Author Topic: Lane1 argument in a nutshell (Read 4726 times)

Gazoo · « **on:** September 11, 2009, 12:51:20 PM »

I make a Widget that I think is the best there is and charge $99.95. Other companies make their Widgets and charge $79.95. The people who buy the $79.95 Widget say their Widget is just as good while the people who by the $99.95 Widget say theirs is better which is why they buy it. Qaulity is a matter of opinion which is why this argument will never end. If I spend money because I think something is better, those who spend less on a similar product will never agree. The beauty of free enterpise is that everyone can buy what they want. If anyone thinks their product is the best, why would those who think not care!
--------------------
"I don''t want to be remembered, I want to be forgotten"

rackattack · « **Reply #31 on:** September 13, 2009, 09:01:48 PM »

quote:
Either way, it's IRRELEVANT. What Lane #1 charges is nobody's business except the people who buy it. I can't understand why anyone who doesn't use Lane #1 even opens their mouth about the cost. That's like b*tching about the cost of a Jaguar when you only buy Buicks and Fords. Not to mention it ignores the reality of contract pour costs and markups.

What makes you assume I don't use or buy Lane 1 equipment?
I'm just not buyin' what your sellin' with the premium pour costs being the sole reason Lane 1 cost more than any other ball in MY market.
I'm on the first 20 names with Richie and Haugen on the Lane 1 website Wall of Fame so I'm not new to this party.
I agree a manufacturer can charge what they want. What I do not see is a true company employee stating the sole reason for the higher cost is the premium pour price.
You don't like my MoRich analogy here's another.
I purchased a Storm Dark Thunder for the same price as any other Storm ball on the market at the time.
This was by ANYONE"S standards a limited pour not offered by Storm but only available from Pro shops who dealt with the distributor who commissioned it. How did they manage that one?

I do like your Jaguar v Ford analogy. It is appropriate since Ford owns(ed) Jaguar. The difference is they never stuck a pouncing cat on a Taurus and said it cost more because they produced less of them.

--------------------

It's all about the X

rackattack · « **Reply #32 on:** September 13, 2009, 09:28:22 PM »

quote:
yet I hold on to the XXXL because I refuse to give up a ball knowing it gives me an advantage, am I a real bowler?

I echo Nova here.
I still have a Lane 1 in my bag at all times. The Silver Diamond with the original core and PK pearl cover does give me a unique look I have yet to duplicate with another ball.
--------------------

It's all about the X

JessN16 · « **Reply #33 on:** September 14, 2009, 01:08:55 AM »

quote:

What makes you assume I don't use or buy Lane 1 equipment?
I'm just not buyin' what your sellin' with the premium pour costs being the sole reason Lane 1 cost more than any other ball in MY market.
I'm on the first 20 names with Richie and Haugen on the Lane 1 website Wall of Fame so I'm not new to this party.
I agree a manufacturer can charge what they want. What I do not see is a true company employee stating the sole reason for the higher cost is the premium pour price.
You don't like my MoRich analogy here's another.
I purchased a Storm Dark Thunder for the same price as any other Storm ball on the market at the time.
This was by ANYONE"S standards a limited pour not offered by Storm but only available from Pro shops who dealt with the distributor who commissioned it. How did they manage that one?

I do like your Jaguar v Ford analogy. It is appropriate since Ford owns(ed) Jaguar. The difference is they never stuck a pouncing cat on a Taurus and said it cost more because they produced less of them.

--------------------

It's all about the X

I'd love to have caught up with you before I bought my Storm Dark Thunder. I paid about $30 over list of comparable Storm products in order to get one. Of course, I bought one the very first week after the company (Cal Bowling Supply?) announced they were going to make one. I did the same thing when the pearl version came out and I still have both.

The short of it is I don't know a single limited-volume manufacturer in any field that matches the price of comparable equipment sold by its contract company. If they do sell for the same price, it typically means they didn't get exactly the same quality stuff. That goes for everyone from boats to bowling balls and in between.

As for Jaguar -- and I've owned four of them, have two right now -- Ford did do the rebadge-and-pricejack trick once: They took a European Ford Mondeo, threw a cat on the front of it, called it an X-Type and charged a helluva lot more for it than they did in the X-Type's previous "incarnation," i.e., the Ford Contour. And anyone remember the Chevy Cavalier/Cadillac Cimarron debacle? But that analogy would be more appropriate if 900Global was charging more for its AMF line than the 900G line.

The point is, limited sales reach + having to pay someone to build your stuff = premium pricing, in any industry.

Jess

Author Topic: Lane1 argument in a nutshell (Read 4726 times)

Gazoo

Lane1 argument in a nutshell

rackattack

Re: Lane1 argument in a nutshell

rackattack

Re: Lane1 argument in a nutshell

JessN16

Re: Lane1 argument in a nutshell