Latest info on Husky net sales?

[Urbicide]

All of the Stihl dealers that I have visited in my area all seem to have the exact same price and use Stihl-printed sales tags as the other. Ask them how much and they will point at the price tag. opcorn:

 

[bwalker]

It's funny how many stories get started. We used to purchase units from Husqvarna Lawn and Garden out NC when we had a shop in TN. Believe me there isn't some kind of "Magic West Coast Pricing" When we have sales we're working with single digit margins. So if you want to tell your customers the truth. Tell them we're just willing to make less per unit than you are. Not to far in the past we were the largest Stihl dealer on the west coast. Of course the mail order became an issue when other dealers pitched a fit about our pricing They told us we needed to sell for MSRP. We tried this and every dealer out there under cut our prices and we couldn't make a sale on their saws. It was way easier to police us than all the dealers. So we learned real quick, the market isn't a level playing field. This eventually split the sheets between us and them. After that fiasco, we decided to go with naming our rock bottom price and if any body wants to hang with that, more power to them.

Thanks for popping in, Greg
When ever I see a dealer bash Baileys or say things like "I would go out of business selling at that price" the first thing that pops into my mind is they are suspect as far as being good business people.
There is room in the market for everyone. Not everyone wants to buy over the net and there are plenty of people who need local service. Instead of pissing and moaning adapt to the market and prosper.

 

[bwalker]

BTW just to clarify. The online retailer I spoke to who mentioned legal actionwas not Greg Grande, or Baileys.

 

[stckciv]

I have prices for both the east coast and for California and I can say that California for the most price has better prices. Not by a huge amount, most $10-15 but a couple as much as $60 and some the same.

Not that much off to were you cant match or that youd loose money.