jbeech
rrAdvertiser
Location: Sanford, FL (Orlando area)
| Rbush,
Not touch a Pantera with a 10 foot pole? That's entirely your business and while I'm sorry you have taken this position, which in my opinion is akin to cutting off your nose to spite your face, allow me to present some facts in an attempt to educate you about your very own Kingdom.
First off, to compare prices of main frames displays an elementary lack of research on your part. No offense, but main frames for the Pantera hardly ever break, whilst for the Sceadu you'll break the radio tray if you look at them funny. Similarly, Raptor frames will typically be equipped with an optional carbon fiber base plate because the forward mounting point of the main landing gear display a proclivity to fracture (rather easily in fact). And since you've conveniently left out one of the more popular 50-class helis in the market, the TRex600, a set of those 3-piece carbon frames can shatter in a crash and cost quite a bit more than 100 bucks to replace!
Click this to see what dealers and customers have to say for basic survivability of a Pantera.
Irregardless, you are asking me to comment on the business practices of a distributor thouands of miles away from us, which brings me to my second point. I really don't know what you expect me to do about pricing in the UK. Simply put, in the UK there are completely different economic conditions versus those encountered in the USA. At its most basic level, for example, the Crown subjects citizens to a VAT of 17.5% (I believe), which we don't subject our citizens to (here in the USA). Then there are other duties, etc.
Furthermore, we operate quite a lean ship (businesswise with respect to overhead) and thus, to compare Genesis Hobby Distributor to J. Perkins is not just ludicrous but probably unfair to that long established UK distributor. Why? Because they have been in business quite a bit longer - and are probably smarter than us to boot! Add to that, perhaps the margins J. Perkins allow stockists in the UK is different as well, etc. Have you considered these basic issues?
Frankly, and I mean no offense, but since you live in the UK, it's distressing to see you displaying a rather appalling ignorance of the basic economic conditions of life in the Kingdom (on a world wide forum no less). Further to this, while you may be embarrassed by this presentation of elementary facts, I hasten to remind you of this . . . you "chose" to call me out in public! You could, quite frankly, have availed yourself of RunRyder's excellent PM facility to ask me these questions in private. Instead you elected to make a public display of yourself. Finally, not to put too fine a point on it, how else would you have me explain this rather obvious situation once you've raised it in public where I now must respond? Hence, you have only yourself to blame.
Finally - my advice. Instead of storming off in a huff about how you wouldn't touch a Pantera with a 10-foot pole, or arrogantly deriding the business practices of an established, well regarded, and quite venerable UK hobby distributor, perhaps you should gather your facts and approach J.Perkins to present your information. Also, for what it's worth, I'd advise you to mind your tone with them as well because Mr. Perkins and Son don't easily suffer fools either!
Regards,
John Beech - GM (and janitor)
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