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BD Cams for Sale 7-Nov-2009 At 7:53:21 PM Rock Climber

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Steve again... :-)

Mattjr: Thanks for the clarification. It is appreciated. I must admit I prefer cookies and acronyms in my texts and emails. lol and :-) can make a big difference.

Patto: Great to talk to you. I am looking forward to catching-up...

CitationX: I cannot speak on behalf of S2S, however, their freight service is better than most Suppliers and generally overnight. Pretty much comes back to the Courier. As for costs, I will leave that for them.

RRP is as the name suggests: Recommended. To my knowledge, it is not illegal to sell below RRP. Heavy discounting can raise tension between Retailers, however, once again, it is not illegal.

I will have a go at the supply/demand question. There are only so many climbing ropes, shoes, karabiners and cams that you can sell in Australia. I am not really convinced that the total number sales of these products would increase if the RRP was lowered. Who ever has the cheapest price at any given time, wins a bigger slice of the same cake. Buying direct from overseas at the moment is winning a big slice. A reduction in prices may spike an increase in demand, however, at the end of the day, it still balances out to about the status quo IMO Once you have purchased, you are generally out of the market for a while. There are only so many climbers, schools and clubs out there. If the Sport increases in popluarity, then perhaps total sales will increase? Same customers still shopping for the best price.

I personally climb with gear that I like using. I am inspired by quality, performance and function. The advertising debate is complex and debatable. I think I will leave that to the Gruen Transfer to discuss ;-)

I could perhaps lower prices further, if I carried less brands and models? I may be able to negotiate a better buy price in exchange for larger orders? I would like to see some 101 style calculations of a choice verses sales/index? Would climbers accept less choices in exchange for cheaper prices? Happy to hear peoples thoughts about this...
I had better get back to my bookwork...