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'In Home Dealers' are the future?

Seems there is growing trend for various distributors to be doing business with 'in home dealers'. These appear to be audio hobbyist that are selling factory product from their homes, at 20 to 25 percent off list. Certainly not fair to the dealer network, but it seems to move additional product, especially at these soft purchasing times. Your opinion?
buconero117
larryken
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Commcat....where did you hear that high end retail prices are "declining rapidly." I buy from a brick and mortar who is 325 miles away from me and will continue to support that business as long as it exists. I agree with Tvad...where are these 25% off list dealers? That's never been my experience although the dealer I support usually gives me 20% plus off list.
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commcat
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High-End audio dealers are currently being offered "incentive pricing" by most of the manufacturers and their distributors. This allows retailers to discount prices by 20-30%, or more. There are a few retailers who refuse to budge and still demand the full MSRP even in the face of a seriously damaged economy. Possibly they purchased their inventory prior to wholesale price declines.
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sns
3,123 posts
 
I've noticed an increase in home dealers and decrease in 'brick and mortar' dealers in my area.

I would think home dealers are the future, they should be able to offer lower prices vs. the 'big' store dealer because of lower overhead. This should serve them well in a 'downsized' economy. Still, I'm sure there will always be exceptions, local stores near me survive by catering to home theatre enthusiasts and wealthy audiophiles.

I am also starting to see more discounts of 20-25% off list, wonder if futher discounts will become the norm.
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