arnprasad
Well-Known Member
Just curious - Am sure when a product leaves the manufacturers factory in South East Asia or China - the price they sell to their dealers in various countries should be within the same range and the freight cost should be within a given range. Now comes the cost of the customs and other taxes which I am guessing should be in a narrow range as well and the same goes for VAT/GST which in fact may be more in European countries at 20% than India. What then explains the huge price difference? Dealers selling at a huge margin because the sales volumes are low? Also what explains the price of receivers in UK in some cases being less than US? the Marantz 6015 is being sold at 900 GBP whereas in US its in the 1500-2200 USD range. Same goes for Denon receivers. 1700H is 540 pounds in UK vs 699 USD in USA. Normally most products are launched in US and UK at the same number...just the currency varies but in case of receivers it doesnt seem to be so...wondering what is different about receivers
Also due to impending recession and other factors, freight charges are coming back to normal. Chip shortages too seem to be a thing of the past. Inflation is definitely a factor but it is not 30-40%. Difficult to understand why dealers are holding on to very high prices.
Also due to impending recession and other factors, freight charges are coming back to normal. Chip shortages too seem to be a thing of the past. Inflation is definitely a factor but it is not 30-40%. Difficult to understand why dealers are holding on to very high prices.
