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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Major Dad wrote:
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!
I like your arguments above - makes good sense. IMO it does not detract from the point I was making in regard to where to set the price point, but since neither of us are really privy to the exact profit margin, we will just have to leave it at that. I wish we were face to face to debate this further but I now have to go off and do some work. :(
