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Car buyers can check average dealer cost through a number of sources - Edmonds, Kelly Blue Book, NADA.
The spa industry is not related to the automotive industry.
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I know that there is a markup on *every* retail item. I am trying to figure out what is a fair price, and would like to make an offer based on that. I was quoted over $10,000 for the following. It seems very high. I am in New England.Sundance OtptimaStepsStereo w/remotecover liftThanks,Mary
Let's approach this from a different angle. I agree that car prices aren't a good model. How about electronics? I used to work for what was considered a "high end" audio store ( you know, the 5K amplifiers, 20K speakers.....) Our markup was pretty much common knowledge or at least available to those willing to spend some time looking (damned internet.)Every knowledgable customer "knew" that our products were 60 or 50 point lines. Additionally, the list prices were pretty much national. It didn't matter where you went, the list price was the same. To me that's the real key here. I don't know of any "list price" lists for spas.I can't compare one 8K spa to another because I don't really know what I'm comparing. Is one spa actually more expensive than another? Is one dealer making a larger profit? Are the accessories added by one dealer "better" than another? How would I know?Now if I at least had a list price, I could look at who was giving the better deal. I'd be able to measure price against service department against dealer satisfaction.We made most of our sales based upon the fact that we had an in-house serviceman. Many competing audio stores didn't. To many people, that was worth a little extra to have that security. To some people, it didn't matter, and we lost some of those sales. To a large degeee, I can't factor that security into a spa decision.Would dealer cost help? Sure, why not. But I'd be much happier with a real list price.