Stores that don't display prices.

[kien]

In my experience with them, they just simply want to make up prices on the fly. Prices depend upon who is buying, how slow or brisk business has been, their mood, etc. In a way it is kind of like going to some of the electronic stores. They have MSRPs but you would never pay that. It is always assumed that you will immediately knock down the price even though the price is right there in front of you! And for the few people who do walk into Soundsaround and actually do pay MSRP, well then the store gets a little extra money out of you for not bartering.

[Proteus]

There's alway room to barter. Price tag or not. You knôw how much your willing to pay. And if no price they may say less than u expect. My generall under standing is ussually landed cost x3. So there always play room

[reefwars]

Originally Posted by kien

In my experience with them, they just simply want to make up prices on the fly. Prices depend upon who is buying, how slow or brisk business has been, their mood, etc. In a way it is kind of like going to some of the electronic stores. They have MSRPs but you would never pay that. It is always assumed that you will immediately knock down the price even though the price is right there in front of you! And for the few people who do walk into Soundsaround and actually do pay MSRP, well then the store gets a little extra money out of you for not bartering.

noticed this the other day , i guess your back eh:P




they also spelled your name wrong ..........does it get any worse than that:P

[Seriak]

lol!

[kien]

Originally Posted by reefwars

noticed this the other day , i guess your back eh:P

they also spelled your name wrong ..........does it get any worse than that:P

[iceman86]

This weekend I did my LFS run looking for a diamond goby. I made it to 5 stores 3 didn't have any but in 2 the price was still listed for $30 cuz they just sold. the other two stores that did have them were $50. Where is the competition? I just walked out.

[moppy]

The best is when there are no prices and you ask one employee for the price and then ask another and their answers are COMPLETELY different. Sometimes not by just a little bit either. I've had $30 swings on the same coral!

And is it just me or are prices going though the roof?

[SteveConn]

Usually when I am out to buy livestock I have a generalized idea of what I want to spend. Having to ask for 10 prices is NOT what I feel comfortable doing when making purchasing choices. I've spent a fair amount on what I have collected since getting into the hobby about a year and a half ago... most of it from private sellers just because I would rather deal with prices upfront unless it is something really special...and I cant say I see a lot of "really special" so far from LFS... missing shipping days??

[chatyak]

No price - no buy.

[fishoholic]

Originally Posted by iceman86

This weekend I did my LFS run looking for a diamond goby. I made it to 5 stores 3 didn't have any but in 2 the price was still listed for $30 cuz they just sold. the other two stores that did have them were $50. Where is the competition? I just walked out.

Prices vary depending on how much shipping was charged on the whole order: for example, sometimes if you do a larger order the supplier will give you a break on shipping, but sometimes the larger order costs more to ship depending on weight. Also where the shipment comes from (indo shipments are usually cheeper then anywhere else) will effect the price. Sometimes a supplier has a special on certain fish making that fish cheeper then normal and then there are certain times of the year were certain fish are less available then other times driving up the price of that fish. Also weather effects prices, if there is a storm somewhere, they charge more for shipping or sometimes delay shipping all together.

So needless to say there are many factors to take into consideration that will change the price of the same fish from store to store.