Poor Sponsor Feedback
#32
Originally Posted by urbnmat
While were on the subject of sponsors. Is there anyway we can get sponsors to put prices in their posts. It irratates me when i have to pm a sponsor to get a price on something that could easily be posted up. Shipping is a different story, but its almost like there is something being hidden.
If somebody started advertising a lower price than everyone else, other shops will have to start lowering their prices to survive, other name brands will have to start doing the same, and eventually, the products will not be worth anything. And if they have to start cutting costs, then we'll eventually see the effect in the product's quality.
Remember what happened a bit ago with body kits? Everybody had them for cheap. It went from over a thousand, to 700 to 400, then 150. Now the market is flooded, and with all of that, the quality of most of those replica kits went down too, and people just stopped buying that crap.
Ultimately, it does come down to the greedy corporations and how they just can't make enough money...
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kinda stupid though dont you think? I means people can see pm for price and they will know one way or the other who is cheaper. at least give a msrp base line price or something. it pisses me off when they give you NO clue whatsoever on the pricing and i ALWAYS have to send a pm wait a few days maybe and get a pm back telling me a price that's more than what i expected. totally waste of time.
#35
Also when they say now on sale ...how do we know they are on sale. One of the sponsors on here gave me a pretty good deal on here then another sponsor i had also pm'ed gave me a price 50 dollars cheaper for the same price. I was like wtf. I think it would bring more sales if anything. Then it would be competitive. If one company says this is the price to the sponsor then shouldn't it be the same for the other sponsor. Sounds like us as the consumer is getting the raw end of that one.
#36
Even if they listed MSRP, it wouldn't help at all. Most likely, many of you will look at the price and get scared away, while the pricing they can offer the product for is actually much cheaper. And they usually want people to pm them for a price lower than that. It's really just easier for them to say to call or pm for prices.
BTW, I've found lower prices for some items online from a random, yet reputable site than some of the sponsors offered me. Who cares? If you feel it's a great deal, it's a great deal. If you did your homework before you purchase, than you know whether this sponsor is really hooking you up or not. And if you're in need of the part and must have it ASAP and another vendor isn't getting back to you in time, then it's ultimately your call.
BTW, I've found lower prices for some items online from a random, yet reputable site than some of the sponsors offered me. Who cares? If you feel it's a great deal, it's a great deal. If you did your homework before you purchase, than you know whether this sponsor is really hooking you up or not. And if you're in need of the part and must have it ASAP and another vendor isn't getting back to you in time, then it's ultimately your call.
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