jrseriel Posted March 23, 2009 Report Share Posted March 23, 2009 I would like to know and hope there is a good reason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chongo Posted March 23, 2009 Report Share Posted March 23, 2009 I would like to know and hope there is a good reason. We've covered this ground in other threads, probably -- but the main reason is that most price increases were set in stone as of a year ago, before all this crap hit. Remember that was when gas prices were heading well past $4 a gallon and costs on everything that needed to be shipped were going up. The way the retail system works, the manufacturers figure their costs and then tell the distributors who then tell the merchants. But all of this starts a year or more before they actually hit the stores. Manufacturers are usually slower to decrease their prices than they are to raise them, so when it becomes apparent that the retailers aren't selling things as quickly as before and that new orders are going to tank, this will start the ball rolling for some price rollbacks. But don't expect those to show up for nearly a year from now <G>. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrseriel Posted March 23, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 23, 2009 Thanks I did not know that there was another thread I will take this off soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaresz Posted March 23, 2009 Report Share Posted March 23, 2009 Ask the same question of Rickenbacker, and Fender. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flight959 Posted March 23, 2009 Report Share Posted March 23, 2009 Ask the same question of Rickenbacker' date=' and Fender.[/quote'] And BP, Tesco's British Gas etc ect ect... Flight959 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon12345 Posted March 23, 2009 Report Share Posted March 23, 2009 It seems like ppl. are now losing their jobs at Gibson as a result of the price hike and general economic downturn. Perhaps addressing the price hikes could have prevented some job losses. I know I would buy Gibsons if they were priced more reasonably (in my mind). -J Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrseriel Posted March 23, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 23, 2009 I know I would buy Gibsons if they were priced more reasonably (in my mind).-J Exactly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoda Posted March 23, 2009 Report Share Posted March 23, 2009 just remember a guitar is only worth what someone will pay. a bluebook can say whatever it wants but if no one will pay it, it's not worth sh!t. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocketman Posted March 23, 2009 Report Share Posted March 23, 2009 Ask the same question of Rickenbacker and Fender. Fender raised their about 20 to 30% on Feb. 1 (probably not a good time for that to happen).... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeoConMan Posted March 23, 2009 Report Share Posted March 23, 2009 Gibson has raised prices every year since dinosaurs roamed the earth, sometimes twice a year. They've faced tough markets before and had production levels dropped to a trickle - prices went up anyway. Selling fewer guitars means a larger profit is required on each one. Gibson also sells guitars to high rollers who will buy a guitar no matter what the market does. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retrosurfer1959 Posted March 23, 2009 Report Share Posted March 23, 2009 Because they can! and people still keep buying... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingbeeinflorida Posted March 24, 2009 Report Share Posted March 24, 2009 I know this thread has been done, however, What have you heard or seen? I haven't seen the price increase yet. The prices are still the same on musicians friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeoConMan Posted March 25, 2009 Report Share Posted March 25, 2009 The MFer's (as I like to call them) buy in bulk. They place huge orders and fix the price per unit, so the price increases don't matter to them. Now, have you noticed this....? Pick a guitar - any guitar - and see the MFer's advertise something like this; CLEARANCE!!! Get 'em while they last! Blow out prices!!! Get one before they're ALL GONE!!! They did this a couple years ago on the SG 61 and everybody FREAKED OUT thinking Gibson quit building them. Um, no..... The MFer's were pushing out the last of their inventory and seeing how the market would act. They're gonna order a new batch from Gibson, and it will take months (even a couple years?) for them all to be built. They will all cost the same, they KNOW how much their inventory will cost them after Gibson shoots them a price. They need to establish a feel for the market before they decide how many to order this time.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProfChaos Posted March 25, 2009 Report Share Posted March 25, 2009 It seems like ppl. are now losing their jobs at Gibson as a result of the price hike and general economic downturn. Perhaps addressing the price hikes could have prevented some job losses. I know I would buy Gibsons if they were priced more reasonably (in my mind).-J To supplement your point' date=' I add to following hyperlink about the layoffs at Gibson: "Music Row" Brief Article on Gibson Layoffs cheers, --Professor Chaos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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