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It is the result of 22 years of research.savvypaul wrote: ↑Fri Jan 06, 2023 1:38 pm Would you like to buy a fuse for £4200?
https://www.futureshop.co.uk/quantum-sc ... mains-fuse
That's the 3rd model. The Veblen model.savvypaul wrote: ↑Fri Jan 06, 2023 1:38 pmCorrect. Would you like to buy a fuse for £4200?Berty bass wrote: ↑Fri Jan 06, 2023 1:21 pm I guess there's two pricing models. The - 'how much do we need to charge to ensure we make our desired margin?' model, and the 'how much can we get away with charging when compared with the competition'? model.
https://www.futureshop.co.uk/quantum-sc ... mains-fuse
I'd put 'pretty things' in the Veblen category. I'd put that fuse in the piss take category.Lindsayt wrote: ↑Fri Jan 06, 2023 5:44 pmThat's the 3rd model. The Veblen model.savvypaul wrote: ↑Fri Jan 06, 2023 1:38 pmCorrect. Would you like to buy a fuse for £4200?Berty bass wrote: ↑Fri Jan 06, 2023 1:21 pm I guess there's two pricing models. The - 'how much do we need to charge to ensure we make our desired margin?' model, and the 'how much can we get away with charging when compared with the competition'? model.
https://www.futureshop.co.uk/quantum-sc ... mains-fuse
Which the Techie 1200 isn't in yet.
Think this has a lot to do with the power of the Internet and bake offs. There is a realisation that the entrenched beliefs from past decades about the superiority of the LP12 and belt drives in general had no foundation.
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