tH3_Guy wrote:Anybody notice price just keeps going up and up and up or is it just tackle warehouse?
Example: crazy cranker 270 at time of costal review ( 300)
Cc still 270
Coastal now 330
Type R was 400 at time of review 4-17-11 now its 440
Was eyeing it lately past few weeks when it was 430.
If was exhange rate type r rate is sure higher
While the cc has not moved last few years.
Closest thing to shimano line up going up is moving curado to chronarch name. Maybe more but just more subtle that i have not notice it.....
If it keeps up at this rate im moving part of my 401k to daiwa reels higher return rate then bonds
This topic has been discussed many times...
- MIJ Shimano went the same route with the Core, Stella, Calcutta, as a few examples...the Maylasian made ones are less $$$, but some argue that the current offerings are not as good as previous generations...a debate that is really not "debatable" with the Chronarch line-up.
- OEM shared platforms with slight variations of color, designs, etc...otherwise re-badged OEM made in just about any country outside of the U.S., Japan, Sweden, and any other 1st World/high cost of living countries - will likely be much cheaper in their pricing (and some say not quite on par quality-wise either).
- Retail MSRP is not necessarily a true reflection of wholesale cost to the distributor/seller...so we really don't know how much "true cost" has gone up?
My two cents.
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