Doody :

You have been your usual pragmatic self and all you say is valued.
My point was that this forum has talked down the prices of its own equipment.

Items here in the UK will generally still sell for more on eBay than in our own restaurant and my example is proof of that.
Sure the man in the street is far more knowledgeable today, come the internet, than he was just a few years ago but he knows what is fair and what he wants to, and will, pay.

Retailer keep prices high because they have to make a profit, whereas, sellers of their own (once new) equipment can only make a loss.

Here 40% of retail is seen as excessive for something still current, yet only 2/3 years old.
So, if that is true ( 40% ) wouldn't it indicate the fault lays elsewhere ? ie. In the retail price. I think not. We will still want to buy M's latest, upto date and beyond, offering regardless of price - should it meet all of our requirements.


Holtz'.