Dax Prices?

[crabdance]

I don't know if anyone noticed but That'sDax prices went up by about $50.00 a kit. To me, that's a pretty hefty jump all at once. Will the market or the competition hold up to that jump in price? I know that originally I had planned to buy my kit there because they had the best price.

I'm not "bad mouthing" Dax or anything like that. I've talked to Duane several times by email and he's a good guy. I'm just wondering what everyone thinks of the jump in price. What used to cost $218.00 a few days ago now cost $268.00.

I'm not saying that it's right or wrong... just wondering what everyone thinks?

(I hope this is in the right place)

 

[bbeards2]

Any response from a certain vendor?

 

[Scottm]

Being the shipping manager here at work, I use UPS software and several times a week I have to download the new rates. Last I knew Duane was making these kits that go with the motor so he could keep cost down, but with demand he may have to source it out.
I manufacture steel security bars. 12 ga 1¼ square steel tubing. 80 20foot sticks cost me almost $100 more this month than it did last month. The price of cardboard that I package my products in goes up 20% about every 6 months.
It's just doing business.
I suppose he has to pay Small Business taxes as well (that the Dem's are dying to raise).
Ya know, what was Henry Ford's first thoughts when he made his first car. Oh great now i can provide transportation to the masses, or oh boy I get to provide health care, stcok options, childcare, materinty leave, workmans comp, 2 weeks paid vactaion, 2 weeks paid sick days and keep a team of lawyers on hand to face lawsuits like sexual harassment because some jerk off employee can't keep his mouth shut and his hands to himself.
There's my 1 cents worth, the other cent got taxed.

 

[crabdance]

Being the shipping manager here at work, I use UPS software and several times a week I have to download the new rates. Last I knew Duane was making these kits that go with the motor so he could keep cost down, but with demand he may have to source it out.
I manufacture steel security bars. 12 ga 1¼ square steel tubing. 80 20foot sticks cost me almost $100 more this month than it did last month. The price of cardboard that I package my products in goes up 20% about every 6 months.
It's just doing business.
I suppose he has to pay Small Business taxes as well (that the Dem's are dying to raise).
Ya know, what was Henry Ford's first thoughts when he made his first car. Oh great now i can provide transportation to the masses, or oh boy I get to provide health care, stcok options, childcare, materinty leave, workmans comp, 2 weeks paid vactaion, 2 weeks paid sick days and keep a team of lawyers on hand to face lawsuits like sexual harassment because some jerk off employee can't keep his mouth shut and his hands to himself.
There's my 1 cents worth, the other cent got taxed.

Hi Scottm, I understand completely. I know that the price of business is going up all the time. It always does. Sorry the cost is going up for you as well. Guess I'm just frustrated a little. Everything is just going up so fast. It's hard to keep up, ya know? I wasn't trying to take a shot at Dax... it might have seemed that way but that's not what I meant. I was saving up for a kit and it was a shock that the price went up while I was trying to save up. I know that everyone has to pay the price for doing business, and Dax is no different. I was just surprised that a $200.00 kit went up by $50.00... that's all. ($$$ are approximate)

I agree with what you said about Henry Ford too. If only he knew where it would all end...

 

[HoughMade]

If there was a short supply and plenty of demand- I would think a guy was nuts if he did not raise his prices. I don't know if that is the case here.

In my profession, in some cases, my rates were the same for 5 or more years as costs went up- then I raise the rates close to market- and people complain.

These are businesses we are talking about, not some sort of non-profit engine distribution consortium. Profit is the motive. Good customer relations are very important and one key part to continued profit, but make no mistake that profit is the driving force. From where I sit, that is a good thing.

 

[turbo/chaos]

ok im not trying the be a vender on the post i am going to put up on this part

ok so please dont bash me for helping you guys out im not spaming im just puting it out there since i have contacts

ok you guys the time is now (i am leting only mbc members)

have the kits at a fixed price of $195 a pop thats with shiping price and tax but only one per person ok no i whant 2or 3 kits this is a one time deal

since every one whent up on prices all make it easy just pm me and all help you MBC guys out (only MBC)

hey moderators please dont bash me just take it to hart and see that i am just trying to help people out

thank you turbo chaos of Gaijin MB productions

 

[crabdance]

Good deal Turbo... I think it's a great deal. I can't do it myself because someone just gave me an engine kit. But I think anyone should grab that deal before it's gone. Great price!

 

[bbeards2]

I'm not trying to sound like a jerk here but maybe the company should look into fixed cost and variable cost I'm sure you guys understand how it works. Here is a formula that the dax team can use as a better way to change pricing rather than a 50 dollar increase on its products.
(Fixed Cost + Target income) Divided by (Contribution margin per unit) this should give you the amount you will need to increase each individual unit based on your expenses that are required. As business men you should understand that your margin of safety will provide you with a quick means of estimating at any levels of sale.
Margin of Safety= (Actual sales)-(break even sales)

 

[eljefino]

Guys these engines are just like commodities, they are priced upon replacement value. Apparantly it's harder to get them right now.

It's like complaining that a local gas station jacks their rates when a pipeline blows up in Nigeria, and that shouldn't affect prices for a couple of weeks. The inverse is also true; if a gas station owner is sitting on gas he overpaid for and everyone else goes down, he has to cut his loss or be "stranded" with that expensive gas when the volume seller goes down immediately.

Personally I'm going to buy a Kulana Moon dog and just set it aside; I can return it to WM in 90 days and it seems like a good buy right now. Mark my words I bet THEY are going to go up in price too... and not just the motor bike crowd.

Be HAPPY these things are so popular, it means more people are "getting it".

Personally my riding, as much fun as it is, is a political statement that "people should be riding these"... that I have chosen myself to be that rider is only a tangent to that belief.

 

[turbo/chaos]

Yeah gas is going up and that means everything will go up even wally world soon so get a bike for cheap while u can and get what u can get for cheap while it is there me im geting a ebike also just for the fact that it is goibng to be goping up in price very soon

 

[turbo/chaos]

Yep im at wal mart right know and the price of some bikes have already gone up 10 bucks sofar so yeah they are going up if you are asking how im doing this I am on a sidekick phone that has internet and a keyboard setup