[Elecraft] Fwd: Re: Price increase in mid Sept.

Thu Aug 16 21:01:14 EDT 2012

And THAT, is the key and reason I love Elecraft!

--...   ...--
Dale - WC7S in Wy
 The corporate structure and governance of these companies is
> totally different.
> 
> Gary
> *
> On 17 August 2012 10:14, Dale Putnam <daleputnam at hotmail.com> wrote:
> 
> >
> > It seems to me that Kenwood is managed by some very smart fellers... head
> > to head with a pair of super smart fellers... Both have a product to
> > sell... and a goal to meet... if the price varies... all other things being
> > somewhat equal to the two... a lowering of the price says they want to sell
> > more, and the profit is not to be as much. If the price is forced up, that
> > says the quality and support will have to be as best as it gets, to support
> > the price being forced up, by parts cost, AND there isn't a pot of profit
> > from numerous other arms of the same company to suck up the profit
> > difference.  One more thing.... standing on your own, says a lot for
> > thequality of the offered product. A WHOLE lot!!
> >
> > --...   ...--
> > Dale - WC7S in Wy
> >  > Date: Thu, 16 Aug 2012 18:44:38 -0400
> > > From: kp4y at yahoo.com
> > > To: Elecraft at mailman.qth.net
> > > Subject: [Elecraft] Fwd: Re:  Price increase in mid Sept.
> > >
> > > I bought a new TS-590 less than 2 years ago and its price today is about
> > $150 less than what I paid back then. And, as far as I know, Kenwood has
> > had great success selling that radio. Anyway, I believe it is really
> > Elecraft's prerogative to increase the price on their products. We then
> > will have to decide if we want to spend the money or not. :-)
> > >
> > > Robert-KP4Y
> > >
> > > -------- Original Message --------
> > > Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Price increase in mid Sept.
> > > From: Ian Kahn - Ham <km4ik.ian at gmail.com>
> > > To: Oliver Dröse <droese at necg.de>
> > > CC: Elecraft Reflector <elecraft at mailman.qth.net>,Eric Swartz WA6HHQ -
> > Elecraft <eric at elecraft.com>
> > >
> > > Olli,
> > >
> > > I bought an FT-857D, new, about four years ago.  I checked the price
> > > recently for insurance purposes, and the price of that radio is actually
> > > about $150-$200 US more today than it was when I bought it.
> > >
> > > --Ian
> > >
> > > Ian Kahn, KM4IK
> > > Roswell, GA  EM74ua
> > > km4ik.ian at gmail.com
> > > K3 #281, P3 #688
> > > HRD v5.x/6.0 Test Team
> > >
> > > On 8/16/2012 4:34 PM, Oliver Dröse wrote:
> > > > Thanks for the heads-up, Eric!
> > > >
> > > > What I have already been wondering when the last price increase was
> > > > announced 2 years ago (I believe it was) is why are prices increasing
> > for
> > > > Elecraft gear (even if only slightly) while prices of all other
> > > > manufacturers are falling after products a certain time on the market?
> > > >
> > > > I understood that Kenwood, Yaesu, Icom start with an a bit higher
> > price (but
> > > > still acceptable otherwise they would not sell their radios) and after
> > > > "earning" all the development costs (and "milking" the early adaptors
> > who
> > > > always need the newest and "best") they can and do decrease the product
> > > > prices as they only have the production costs then (including margin,
> > etc.).
> > > > Typical mass-production mechanisms.
> > > >
> > > > So what is different at Elecraft? No mass-production (compared to the
> > "big
> > > > ones")? Or is that lower prices right away and thus always only
> > production
> > > > costs + margin + only small uplift for development (which might level
> > out
> > > > that of the others seen over a complete product life-cycle)? At least
> > those
> > > > others have to fight the same cost increases for components, etc.
> > > >
> > > > Just curious (and indeed thinking Elecraft gear *is* worth it's price).
> > > >
> > > > 73, Olli - DH8BQA
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > From: "Eric Swartz WA6HHQ - Elecraft" <eric at elecraft.com>
> > > > To: "Elecraft Reflector" <elecraft at mailman.qth.net>
> > > > Sent: Thursday, August 16, 2012 4:10 PM
> > > > Subject: [Elecraft] Price increase in mid Sept.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >> Hi,
> > > >>
> > > >> This is an early heads-up for our customers that we will be increasing
> > > >> prices slightly on several of our products, including the K3, in mid
> > > >> September. Any orders placed before that point will be honored at
> > today's
> > > >> pricing.
> > > >>
> > > >> We are still reviewing our complete product line to determine where
> > our
> > > >> costs have increased significantly, so I can't be more specific on
> > which
> > > >> other products will increase in price, or by how much. (We've been
> > > >> absorbing a lot of the parts cost increases over the past year.)
> > > >>
> > > >> Please don't ask the sales staff for more specifics as they do not
> > have
> > > >> any additional information.
> > > >>
> > > >> As always, we'll strive to keep these changes as small as possible,
> > and to
> > > >> absorb cost increases where ever possible.
> > > >>
> > > >> 73,
> > > >> Eric
> > > >> www.elecraft.com
> > > >> _..._
> > > >>
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