10-24-2011, 06:23 AM
I have been looking at an item made by DCC specialties and noticed that Litchfield Station has had to eliminate the free shipping policy because This company and others have a minimum price that their item can be sold for, and offering free shipping undercuts this price.
To be sure it was DCC specialties that caused this I emailed then and they did in fact reply that it was their policy.
This policy just lost them (DCC Specialties) a $500 sale and another future sale of the same amount over a lousy $4
I realise many manufacturers have this clause in their dealer contracts and I try to avoid buying their products for that reason. I feel that is why the prices in this hobby have risen more rapidly then the normal amount of inflation. I buy most of my items where I feel comfortable with the dealer, and undercutting someones price by 4 bucks on a $500 order is not going to get me to deal with someone I have never dealt with before
Just my opinion and a little rant to start the morning, now for a coffee.
Charlie
To be sure it was DCC specialties that caused this I emailed then and they did in fact reply that it was their policy.
This policy just lost them (DCC Specialties) a $500 sale and another future sale of the same amount over a lousy $4
I realise many manufacturers have this clause in their dealer contracts and I try to avoid buying their products for that reason. I feel that is why the prices in this hobby have risen more rapidly then the normal amount of inflation. I buy most of my items where I feel comfortable with the dealer, and undercutting someones price by 4 bucks on a $500 order is not going to get me to deal with someone I have never dealt with before
Just my opinion and a little rant to start the morning, now for a coffee.
Charlie