RowdyMoon Posted March 10, 2014 Share Posted March 10, 2014 You see it on all ( or most) the music websites....it's just such a bs marketing ploy to make you think your getting such a deal from theses places......Just trying to find info on some tubes I got for my amp..and come across these sites saying MSRP $130....our price $ 40....ooooh ahhhhh y'all so generous I feel so special now cause your saving me money........ ..ok mindless rant over!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie brown Posted March 10, 2014 Share Posted March 10, 2014 Or, a starting point, to being able to figure out, what it SHOULD sell for? CB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milod Posted March 10, 2014 Share Posted March 10, 2014 Actually IMHO MSRP is mostly of value in comparing prices within a given company's similar offerings - as in Gibson MSRP should give an idea of "real" prices of one instrument compared to another. A $2,000 list may sell for $1,500 street, but unless something's odd going on, you can figure that the $3,000 instrument will go for about $2,200... Call it pecking order if you will. m Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kurt Vonnegut Fan Posted March 10, 2014 Share Posted March 10, 2014 This simply shows that, if you want to get the most for your money, comparison shopping and research are required. The internet makes that extremely easy, compared to the "old days". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milod Posted March 10, 2014 Share Posted March 10, 2014 KV.... Absotively. m Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaiser Bill Posted March 10, 2014 Share Posted March 10, 2014 My best friend managed a large music store for many years. The store owner's rule of thumb...100% mark up, If something cost them $250...they would charge $500. If you had a trade in they might come down $100...making you think you got a deal. They still made money and had your trade in for basically no cost to them. Then they would turn around and sell it for whatever they wanted (within reason). They would also offer less for older guitars... because they were old. The average person would go along with it...because the guitar was indeed old. They often equated guitars with used cars. The older they are they less they are worth. HA!! Only players knew that was baloney. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveinspain Posted March 10, 2014 Share Posted March 10, 2014 I think standard MSRP is 40% higher than what stores actually sell it for... So take 40% off as a starting point when you are trying to get a good deal... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan H Posted March 10, 2014 Share Posted March 10, 2014 I think standard MSRP is 40% higher than what stores actually sell it for... So take 40% off as a starting point when you are trying to get a good deal... Indeed...when I worked at a local music store, if a customer wanted to "special order" something we didn't have in our inventory or on our site, the rule was "Find MSRP online, charge 60% of it. If you're giving a deal, don't go below 40%(cost)" -Ryan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brannon67 Posted March 10, 2014 Share Posted March 10, 2014 Its all Psychological. You never get a deal when it comes to buying anything. You may pay less sometimes then the other guy is charging, but never a deal. Its all thought out and sellers know what they are doing. Like I said, its all psychological, and we fall for that mess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brannon67 Posted March 10, 2014 Share Posted March 10, 2014 I love what Guitar Center does. Its a great psychological ploy, that many people fall for. They say something is on sale(which it isnt), say a guitar, they supposedly take 10 percent off, but ad tax, and the cost of a case(which is suppose to coe with Fender, Gibson, etc). Its all added back. Its genious I tell you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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