Sunday, July 21, 2024

P II: Prices

Fender's Player II instruments are now available at Swee Lee, do note the prices above. As expected, prices are not reflective of the corresponding US listings. This anxiety (of sorts) was mentioned some days ago: CLICK 

Why am I uptight with this? 
  • prices are going up, it's a cause for concern. Fender is looking for a reason to justify price hikes, launching a new series of instruments with 'different' features prove to be a good one. We all fall for this.
  • price disparity - US vs SG. Need some insights to understand why prices are as such; could a single / dominant factor be it? Can that be curbed so that it's a win-win outcome for both retailers & buyers? If it continues to favour the seller, why should we even support this when there are other instruments out there?
  • priced out - beginning players / students continue to be marginalized in this aspect. 
Pic: Fender

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