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I'm kind of just going to ramble on for a bit here but I'm concerned about the way I am being treated by dealers I've been in discussions with in purchasing my first ever bit of hifi kit from a proper hifi retailer. I won't say the name or brand of the item in question, but for me, it is pretty big ticket, and it will be the first time I purchase something completely brand new in box, ie. not a demo unit, not a consignment, and not a used unit, with full warranty and all that is implied with buying brand new.
So, on to the meat of the post. I was in discussions with 3 different dealers who are the authorized retailers for said brand, two of them openly quoted me a price despite apparently not being allowed to, and none of them were willing to give a 10-15% discount or something that I've been told by others that I'm actually more than entitled to get.
Are the people telling me that 10-15% discount off of list price just flat out wrong? Granted, two of the people I have been speaking with are in fact americans, and I am Canadian, but since the gears are adjusted in price for the dollar difference, I don't think it matters.
So I guess what I'm asking is this: Am I crazy and/or entitled for thinking I should be getting a small discount? Or, is it in fact a reality that these people who are paying 10-15% off list are acquiring demo units/ b stock or are flat out lying?
My general gist is that because I'm not an older gentleman, that I'm a younger person, and that I don't have 3 decades of relationship with the dealer like some of these other guys do, I'm not being taken seriously, and they're taking advantage of me. I don't know. I hope I'm wrong. In this case, 10-15% difference in price works out to maybe several thousand dollars, so it's nothing to sneeze at.
So, on to the meat of the post. I was in discussions with 3 different dealers who are the authorized retailers for said brand, two of them openly quoted me a price despite apparently not being allowed to, and none of them were willing to give a 10-15% discount or something that I've been told by others that I'm actually more than entitled to get.
Are the people telling me that 10-15% discount off of list price just flat out wrong? Granted, two of the people I have been speaking with are in fact americans, and I am Canadian, but since the gears are adjusted in price for the dollar difference, I don't think it matters.
So I guess what I'm asking is this: Am I crazy and/or entitled for thinking I should be getting a small discount? Or, is it in fact a reality that these people who are paying 10-15% off list are acquiring demo units/ b stock or are flat out lying?
My general gist is that because I'm not an older gentleman, that I'm a younger person, and that I don't have 3 decades of relationship with the dealer like some of these other guys do, I'm not being taken seriously, and they're taking advantage of me. I don't know. I hope I'm wrong. In this case, 10-15% difference in price works out to maybe several thousand dollars, so it's nothing to sneeze at.