[marcus1975]

Hi guys

after reading all the great reviews you get on your rods , reels and customer service i thought i would look into maybe trying to snap up a few deals from ebay ,no disrespect to you guys but i just cant afford to buy stuff direct from penn for personal reasons.anyway a little disappointed with ebay because what limited peen fishing gear shown on ebay is snapped up very quickly,dissapointed but more determined because there is no better review you can get for a product than demand .

so my question for you guys is when you price a rod reel for fishing what are the limits of design ?as in do you base how good a rod/ reel you can make on a set price that you think most anglers can afford ?

e.g if the average fisherman could afford to pay 1 grand for a reel how much better would it be than the 525 5x ,10x, 15x, ?

lol ihope you can understand my daft question

mark

 

[marcus1975]

so what is the real price of a reel ,as in how much more do we pay {rrp}than the shops buy them for ?and another question for one of the penn guys is why dont you sell direct to the public ?

Mark

 

[marcus1975]

thanks for all the replies guys ,i am not sure i follow it all but it makes very interesting reading .


before i make this next comment i just want to say this next comment is no way aimed at penn .

so let me get this right if i bought 100 reels from a supplier i would get them cheaper than the guy buying 10 ? am i right ?

so me being the bigger of the 2 dealers i could offer potential customers a reduced price without losing profit ,yes ?

once i get the other dealer out the way because they will no doht go out of business ,leaving me the run of the market .

is this in a way not price fixing ?

obviously the supplier wants to do best for its self but in the interest of fair trade shouldn't all dealers pay the same regardless of amount ordered .

Mark

 

[marcus1975]

Good question. A point to remember though is that postage is always cheaper in bulk than in single. Another flaw in your plan is that if you buy 100 reels you need somewhere to store then. A bigger premises will increase overheads, eating up your profit margins. Now theres one for you to ponder over?

he he he lol its not really a plan just insane ramblings lol

good point about the postage


and i can see what you mean about storage and the cost involved BUT!!!! (LOL not an angry but ) because your making money on selling products at a reduced price does that not effectively cover the cost of storage .

Mark

 

[marcus1975]

just to clarify something my original questions was about reel design ,and what were the barriers in making the ultimate reel ,thats why i mentioned cost .e.g is the ultimate reel design hampered by what suppliers think an angler can afford ?


another of shoot from the design part of the question is to do with alvey beachcasting reels,somebody can quote me if i am wrong but is the world casting record not held by someone using this reel ? if so why dont we see more of that type of reel here because it clearly works .

also the reason for asking the penn guys is the have made one of the most popular reels i think ever in the 525 range


Mark