Why are teardrops so expensive?
I have found that literally every teardrop trailer i've seen seems to be way overpriced. I'm talking about the Little Guys or the T@B's and other similar ones. Compared to travel trailers, you get a l...
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The market (as long as market failure is not present) sets the price. In that context, if you want to say the supplier is "greedy" for selling a product for what the market will bear, then the consumer is just as greedy for trying to purchase something for less than the market price. I see no moral issues here; we're talking about travel trailers (wants), not life-saving medications (needs). Consumers and suppliers are both motivated by self-interest, and those competing interests in the marketplace are what sets price and production levels. It is tempting to ascribe "greed" to this process when a market doesn't produce something for the prices you want, but I can assure you that I never called myself "greedy" when I bought my trailer for an incredibly low price in 2008!
IOW, understanding how demand, supply, and pricing works helps consumers make better choices (in this case teardrop trailers), and I certainly support that!
X2. It's funny how companies are always considered "greedy" for charging what people will pay, but buyers are never greedy for shopping for a good deal. Using that philosophy I guess anyone who buys Xmas decos at 75% off after Xmas is greedy too.
