|
I'm out
May 6, 2012 19:15:18 GMT -5
Post by crushcrush on May 6, 2012 19:15:18 GMT -5
can someone explain to me rsc's reasoning behind charging +40$ for a preorder on an elite Nash? Ive got to call BS on the "because we want to deter scalpers on eBay" give me a ing break! you people buy wholesale, no one on eBay should dictate what u charge for the products your selling. i understand the theory behind sell and demand but the right thing to do is limit the sales per customer, not jack the price up cuz you can't sell all the basic cena you have over stocked . your customers don't appreciate the price gouging. there is now no difference between you and random ebay seller trying to make an extra 15$ on a figire they snagged from tru. thanks. just needed vent alittle, I won't ramble. and please don't message me. If there's a problem with anything I just posted just have one of the mods delete this thread or ban me from the site.
|
|
|
I'm out
May 6, 2012 19:23:23 GMT -5
Post by Joey Eches on May 6, 2012 19:23:23 GMT -5
I'm curious, do you go into comic book stores and tell them they're price gouging for selling a famous comic for a couple hundred dollars that they know they'd sell with out a problem?
|
|
|
I'm out
May 6, 2012 19:34:08 GMT -5
Post by plastictaxicab on May 6, 2012 19:34:08 GMT -5
Let's make an analogy. Say you are a fruit vendor, but you can't order individual fruits, you have to order case varieties of apples, oranges, bananas, pears, and peaches. Let's say people REALLY want apples and oranges, some people might want bananas, but people are getting sick of pears and peaches. Because you want to supply for your customers, you order the cases of fruit that have the popular apples and oranges, but are left with the other 3 fruit that aren't as popular. Ideally, you would receive the cases of fruit, and customers would buy a full case of fruit from you, and you'd be able to charge a fair price for that whole case. But since some people ONLY want apples, you have to alter individual prices to make up for the lack of sales with pears, peaches, etc.
EDIT: Another example could be a can of coke. You can buy a can of coke for $1, but you can also buy a 12 pack of coke for like, $4 instead. But sometimes people only need/want 1 can, not a whole 12 pack, but you can't base the price of the single can off of the price of the 12 pack.
|
|
Deleted
Joined on: May 9, 2024 19:42:22 GMT -5
Posts: 0
|
I'm out
May 6, 2012 19:35:08 GMT -5
Post by Deleted on May 6, 2012 19:35:08 GMT -5
They can't sell things at retail price because they aren't a retail store. Retail sells other things. They need to rely on selling wrestling figures. If they don't sell things at a higher price, then they don't make up the difference in the sets they order.
If I were in their position, I would be selling Nash for that much, maybe even more because people are willing to buy it for that much. I would do it in a heartbeat to make a profit.
|
|
|
I'm out
May 6, 2012 19:38:29 GMT -5
Post by Chewdeezy on May 6, 2012 19:38:29 GMT -5
Bye?
|
|
|
I'm out
May 6, 2012 19:41:49 GMT -5
Post by Affliction: Elite Trader on May 6, 2012 19:41:49 GMT -5
it's why i don't buy from RSC. it works for those who are willing to spend that money to get them sooner and not have to worry about finding them in stores. for someone like me, i'm fortunate that i live in an area where i have found every figure from every series released with no problems once they hit retail.
|
|
Deleted
Joined on: May 9, 2024 19:42:22 GMT -5
Posts: 0
|
I'm out
May 6, 2012 19:51:49 GMT -5
Post by Deleted on May 6, 2012 19:51:49 GMT -5
there is now no difference between you and random ebay seller trying to make an extra 15$ on a figire they snagged from tru. They're a business who gets them weeks in advance directly from the company, scalpers are people who line up at TRU at 10:00 AM and clear out the shelves. Ringside is simply doing business. If you want to blame someone, blame Mattel for this .5 per case stuff.
|
|
Deleted
Joined on: May 9, 2024 19:42:22 GMT -5
Posts: 0
|
I'm out
May 6, 2012 19:56:10 GMT -5
Post by Deleted on May 6, 2012 19:56:10 GMT -5
I'll try to map this out:
Say a case looks like this:
3 Orton 3 Cena 2 Miz 2 Triple H 1 Ryder 1 Owen Hart - I know, we won;t get one, proving a point
Let's say, RSC pays $15 a figure. SO they spend $180 a case. If they posted each figure at $20 a piece, they would sell Owen and Ryder easily, maybe the Triple H and Miz and maybe 1 of Orton and Cena. So, let's say when they are done, they are left with 2 Cena and 1 Orton that they didn't sell.
At $20 each, they sell 9 of the figures which totals......$180!?!?!?! They need to up the price on things or else they WILL NOT make a profit.
|
|
|
I'm out
May 6, 2012 20:07:51 GMT -5
Post by cableV on May 6, 2012 20:07:51 GMT -5
can someone explain to me rsc's reasoning behind charging +40$ for a preorder on an elite Nash?... It's the originality of your post that I appreciate. I've never heard anyone on here bitch, moan and cry about RSC prices. Thanks for bringing something new to the board!
|
|
mase307
Main Eventer
Elite Trader
instagram.com/mase307 Getting Rid of Figs! Send a PM if interested
Joined on: Sept 22, 2010 7:46:37 GMT -5
Posts: 2,836
|
I'm out
May 6, 2012 20:10:42 GMT -5
Post by mase307 on May 6, 2012 20:10:42 GMT -5
I'll try to map this out: Say a case looks like this: 3 Orton 3 Cena 2 Miz 2 Triple H 1 Ryder 1 Owen Hart - I know, we won;t get one, proving a point Let's say, RSC pays $15 a figure. SO they spend $180 a case. If they posted each figure at $20 a piece, they would sell Owen and Ryder easily, maybe the Triple H and Miz and maybe 1 of Orton and Cena. So, let's say when they are done, they are left with 2 Cena and 1 Orton that they didn't sell. At $20 each, they sell 9 of the figures which totals......$180!?!?!?! They need to up the price on things or else they WILL NOT make a profit. I understand that they have to make up for not being able to sell the other figures from the set, but since this is the excuse always given than they should just sell whole sets only. They would definately sell off all their sets because people would pay the extra 3-5 per figure extra over retail. But they wont because they are a smart business and they know they can sell off 2 or 3 of the short packed figures and the amount they make off those will pay off the rest of the case and the left over from the case can be sold for much less but still allowing them to make profit. Bottom line is they are a business trying to make money and you can choose to either buy from them or go somewhere else. It really is up to you.
|
|
|
I'm out
May 6, 2012 20:12:47 GMT -5
Post by Lorenzo Alcazar on May 6, 2012 20:12:47 GMT -5
All of those Orton's, Cena's, Mysterio's and other shelfwarmers you see every time you walk into a store.....RSC gets stuck with those. They have to charge a higher price for the more in demand figures or they would be taking a loss on the figures that don't sell. Also, it costs RSC extra to get the figures from China so much earlier than retail stores.
I still don't understand why people don't get this. If you go to RSC right now and place an order for Kevin Nash and Diesel, they would need to order two FULL CASES of Elite 16 in order to fulfill your order of TWO figures. What happens to the rest of the figs in those two cases if RSC can't sell them? That's why you have to pay more.
|
|
|
I'm out
May 6, 2012 20:35:01 GMT -5
Post by PJ on May 6, 2012 20:35:01 GMT -5
I'll try to map this out: Say a case looks like this: 3 Orton 3 Cena 2 Miz 2 Triple H 1 Ryder 1 Owen Hart - I know, we won;t get one, proving a point Let's say, RSC pays $15 a figure. SO they spend $180 a case. If they posted each figure at $20 a piece, they would sell Owen and Ryder easily, maybe the Triple H and Miz and maybe 1 of Orton and Cena. So, let's say when they are done, they are left with 2 Cena and 1 Orton that they didn't sell. At $20 each, they sell 9 of the figures which totals......$180!?!?!?! They need to up the price on things or else they WILL NOT make a profit. I understand that they have to make up for not being able to sell the other figures from the set, but since this is the excuse always given than they should just sell whole sets only. They would definately sell off all their sets because people would pay the extra 3-5 per figure extra over retail. But they wont because they are a smart business and they know they can sell off 2 or 3 of the short packed figures and the amount they make off those will pay off the rest of the case and the left over from the case can be sold for much less but still allowing them to make profit. Bottom line is they are a business trying to make money and you can choose to either buy from them or go somewhere else. It really is up to you. That would never work because they'll still have extras of the pegwarmers they wouldn't be able to get rid of. Cases aren't evenly packed. Certain guys like Cena/Taker/Rey/Orton are heavily packed so if they were to only sell them as sets...they still be stuck wit hall the extras of those wrestlers that most don't buy from them because they are easily found at retail.
|
|
|
I'm out
May 6, 2012 20:36:57 GMT -5
Post by jfinnomore on May 6, 2012 20:36:57 GMT -5
same reason an Arena can charge me $9.25 for a beer i can buy for $1.50 at the store. Supply and demand. Capitalism at its finest.
|
|
Deleted
Joined on: May 9, 2024 19:42:22 GMT -5
Posts: 0
|
I'm out
May 6, 2012 21:07:57 GMT -5
Post by Deleted on May 6, 2012 21:07:57 GMT -5
Let's make an analogy. Say you are a fruit vendor, but you can't order individual fruits, you have to order case varieties of apples, oranges, bananas, pears, and peaches. Let's say people REALLY want apples and oranges, some people might want bananas, but people are getting sick of pears and peaches. Because you want to supply for your customers, you order the cases of fruit that have the popular apples and oranges, but are left with the other 3 fruit that aren't as popular. Ideally, you would receive the cases of fruit, and customers would buy a full case of fruit from you, and you'd be able to charge a fair price for that whole case. But since some people ONLY want apples, you have to alter individual prices to make up for the lack of sales with pears, peaches, etc. EDIT: Another example could be a can of coke. You can buy a can of coke for $1, but you can also buy a 12 pack of coke for like, $4 instead. But sometimes people only need/want 1 can, not a whole 12 pack, but you can't base the price of the single can off of the price of the 12 pack. This analogy makes no sense. No one gets tired of peaches.
|
|
|
I'm out
May 6, 2012 21:17:04 GMT -5
Post by LA Times on May 6, 2012 21:17:04 GMT -5
1) RSC pays more to get figures months earlier than retail 2) Kevin Nash for whatever reason seems to be in demand
|
|
|
I'm out
May 6, 2012 21:25:35 GMT -5
Post by LaParka on May 6, 2012 21:25:35 GMT -5
Its supply and demand the popular figure of the wave is 1 per every other case. I paid 66.00 for 1 of each Diesel and Kevin Nash shipped to my house( no gas, wasted trips to stores) when they were 29.99 for about 2 or 3 days.
Its the same way any stadium you go to charges 5.00-7.00 for a bottle of Poland Spring water when I can go anywhere and get a case for about the same price.
they will lose money on Randy Orton, and Ezekiel Jackson as they will be the slow movers from the wave.
|
|
*Ye@h B@by*
Main Eventer
Natalya ❤
Joined on: Jul 28, 2008 0:44:15 GMT -5
Posts: 2,969
|
I'm out
May 6, 2012 21:38:31 GMT -5
Post by *Ye@h B@by* on May 6, 2012 21:38:31 GMT -5
Also, obviously if Ringside wasn't selling stuff for these prices, they wouldn't list them. People are willing to pay these prices, you may not be, but others are. If not, prices would be lower.
|
|
|
I'm out
May 6, 2012 21:44:59 GMT -5
Post by chillax on May 6, 2012 21:44:59 GMT -5
All of those Orton's, Cena's, Mysterio's and other shelfwarmers you see every time you walk into a store.....RSC gets stuck with those. The retail stores get stuck with them, too. I think we can all agree shelfwarmers are really bad for the line - and right now, the Mattel WWE line has a bunch of shelfwarmers. But they've mishandled many lines for many years - they don't seem to know how to get things right via distribution. It does seem like the discontent is really peaking lately - and with good reason.
|
|
Von Hooten
Main Eventer
The Innovator of Innovation
Joined on: Jan 23, 2012 13:13:14 GMT -5
Posts: 1,412
|
I'm out
May 6, 2012 21:54:15 GMT -5
Post by Von Hooten on May 6, 2012 21:54:15 GMT -5
What I think is BS is that Mattel won't let RSC pick which figures come in a case yet TRU and Kmart are allowed to order cases of BPs that only contained the Rock/Cena 2 pks. I understand that RSC doesn't have purchasing power that Walmar, TRU, etc has but if RSC were allowed to do such it would make everyone happy.
|
|
tampatoys813
Superstar
Joined on: Apr 30, 2012 9:03:00 GMT -5
Posts: 909
|
I'm out
May 6, 2012 22:00:32 GMT -5
Post by tampatoys813 on May 6, 2012 22:00:32 GMT -5
smh, this guy obviously does not understand business and how America works
|
|