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Originally Posted by UncleJesse
MAP Pricing. So Sweewater advertises the D18 for $2459. Guy negotiates for a "Deal" and his SW rep quotes him 2200. He goes to sell for 2k a year later. Meanwhile we at AGF get those D18s new for $1860 and so we suggest $1500, since they are only $1860 new, and they flip out saying it's impossible to find a new D18 for $1860.
Like BudHa mentioned above, frequently I see GC pricing used guitars higher than they can be purchased new from one of our AGF sponsors. The average joe GC customer has no idea so his whole idea of pricing is skewed.
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Similar thing happened to me....and I didn't low-ball the guy..In fact I offered him $100 less than what I could buy a new Martin for and explained to him the 40% off and the shops that offer that. He basically told me I was a liar and if he called Maury's etc...they would "laugh him off the phone" If he asked for 40% off stating the website he checked was only around 22%off. I tried to calmly explain Minimum Advertised Pricing but he basically got really angry and said I was trying to screw him. That was the first and last time I am going to have that conversation with someone.
Last I looked his guitar was still on craigslist(3 months later) and he had lowered the price significantly to below what I had originally offered