Yikes - price hikes

clearblue · Post by **clearblue** » Tue Jun 27, 2006 10:58 am

I was checking the latest prices at MF and found they've raised their prices on Rickenbackers. I had saved a week old price check on the 620 and 360 and the 620 is up $250 and the 360 is up $300.

gill · Post by **gill** » Tue Jun 27, 2006 11:19 am

Yeah, looks like they are across the board...a 330 a month ago was $999 and now its $1279.

Gill

johnhall · Post by **johnhall** » Tue Jun 27, 2006 11:45 am

Must be supply and demand . . . they order a bunch and sell a bunch, but never get enough from us to keep up.

ozover50 · Post by **ozover50** » Tue Jun 27, 2006 1:03 pm

Quote from Fuller Vintage Guitar ads on Gbase:

"*****DUE TO THE GREAT DEMAND AND LIMITED AVAILABILITY OF RICKENBACKER GUITARS AND BASSES, WE WILL NOT BE ACCEPTING PRICE MATCH REQUESTS.******"

Seller's market at the moment.......

35012 · Post by **35012** » Tue Jun 27, 2006 2:46 pm

If MF is to be believed, then the 360 is the 6th best selling hollowbody and the 4003 is the best selling base at the moment, so maybe they have a good reason for their price hikes.

kkm · Post by **kkm** » Tue Jun 27, 2006 5:10 pm

yeah i saw that. i find that odd that a higher end bass like the 4003 would be a best seller.

usually a budget beginner's models sell way more.

eggman · Post by **eggman** » Wed Jun 28, 2006 1:08 am

Howdy,

At the risk of making myself very unpopular, I'd like to say that john Hall has been spoiling us with comparatively low prices! Perhaps the price hikes (be it from RIC or various dealers) will contribute to a few more Ricks being left for enthusiasts like us!

Eggman

steverok · Post by **steverok** » Wed Jun 28, 2006 3:40 am

I can't see this as a good thing.

clearblue · Post by **clearblue** » Wed Jun 28, 2006 6:12 am

I think MF will see Rickenbacker sales slow down considerably. They had some of the best prices. They now have some of the highest.

gill · Post by **gill** » Wed Jun 28, 2006 7:04 am

Yes, the highest...

I know local dealers in the Seattle area closely monitor websites like MF for their pricing strategies, so, it seems very possible that they will in turn increase their prices as well.

Gill

kennyhowes · Post by **kennyhowes** » Wed Jun 28, 2006 7:16 am

By the way, we (R.I.C.) did not raise our prices.

jwilli · Post by **jwilli** » Wed Jun 28, 2006 7:19 am

Thank you Kenny. I (M.E) am happy.

clearblue · Post by **clearblue** » Wed Jun 28, 2006 9:00 am

I'm happy too. I knew it was only MF because I'd have heard it from the other (smaller) dealers.

simer4001 · Post by **simer4001** » Wed Jun 28, 2006 10:52 am

I'm happy to Kenny!

I don't really know why... but I'm happy!

kennyhowes · Post by **kennyhowes** » Thu Jun 29, 2006 5:04 am

I sure am glad that you guys are happy.