Actually Rob, I've got to respectfully disagree with you on this one.
When assembled in someplace like China or the Philippines it's the other
way around.
Norm
Rob Studdert wrote:
snip
Parts cost very little in the scheme of things, final assembly and testing are
often a large part of the
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From: mapson
Subject: Re: *istD current best price $1349 US?
So, what is the price that we are hoping to see? what
would we consider to
be a reasonable price, that includes all the discounts,
rebates, drops,
cuts and reductions? (Of course we all wait to see
On Fri, 6 Feb 2004, William Robb wrote:
From the sounds of it, a reasonable price is one where
Pentax makes no money on the product,
Why did this rub you the wrong way round? People were mostly
complaining about retailers (potentially) pocketing the rebate.
Or so I thought.
I guess it's all
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From: Kostas Kavoussanakis [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Friday, February 06, 2004 10:38 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: *istD current best price $1349 US?
...
Why did this rub you the wrong way round? People were mostly
complaining about retailers
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.
sales suffering.
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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
On Fri, 6 Feb 2004, Bruce Dayton wrote:
If you are 8-10 years away from buying what does it matter?
Similarly, if you have already bought it, why does it matter?
As to the facts, Pentax reduced the Manufactures Suggested Retail
Price, not discounts from that. What discounters do with that
On 6 Feb 2004 at 8:54, William Robb wrote:
From the sounds of it, a reasonable price is one where
Pentax makes no money on the product, thereby ensuring
that they don't recover the RD costs, therby ensuring
that they don't bother to make another one, since the
customer base is a bunch of
Obviously, it's of no particular interest.
From: Len Paris [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: RE: *istD current best price $1349 US?
Date: Fri, 6 Feb 2004 15:38:41 -0600
Amazon.com is selling the *ist D for a few pennies less than $1270.00,
if anyone
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From: Rob Studdert
Subject: Re: *istD current best price $1349 US?
On 6 Feb 2004 at 8:54, William Robb wrote:
Local retailers can deliver a Chinese made mains power
drill for AU$19 (under
US$15) and make profit for the manufacturer, shipping
firm, importer
On 6 Feb 2004 at 19:06, William Robb wrote:
I had one of those Chinese made drills, though I paid
about C$25.00 for it back in July.
I was going to use it for screwing the 3/4 inch OSB down
to my floor joists, and by then I expected it would be
dead, but I wasn't going to use my 100 dollar
Hello,
I have been watching the price for awhile now. I know how to get the correct
price, and I have never seen it at $1229.95. Just to make sure I added it my
cart again tonight and it has the price at $1349.99. Same price as I have
seen for a couple of weeks now. I even requested a quote. I
On Wed, 4 Feb 2004 22:43:23 -0500, you wrote:
BH Photo shows the *istD in stock at $1349 US. [snip] I
suddenly find myself in the market for a Pentax DLSR and there is
only one to choose from... unless something is in the wings.
Don't hold your breath, John - g. Besides, at $1349, you can
Try www.Adorama.com 1229.00.
At 09:53 PM 2/4/04, you wrote:
BH Photo shows the *istD in stock at $1349 US. Is there a better
price around? Does $1349 reflect the recent price reduction? I
suddenly find myself in the market for a Pentax DLSR and there is only
one to choose from... unless
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