So when internet companies, local shops, maintenance companies wholesale to the public. what ill effects does that bring to the hobby as a whole?
My thought on it would be that. With people selling at wholesale pricing. Puts a tremendous amount of stress to the common store. With undercutting prices that are marked up for reasons lease, cost of operation, employees, and various other expenses. Without these mark ups there will be no store in your neighborhood. Just one store or no stores anywhere.
So how can the hobby grow if no one can buy a tank? Or if you need a emergency supply and cant get one. Have you noticed that no store carries any dry good any more? Internet pricing has made it impossible for your local store to carry these items. Reason why no new stores opening or closing a year after they open. The prices that are in front of the consumer are higher than. "what they could get it for online" or local shops that what you to come in their door that throw stuff out at cost. Makes it impossible for the start up to cover the cost of opening their store or their lease is outrageous. With a 2 dollar sq ft plus triple net (nnn), A mark up is mandatory for that company to stay in business. So with this being said we are all guilty of trying to save a buck or two. But there is a bigger picture here. The hobby will slow tremendously. If these practices continue or we continue to support them.
Keep in mind I did not mention any names, businesses, companies, clubs. no flame wars here. Just wanted to speak on a subject I have been so quite on for a very long time.
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My thought on it would be that. With people selling at wholesale pricing. Puts a tremendous amount of stress to the common store. With undercutting prices that are marked up for reasons lease, cost of operation, employees, and various other expenses. Without these mark ups there will be no store in your neighborhood. Just one store or no stores anywhere.
So how can the hobby grow if no one can buy a tank? Or if you need a emergency supply and cant get one. Have you noticed that no store carries any dry good any more? Internet pricing has made it impossible for your local store to carry these items. Reason why no new stores opening or closing a year after they open. The prices that are in front of the consumer are higher than. "what they could get it for online" or local shops that what you to come in their door that throw stuff out at cost. Makes it impossible for the start up to cover the cost of opening their store or their lease is outrageous. With a 2 dollar sq ft plus triple net (nnn), A mark up is mandatory for that company to stay in business. So with this being said we are all guilty of trying to save a buck or two. But there is a bigger picture here. The hobby will slow tremendously. If these practices continue or we continue to support them.
Keep in mind I did not mention any names, businesses, companies, clubs. no flame wars here. Just wanted to speak on a subject I have been so quite on for a very long time.
next topic The over saturation effect.