Daystate and FX don't deserve to be grouped together or even mentioned in the same sentence IMO. Daystate is worlds apart from FX in terms of quality control. In addition to that, if prices rise, well...sales will decline. They are doing business backwards, with a name brand and design being out for some time prices should become CHEAPER as you develop relationships and find better sources for parts...not the other way around. JMO and I am glad I am not a supporter of either brands.I implore you to do the same and not support either company in their ventures...-Matt
Just got an email from Straight Shooters about FX and Daystate guns are going to have a raise in price coming in September. Sounds like if you want to get one you guys better jump on it soon. Not sure how much the prices will rise but still more money none the less.
Maybe it's a reverse marking strategy to get folks whom are on the fence about buying one to buy now before the prices go up.
Quote from: USAFANG67 on August 18, 2017, 06:30:50 PMMaybe it's a reverse marking strategy to get folks whom are on the fence about buying one to buy now before the prices go up.Worked on me Had a deal fall through on a used Daystate Regal, so this suckered me in to buying a new one in a week or two.
The manufacturer's profit margins are probably very healthy. The greatest threat to the profitability of these companies is not price degradation, it's the ever-increasing cost of general liability insurance and worker's comp insurance, and the ever increasing cost of employee benefits (read health insurance). You can't buy that cheaply, in China or any place else. So your gun costs more because the insurance company's execs want a bigger bonus? Possibly. Probably.
The cost of doing business in the UK is much higher than here in the US. Taxes on business and individuals are very high. With recent economic events and the burden of social programs in the UK it is very difficult to maintain profitability.
author=Tonykarter The manufacturer's profit margins are probably very healthy. The greatest threat to the profitability of these companies is not price degradation, it's the ever-increasing cost of general liability insurance and worker's comp insurance, and the ever increasing cost of employee benefits (read health insurance). You can't buy that cheaply, in China or any place else. So your gun costs more because the insurance company's execs want a bigger bonus? Possibly. Probably.
And since I'm a SPA fan, howzabout a honest-to-gosh rifle-looking PCP with the tube surrounding the barrel?