Afficionado Posted February 3, 2014 Report Share Posted February 3, 2014 totally agree with OP. It's the principle of the matter, i would rather pay MORE online if that's how the owner was treating me. 2 Quote If you have any questions relating to nutrition, lifting, or health in general, feel free to give me a PM and I will give you straight forward advice with no BS involved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbg Posted February 3, 2014 Report Share Posted February 3, 2014 Sorry to hear that went down man. I can only buy online, due to Every shop in my town wants more then double the online price. A 15" hcca orion sub at the shop in my town 1000$ And if you wanted a w7 try 1200$ in the shop! It sucks that the mark up is so high. But what do you do..... 1 Quote 01 focus se 110 amp alt Big 3 sky high and stinger hpm ofc 1/0 Super start platinum AGM (starting) 2 runs of 1/0 Execution audio front to back Kenwood double DIN DDx271 A pillars- orion 4" super tweeter and 2-1" alpines. Orion xtx 64 in the front doors 2:1 4th order bandpass Sealed off trunk Digital designs deadener on roof/ rear deck Orion hcca 12s (black coils) Orion xtr3700.1 Orion xtr250.2 mid/highs All sky high 1/0 in trunk dual runs(power/ground) Sky high dual 1/0 inputs 2 xs power D3100 in back Sky high batt blocks Rose audio batt blocks Stinger volt meter All sky high 1\0 fuse and holders Db link remote/ rca Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sundownz Posted February 3, 2014 Report Share Posted February 3, 2014 (edited) I work at an audio shop, and after multiple inquires to sundown, there is hardly any mark up on their products. I can understand the frustration of being told one thing and then another a short time later. But at the end of the day the shop has to make money. Selling those subs to you for 220 a piece before tax probably would have made the shop 40 bucks a woofer. Where as say selling a Rockford t1 for 400 just made the shop 200 bucks. It's all in how companies mark up their product that determines how much a shop can charge. Any shop that works hard to actually MOVE our product and keeps a fair amount in stock to take advantage of discounted / free shipping will make PLENTY of margin. Not to mention the new 2014 tiered pricing which offers incentives to dealers who are able to sell more volume. Obviously you can't sit one unit on the shelf, have people walk in, point at it and get 100% mark-up. Edited February 3, 2014 by sundownz 1 Quote - Jacob Fuller - Owner, Sundown Audio - Sundown Audio on FACEBOOK - Please DO NOT PM ME -- use my email address -- [email protected] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmonsterVR6 Posted February 3, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 3, 2014 I work at an audio shop, and after multiple inquires to sundown, there is hardly any mark up on their products. I can understand the frustration of being told one thing and then another a short time later. But at the end of the day the shop has to make money. Selling those subs to you for 220 a piece before tax probably would have made the shop 40 bucks a woofer. Where as say selling a Rockford t1 for 400 just made the shop 200 bucks. It's all in how companies mark up their product that determines how much a shop can charge. Any shop that works hard to actually MOVE our product and keeps a fair amount in stock to take advantage of discounted / free shipping will make PLENTY of margin. Not to mention the new 2014 tiered pricing which offers incentives to dealers who are able to sell more volume. Obviously you can't sit one unit on the shelf, have people walk in, point at it and get 100% mark-up. It just too bad that most of the shops that are willing to do the work, are online... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Traks Posted March 24, 2014 Report Share Posted March 24, 2014 I own a small shop in a small town and we move Sundown equipment pretty well. But I have no issues matching online MAP prices that Sundown post. Id rather make $20 with a customer and keep him coming back for years rather than make $100 upset him and never see him/her again. There are a few companies out there whose stuff floats around on Evilbay or Amazon that I cannot compete with price wise. Some of that equipment sells for cheaper that I can buy it for myself as a dealer which makes 0 sense to me. But it is what it is. So our biggest box name we carry and push is Sundown. Price wise,quality wise and customer service wise they are our best product. And we carry several "nut hugger" brands. 1 Quote 2011 Meca World Champ S3 Team Truth Hertz Team DC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sundownz Posted March 24, 2014 Report Share Posted March 24, 2014 I own a small shop in a small town and we move Sundown equipment pretty well. But I have no issues matching online MAP prices that Sundown post. Id rather make $20 with a customer and keep him coming back for years rather than make $100 upset him and never see him/her again. There are a few companies out there whose stuff floats around on Evilbay or Amazon that I cannot compete with price wise. Some of that equipment sells for cheaper that I can buy it for myself as a dealer which makes 0 sense to me. But it is what it is. So our biggest box name we carry and push is Sundown. Price wise,quality wise and customer service wise they are our best product. And we carry several "nut hugger" brands. Thanks! We do our best to strictly enforce MAP so that no dealer ever has to hear that you can buy our stuff for cheaper than dealer cost on e-bay. Quote - Jacob Fuller - Owner, Sundown Audio - Sundown Audio on FACEBOOK - Please DO NOT PM ME -- use my email address -- [email protected] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmonsterVR6 Posted March 24, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 24, 2014 I own a small shop in a small town and we move Sundown equipment pretty well. But I have no issues matching online MAP prices that Sundown post. Id rather make $20 with a customer and keep him coming back for years rather than make $100 upset him and never see him/her again. There are a few companies out there whose stuff floats around on Evilbay or Amazon that I cannot compete with price wise. Some of that equipment sells for cheaper that I can buy it for myself as a dealer which makes 0 sense to me. But it is what it is. So our biggest box name we carry and push is Sundown. Price wise,quality wise and customer service wise they are our best product. And we carry several "nut hugger" brands. I'm glad there's still some Integrity out there. Luckily, I'm not against small shops and if I found one that I could trust I'd be more than happy to "become a sponsor" LOL. I actually just found a small shop here in Cincinnati and he said he's thinking about carrying Sundown. I told him I'd help him put in his first order LOL. If I didn't think it was a GREAT product, I wouldn't have gone through ANY of this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dolarbilz Posted March 24, 2014 Report Share Posted March 24, 2014 And again internet kills pricing for Real shops. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JNells Posted March 24, 2014 Report Share Posted March 24, 2014 Internet is kind of the way of the world these days... Companies/shops have to adjust their business models accordingly or they will not be able to compete in the long run. Just ask blockbuster.. Even best buy who closed 1000 brick n mortor stores recently. Even "the big boys" are not immune... It's the entire retail industry... Glad companies like sundown have taken this into consideration, and offer incentives and a plan for their dealers.. Mark of a great company! 2 Quote Malibu Build Log Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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