UCHUCK%UNC.BITNET@ncsuvm.ncsu.edu (Chuck Bennett (919)966-1134) (03/13/91)
> From: ih8rlf0p@serss0.fiu.edu (jim stafford) > Subject: Re: Reasonable discount on high-end components > Date: 7 Mar 91 03:16:09 GMT > > > The price structure (mark-up) on most high-end audio is: electronics 40pts, > speakers 40pts (some 50), cables 50+pts, and such things as cartridges have n > discernable pattern (I remember Grado cartridges that cost about $9 and sold > for over $80, but most are around 50pts). By points, I mean: > > retail * ( points/100 ) = dealer cost > > In general, the only thing that is lower than 40 is video and other mass > marketed stuff. > > > good luck! > Jim Stafford Is my math slipping or is yours? From your formula the higher the points the less markup. Examples: $100 (retail) * (40pts/100) = $40 dealer cost $100 (retail) * (50pts/100) = $50 dealer cost Maybe the formula is: retail - (retail * (points/100)) = dealer cost Back to the point. I would hope that one would realize a larger discount than 10%-12% when buying $10K worth of equipment, maybe not. I get a 10% discount on ANYTHING, even a $16 record, at the store where I shop, here in NC. If I bought $10K worth I would expect 20%-30% off. Chuck