van stall up $50.00

[fishpoopoo]

[shadow]

see I heard it was going to be a $80 increase so now $50 sounds ALITTLE better not much but alittle.

[lurch]

Has the technology changed in the 100,150,200 and 250 reels? If the technology has not changed the price should stay the same or even drop.

Am i wrong??

I can understand the higher cost of the saltiga reels as they have new and possibly better components but if the components in the VS are the same why the higher cost???

[BigFish]

I am sure the cost of materials (metal) goes along way when pricing! For that much money you can keep them!

Aluminum or stainless I think=precious metals!

[Clogston29]

Gotta consider that they cater to a niche, high end market and can't price things low and make their profit in quantity. How many reels can they really sell in a given year? They last a long time too so they don't get as many repeat customers either.

[Rockport24]

that's a good point clog, and I don't think an extra $50 is going to sway anybody that is planning on spending $700+ on a reel.

[vanstaal]

VS reels in retrospect is no different than paying 20.+ dollars for a Habs plug I think the money we pay for a premium plugsis crazy but if that is what you want than u r going to pay for the good stuff.

[Mike P]

Originally Posted by Clogston29

Gotta consider that they cater to a niche, high end market and can't price things low and make their profit in quantity. How many reels can they really sell in a given year? They last a long time too so they don't get as many repeat customers either.

This is Zebco/Quantum we're talking about. They sell more reels than anyone Van Staal represents a very small fraction of their overall manufacturing, and they don't need a huge profit margain on them.

Charging what the market will bear is something else, and you can't blame a company for doing that. Let the market decide if they're overpriced.

[tattoobob]

Originally Posted by lurch

Has the technology changed in the 100,150,200 and 250 reels? If the technology has not changed the price should stay the same or even drop.

Am i wrong??

I can understand the higher cost of the saltiga reels as they have new and possibly better components but if the components in the VS are the same why the higher cost???

With in the last year copper and aluminum has tripled in price maybe even more, I was turning in scrap copper and getting $3.50 a pound, turn in 100 pounds that's $350.00. for trash basically. so I can understand the cost increase. but that is why I have bought all mine used and saved a ton of money. A VS250B just sold for $150.00 on SOL 2 days ago.

[FisherTim]

I heard about the increase, so I got my 2nd vs yesterday while I could save the $50!!