On Apr 30, 11:43 am, rooman <rooman.2pu...@no-
mx.forums.cyclingforums.com said:suzyj said:Brendo wrote:
Quoted message said:Quoted message said:I just don't see why I should pay a higher price for the
same item, without any reason, other than pocketing more
money off me. And that's from my consumer point of view.
In the long run, whether I buy one frame or not is going to
have bugger all difference on his business.Quoted message said:You don't have to. You can give them a US address and ask him to ship
the frame there. Then arrange for it to be shipped back.Quoted message said:Thylacine has the right to price their frames as they see fit. Clearly
they're trying hard to break into the competitive US market, and
pricing their frames to the US accordingly.Quoted message said:You have the right to not buy from them if you feel they're
overcharging. You should also feel free to complain to your mates (as
you clearly have done). You can't force them to sell something to you
at a lower price without being in the lower price market though.Quoted message said:The Australian market for bike parts is miniscule, and local pricing
reflects that. Pricing has nothing to do with what something costs to
make, and everything to do with what the market is prepared to pay. Why
else would the price difference between, for example, record and chorus
parts be so huge when the difference in materials and quality is
stuff-all.Thylacine make all their bikes in the US, Brendo found that out after a
bit of too-ing and fro-ing, but they are quite clear on their website
their philosphy on a number of things, including where their bikes and
components come from and why.They have a marketing presence in the USA which serves that local
demand. Their founder and owner happens to live in Melbourne and thus
also supports local Oz enquiry to supply his bikes to order. Shipping
to Oz is a factor of end price, just as much as market forces.Obviously the first explanation Brendo got didnt clarify that, it
embarked on a market pricing scenario that seemed odd to many readers.There are heaps of frames in the market that people pay huge dollars
for purley on market hype... call it bling, coffee shop cred, whatever
you want...and those bikes are often not at all "value" when one looks
at suitability for the new owner...but money is made round to go
round...we each have to decide what we will choose to buy and why and
that's that.If securing the best value custom frame was the primary objective, it
probably still can be sourced from Australia, and Melbourne at
that...all depends on what each of us considers value, so that
subjective thing "Value", objectively equates to market worth and what
market demand/price expectation is...Cheap often doesnt mean value, value isnt necessarily the best and the
best isnt necessarily expensive, so its a merry go round to work your
way through...isnt life fun!
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rooman- Hide quoted text -- Show quoted text -
I must apologise. It does state on the website that that his frames
are made in the US, in the Verbage part.
Mmmm, humble pie, tastes funny.
Brendo