A great time for sale - not
Posted:
Fri Nov 29, 2013 2:30 pmby OldAirmail
Every company has to set it's own prices in such a way that it can continue in business. This price, usually, starts at a 100%. And no matter how much a 100% markup may offend the sensibilities of some, often times that just isn't enough.
But sometimes it might be better if the company didn't try to pass something off as a "sale" at a price that will make people reluctant to buy from them at all.
(And, yes, I do buy from the Flight Sim Store.)Do you want this
Or this?
Re: A great time for sale - not
Posted:
Fri Nov 29, 2013 3:30 pmby Jetranger
Ya, I only paid $ 20.00 for my FSX Gold / Acceleration brand new in the box still wrapped, 3 years ago !!
Sound like sum Deal - NOT !!!!
I'll be sure to Race right out and Jump on that Special Deal - NOT !!!!
Geshhh, gimmics and scams !!
what will it be next ??
Re: A great time for sale - not
Posted:
Fri Nov 29, 2013 5:11 pmby OldAirmail
Lets see if I have this right.
If you sell FSX Gold at a little above your cost, people may go back to buy flight sim add-ons.
But if you advertise FSX Gold for $60, and tell those buyers that the "regular price is $90 (yeah, I know. This is Australian dollars, not US dollars, but the principal is the same), then I think that people are less likely to come back to your site to buy something else.
Re: A great time for sale - not
Posted:
Fri Nov 29, 2013 5:32 pmby Jetranger
sounds like Gimmics a used car salesman would try same ol' Technique !!
its on SALE , when actually, its NOT, but put up a higher price, and claim its on Sale, they'll never know the difference, as long as they think,,, their getting something on Sale, amazing how the mind works !!
evidently, I don't have a mind, cause I just don't think that way, then again, I'm not of the Female species either !!
the world is NOT on Sale, but according to them it is !!!
Re: A great time for sale - not
Posted:
Fri Nov 29, 2013 7:19 pmby BLAZE
I like how they still use the (.99) or (.95) at the end of prices. Or should I say, I like how that still
works as it was designed to.
I still
fall for it.
I heard a
loooong time ago that it may have been done that way so the price after taxes would be even. But
Me, I think it's the
original reason, just another way to make the consumer/sheeople think the cost is lower then it really is.
..
Re: A great time for sale - not
Posted:
Sat Nov 30, 2013 4:22 amby Fozzer
BLAZE wrote:I like how they still use the (.99) or (.95) at the end of prices. Or should I say, I like how that still
works as it was designed to.
I still
fall for it.
I heard a
loooong time ago that it may have been done that way so the price after taxes would be even. But
Me, I think it's the
original reason, just another way to make the consumer/sheeople think the cost is lower then it really is.
..
Every time I see that, for example; "For sale: £9.99", my brain shouts out...
...
"No it isn't!....Its TEN POUNDS!"....
...!
I think, in England, the ".99" practice is slowly disappearing. It never worked with me!
Paul....on special offer...£1....
...!
