FreelandKustomz Posted June 26, 2009 Report Posted June 26, 2009 So listen to this for a second guys. Being a shop, and this is how you make a living, and seeing this, makes my blood boil! Go to ebay and visit this guys store and look at how cheap everything is. its cheap because he is back door selling out of a distributors name. Sales work like this....... you make a product you want 50 bucks for it you sell it to a distributor for 75 bucks if he buys 100 of them you sell them to a wholesaler for 100 bucks you retail them for 200 dollars, but they sell for 150 as a minimum advertised price (these are not the proper markups this is just an example) I love giving people deals but here is the problem with that. If everyone gets a deal, there will be no money made, which means business cannot continue, which means your shop cannot stay open, which means i cannot sell product anymore which means less product moved for the companies which means THEY CLOSE!!!!!!! period! this is why we see all these companies going out of business. Because its the race to who can sell them the cheapest. Thats just human nature. What these assholes on ebay are doing are destroying companies, they think they are helping when indeed they are not. Pros and cond of internet sales. PROS: the company is moving more product, no skin off their back if the dealer is hurt but the distibutor is buying them, the manufacturer gets his cut and its good success for them! CONS: The item is NOT warranty able The customer calls said company direct just to be turned away customer is unhappy and bad mouths company customer buys item with out ANY halp with a sales man to sell them the right equipment for what they need or dont need. There is no store front to walk into and get instant help Absolutly NO tech support Some kid with a dual amp with the gain out the roof hooks up a 2000 dollar sub to it just to blow it from clipping and assumes the sub is just shitty. These people need to go down. And its going to be an internet revolution. We all need to stand up against these people! I love to save a dollar like the rest of you, and i do my best to keep the prices down in my store, as well as other shop owners i know. This is what i just messaged this asshole on ebay. This is hwy836 on ebay......user rating 48190 <---makes me sick "YOU'RE the reason there is a recession, YOU'RE the reason car audio shops are closing, YOU'RE the reason people come into my shop with problems, my shop thats well respected, my shop that installs the product AND with holds warranties. YOU'RE the reason some misinformed kid buys RE audio or us amps and blows it up, and then call re direct and get mad at Re for not being able to warranty the product because they bought it from some shotty internet store or ebay. Now they wont even buy from RE anymore. YOU'RE a piece of shit, Your going down, and you are selling stuff for wholesale on the internet. good luck with what is about to rain upon you." This is why companies like Digital Designs, DC, and other keep a tight on dealers so this cant happen. FI doesnt even sell to wholesalers or distributors for this reason! Thought id share this with you guys, do not be surprised if you see solid companies like RE audio close their doors because of assholes like this. RE IS NOT CLOSING. Just using them as an example since we can see clearly they are being under shot by this asshole.
Chris from Mi Posted June 26, 2009 Report Posted June 26, 2009 i have a question for ya freeland kustomz, how damaging are sites such as www.sonicelectronix.com or crutchfield compared to those that sell for really cheap on ebay? Orion 2500D, Jbl Gto 75.4 Team Wolfpack Audio FSQ 15" d2, mb quart xover, tweets peerless 6.5 mids Alpine cda-105 optima up front Knu klm 1/0
a_steezy Posted June 26, 2009 Report Posted June 26, 2009 i have a question for ya freeland kustomz, how damaging are sites such as www.sonicelectronix.com or crutchfield compared to those that sell for really cheap on ebay? i could be wrong, but sonic sells mainly refurb stuff, and i've heard from buddies that dealt with them that they are easy to deal with return wise and crutchfield is just like your local audio shop, compare there prices... they're pricey '98 Dodge Durango 5.9L 5% front windows, 2.5% on all backs Alpine CDA-9883 Kicker ZX350.4 Kicker KS650's in all doors Kicker 1/0 hyperflex
FreelandKustomz Posted June 26, 2009 Author Report Posted June 26, 2009 Yes crutchfield is a good company. being that they sell items which they CAN and will warranty, as well as good tech support.
kooch Posted June 26, 2009 Report Posted June 26, 2009 Yes crutchfield is a good company. being that they sell items which they CAN and will warranty, as well as good tech support.so how does tie into RE goin out of business?
BassAddict32 Posted June 26, 2009 Report Posted June 26, 2009 any got a link to his stuff yet? i can't find it and i wanna see this guy. 1994 Ford F150 reg cab 2 HFX 12's Audiopipe APSM-1300
kooch Posted June 26, 2009 Report Posted June 26, 2009 any got a link to his stuff yet? i can't find it and i wanna see this guy. http://stores.shop.ebay.com/Car-Audio-And-...634Q2ec0Q2em322try this.......
BassAddict32 Posted June 26, 2009 Report Posted June 26, 2009 wow. i REALLY hope people don't buy from him. i think i might leave a comment or something. 1994 Ford F150 reg cab 2 HFX 12's Audiopipe APSM-1300
FreelandKustomz Posted June 26, 2009 Author Report Posted June 26, 2009 Re isnt going out of a business, this can potentially hurt RE. I just found out that JL has a big disclaimer on their site right when you go there. This is seriously turning into a problem guys. Look hate em or love, even JL is bringing awareness http://mobile.jlaudio.com/jlaudio_pages.php?page_id=111
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