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sixsceptres
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Aug 16, 2016
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crimsontongue
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sixsceptresThat's kinda weird though - is mass drop more popular than county comm? If they wanted more sales wouldn't they keep it cheaper on their own website? They had a limited pre-production run at a discount as a promotion, and it's an unfortunate coincidence the promo ended and the price went up.
If you continue to look back at the web history you'll see the price actually fluctuates a lot - for example nov last year goes from $48 to $59 https://web.archive.org/web/20151112012745/http://www.countycomm.com/aaati.html https://web.archive.org/web/20151205115313/http://www.countycomm.com/aaati.html
If you continue to look back at the web history you'll see the price actually fluctuates a lot - for example nov last year goes from $48 to $59 https://web.archive.org/web/20151112012745/http://www.countycomm.com/aaati.html https://web.archive.org/web/20151205115313/http://www.countycomm.com/aaati.html
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This is an archive of the product page for this flashlight from CountyComm on August 5th, 2016: (https://web.archive.org/web/20160805082814/http://www.countycomm.com/aaati.html). If you visit the same product page today, you’ll notice that they’ve inflated the sale price from $49.95 to $59.95: (http://www.countycomm.com/aaati.html) to bolster their claim that “Massdrop does have the best price & value on the internet for this pre production limited run”.
So what they’re saying is technically true and it’s any company’s prerogative to set a price for their commodities that they think accurately reflects market conditions. However, it’s also disingenuous to engage in misleading hand-waving like this instead of addressing legitimate customer concerns about sales vs. MSRP pricing.
I’m not exaggerating when I say that I own a dozen Maratac flashlights of various makes and models. I literally own this very light. It’s fantastic, it’s my daily EDC light, and I’ve recommended it countless times. But this is a bad look, CountyComm. Your pricing is typically fair and I it’s great that you’re using the Massdrop platform. And yes, you're still offering what is, ostensibly, a "good deal" on this flashlight vs. MSRP. But what you’ve done here is disappointing and I will take it into consideration when making future decisions as a consumer and will encourage others to do the same.