Daiwa Reel Pricing

[jtesch]

is it me, I don't remember new  Daiwa reels being sold on auction sites at prices considerably less than list. Tatulas can be had at 33% discounts. Daiwa and Shimano always sold for list or very close. A new trend for Daiwa that makes me wonder what direction they are heading

[gulfcaptain]

Well, when I worked in a tackle store (94/95), some of Diawa's rods and reels were way marked up, sometimes 125% above cost.  

[rippin-lips]

I've seen the prices on certain Daiwa rods and reels that my local shop gets them for. That's him getting it from a distributor also. So there's a markup from what they get them for, and then he adds a markup on top of that. A Tatula is like $70 at his cost. It's the same at my business. I pay X for a piece of jewelry and usually double to quadruple the price.

[QUAKEnSHAKE]

Allow the market to determine the value sounds good to me. Basically price fixing an item MAP not allowing it to be sold but at a certain most often higher price doest make that item any better.

[new2BC4bass]

Don't know why, but I am glad.  A $200 reel is something I can't afford very often...and hate paying.  $130 for a $200 reel goes down a lot easier. 

 

I'm also glad the size of the Tatula or its weight bothers some.  I get a like new one for even less. 

 

Speaking of Daiwa pricing, it wasn't that long ago some people were claiming a Daiwa below $250 wasn't equal to its competitor's offerings in the same price range, and was to be avoided.  I feel my cheapest reel.....which also happens to be a Daiwa....was a great buy at $30 new on closeout.  Even at full price the Procaster 100HN was, and is, a solid reel, IMHO.

[jtesch]

I just don't remember being able to buy a current model at a discounted rate like you can now. Other brands, yes. But not Daiwa or Shimano. Even higher end reels like the Zillion T3 and the Ballistic EX can be had at a big discount and they are basically brand new models. I just find it odd