sense, they already were. > > > -- > Best regards, > Bruce > > > Friday, February 6, 2004, 8:21:31 AM, you wrote: > > KK> On Fri, 6 Feb 2004, Bruce Dayton wrote: > > >> What about the retailers that were already discounted below MSRP? > > KK> Aren't they all? > > >> Should they also drop their prices $300? Seems that they > would want > >> to sell as close to MSRP-300 as possible. This was the > case with my > >> local shop. > > KK> Again it's all relative, but let's compare like with like. This > KK> means, let's leave out the local shops and concentrate on > KK> Internet-based sales, as per the thread. > > >> While we all want low prices, the *istD is really targeted at the > >> Canon 10D/Nikon D100 crowd. The pricing shouldn't be that > different > >> from them. > > KK> Do C***n and N***n offer rebates? What is the point of a > rebate if > KK> the consumer cannot benefit? > > >> are buying within their system or buying the top names in > 35mm. They > >> will still buy a 300D or D70. All that happens is Pentax > loses money > >> and has a real problem pricing a real BabyD. > > KK> The discussion started with a fact and a question. > > KK> Fact: There is a rebate on the *istD. > KK> Question: Who sells it cheaper, as a result of the above? > > KK> The analysis that you are making about Pentax's situation sounds > KK> very plausible to me *but* this discussion started after the fact > KK> that Pentax reduced the price. > > >> If you want it, buy it! If you have followed the list, those who > >> have by and large report very positively about the experience and > >> use. > > KK> Ahem. I have not tried/no funds/no real need for the Z1-p > yet, let > KK> alone the MZ-S. I am probably 8-10 years away from the *istD. > > KK> Kostas > > > >
