The problem is the restrictions that don’t allow me to choose my price. And those failing to enforce restrictions on others to sell at an artificially cheap price.Pistoley wrote:
No one's trying to avoid your business, they are trying to avoid your prices.
You offered the Evo 10 at a price comparable to Krale earlier this month, but only for the Compact model. So you have room to compete
you just choose not to.
You get to choose your price, the buyer gets to choose theirs.
That sale price reflected a loss on my part. Krale’s out the door price is essentially my landed costs. I needed to raise money to pay a debt, sometimes you have to have a fire sale. Likewise lots of other items were sold in various formats. Some I didn’t want to. And yes, I put up Compacts because that is what I had in inventory. Hard to sell something you don’t have.
Speaking of ….. I had something pretty significant change in my life in late 2017. Been planning the next phase since then…… It’s certainly on my table of consideration to no longer try to stock and sell something I can’t make a living on.
I have actually thought at times about buying guns from Krale, to serve a particular customer quicker, but, I don’t want to feed the bear at the door who wants to eat me.
Pricing is a function of many different things. Euro vs dollar value while trying to keep a consistent price, air freight, brokerage fees, duty, paperwork nightmares, market, demand, dealer margins, cost in relation to similar products, etc. The Steyr air pistol is the best air pistol in the world, therefore it should be the most expensive. Since 1992, Steyr has won more Olympic Medals than all the other manufacturers COMBINED. Steyr has won more World Championship medals than all the other manufacturers COMBINED. Steyr has won more World Cup medals than all the other manufacturers COMBINED. * Why would you shoot anything else? But here in the USA, quite frequently, people buy the Feinwalthadini because it’s the most expensive so it has to be the best.
So Mr Pistoley, I will leave you some questions to ponder
When is the last time you used Krale’s website to get information about repairing an older gun?
http://www.pilkguns.com/tenpdefault.htm
When is the last time you used Krale’s website to read interview from the worlds best shooters?
http://www.pilkguns.com/interviews.shtml/
When is the last time you used Krale’s website to get shooting advice on multiple areas?
http://www.pilkguns.com/hhg-shtml/
When was the last time you went on Krales forum to ask about how to repair a gun you just bought?
When was the last time you used Krales forum to ask about shooting advice?
When was the last time you went on Krales forum to sell some of your shooting gear?
When was the last time you were at a big match and didn’t make weight and Krale adjusted your trigger for nothing?
When was the last time an American junior program was given too good a deal because it was evident to Krale that it was all coming out of the coaches pocket?
Those are all part of the things included in “our PILKGUNS price”
And a great big THANK YOU to all who have donated to help me sponsor this forum
* actually the same three things could be said of Morini from 96 onward in the #2 position. Which leaves a pretty small percentage of Feinwalthadinis in the medal standings.
