2kwik2c
Senior Heliman
Location: Chino Hills, USA
My Posts This: Topic Forum | My next question would be how's MRC doing in regards to the sale of Turbulence D3s, are they doing well enough that they are selling like every week or month? I can say that the SDX is doing well considering the good price and number of peple buying this kit. But for those who are looking for a 90 size, there' isn't any other Hirobo 90s out there that's within reach of a normal salaryman.
I'm thinking that MRC would have done it the opposite way by having the Turbulence D3 the special order item and keep the Freya EVO 90 line. Wouldn't MRC lose more money by buying bulk orders of D3s and not have many people buy them because they're steep in price? As Ben mentioned what's the point of keeping a model if you can't even sell them? Again Ben have mentioned our economy isn't in great shape and many people would rather hold on to their money or find bargains to stretch their dollar. For a retail market price of $1499.99 for the D3 and $799.99 for the Freya EVO 90, I'd say the most rational way would be to buy the $799.99 Freya EVO 90. People nowadays are becoming more practical. If I was a person looking for a good quality 90 size heli that I can use while the economy is bad, I'd rather spend it on the Freya EVO 90 and have the other remaining $700 to buy the engine and servos, etc. When the ecomony goes bad and you have other priorities in life besides this hobby then you whole prespective changes. It's not going to be all about performance, newer model, newer techonology etc. It's all about stretching your hard earned dollar while still having fun and keeping your hobby.
Let's look at the Video Games Console wars in the late 2000. Sony Playstation 3, Microsoft Xbox360 and Nintendo Wii. Before all of these game consoles were released to the public there's was a big hype about the new Playstation 3 and Xbox 360 about being faster performance, Blu-ray/HD DVD capability, built-in wifi, better 1080I/P video resolution, etc.etc. Basically we're talking about the whole bells and whistles. Nintendo however have the Wii which is basically a simple game console without all the bells and whistles. Nintendo's market strategy is about fun-factor at a reasonable price. When all of these systems came out to all to the store shelves, Sony and Microsoft were shocked and surprised that the public bought more Nintendo Wiis than their own game consoles. They're market predictions were totally wrong. The Playstation 3 was price at $599.99 upon release; the Xbox360 was $499.99 upon release; the Nintendo Wii was at $299.99 upon release. The public has spoken and decided to get the Wii. The person working for Sony and the main guy for marketing the Playstation was fired because of this miscalculation. Sony was the front runner of video game consoles with their Playstation 2, but fell back miserably with their Playstation 3.
Bottom line is that the market and consumers are unpredictable. You got to see and feel for yourselves what's out there and put yourselves in the consumers shoes. Not just advertise and say this is better than the old one, but the new one will be more pricey. Then I'd rather go with the old model and still have fun with it. Its not all about newer technology, its about what consumers can reach. Out of the 90% Hirobo buyers out here in the US (this is beside overseas consumers who are also affected by this bad economy), I can say that only about 15-20% of them who are hardcore to the bones will keep patronizing Hirobo even though the market is bad because 1. they can probably afford $1500 - $3500 kits so money is no object or 2. they're sponsored or work for the company. But for the other 70% who are normal mid-class working people who can only afford a certain amount, then there will be no market for it. I would rather spend my hard earned money on something else other than Hirobo. If I were Hirobo, I would offer the kits that are within the reach of consumers as oppose to offering the latest and greatest kit that cannot be bought by medial earning consumers yearning for a good, quality heli.
As for the 2 ~ 3 weeks of waiting for a special ordered Freya EVO 90, I'd rather get a JR or go back to Align whom I know have kits and parts readily available. I think that move will be the cause of MRC and Hirobo's demise should they continue this practice. |
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