Just curious, why don't custom leather makers raise their prices ?

ozshadow · October 14th, 2007, 06:34 PM

The supply seems to fall far short of the demand here, which causes both the makers and the purchasers headaches. Why not raise prices to lower the demand. They would just have to keep adjusting price increases up until it balances.

The result for the makers would be to make as much or more money by making fewer holsters, more time for customer service, less customers to have to deal with. The purchaser would get their order faster and better customer service as well, due to the decreased workload of the maker.

OPFOR · October 14th, 2007, 06:39 PM

Shhhhhhh!!!!! Have you lost your mind?

T. Kanaley · October 14th, 2007, 07:28 PM

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Originally Posted by ozshadow

The supply seems to fall far short of the demand here, which causes both the makers and the purchasers headaches. Why not raise prices to lower the demand. They would just have to keep adjusting price increases up until it balances.

The result for the makers would be to make as much or more money by making fewer holsters, more time for customer service, less customers to have to deal with. The purchaser would get their order faster and better customer service as well, due to the decreased workload of the maker.

And to those who then find they can't afford the product and because of that are denied access to the best equipment for their defensive needs possible....well......just let them eat cake! Right?

Thumper · October 14th, 2007, 07:35 PM

Because then they would be "used car salesmen"!

ozshadow · October 14th, 2007, 07:37 PM

Nope. You could have just said it was for altruistic reasons.

I personally would love to give thousands of dollars to St. Jude and the Shriners Hospitals for Children, but I simply cannot.

I know even Milt Sparks has a wait, but even so, you guys are better suited to handle the load. Take any one-man shop that makes an excellent product for too low of a price, and his sidejob/hobby can suddenly explode into a nightmare of overwhelming orders.

goawayfarm · October 14th, 2007, 08:09 PM

[Sarcasm]
Maybe Hillary can help....................

She wants universal health care that everybody else will pay for, maybe we can get a gubmint program that will subsidize custom holsters for us......
[/sarcasm]

QKShooter · October 14th, 2007, 08:20 PM

Mostly because even though they are comparatively small custom shops they are still in competition with the larger and more production type holster makers.
If the price difference is too much higher then many people will just grab a production leather rig and "Oh...Well" live with it.
Also most holster makers are some of the greatest people in the world and they are honestly not out to crook people.

jarhead79 · October 14th, 2007, 08:21 PM

To be perfectly honest, in my experience, raising the price does absolutely nothing to demand. I thought I'd see a difference, but there has been no slowing to be seen.

Ghettokracker71 · October 14th, 2007, 08:22 PM

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Originally Posted by OPFOR

Shhhhhhh!!!!! Have you lost your mind?

I know right

ozshadow · October 14th, 2007, 08:40 PM

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To be perfectly honest, in my experience, raising the price does absolutely nothing to demand. I thought I'd see a difference, but there has been no slowing to be seen.

That might be because your work is so highly valued that you do not realize how much so.

There is always a price that will bend the curve. It takes time to find. Small changes are a good thing. Eventually you will hit a price where orders take a turn. If you raised prices to $500 a holster, I think you would see a dramatic difference in demand (no, I am not advocating this, just using it as an extreme example)

I can appreciate the reasoning for Milt Sparks, but I do wish he had said it a bit differently.

October 14th, 2007, 06:34 PM	#1
ozshadow Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: SE Michigan Posts: 114	Just curious, why don't custom leather makers raise their prices ? The supply seems to fall far short of the demand here, which causes both the makers and the purchasers headaches. Why not raise prices to lower the demand. They would just have to keep adjusting price increases up until it balances. The result for the makers would be to make as much or more money by making fewer holsters, more time for customer service, less customers to have to deal with. The purchaser would get their order faster and better customer service as well, due to the decreased workload of the maker.

October 14th, 2007, 06:39 PM	#2
OPFOR VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Baghdad Posts: 2,758	Shhhhhhh!!!!! Have you lost your mind? __________________ "It makes no difference what men think of war, said the judge. War endures. As well ask men what they think of stone. War was always here. Before man was, war waited for him. The ultimate trade awaiting its ultimate practitioner. That is the way it was and will be. That way and not some other way."

October 14th, 2007, 07:35 PM	#4
Thumper VIP Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Nevada Posts: 5,521	Because then they would be "used car salesmen"! __________________ USMC 1968-1971 ALWAYS carry! - NEVER tell! *"Don't go to stupid places, with stupid people, and do stupid things!"*

October 14th, 2007, 08:09 PM	#6
goawayfarm VIP Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Fork Union, Virginia Posts: 2,259	[Sarcasm] Maybe Hillary can help.................... She wants universal health care that everybody else will pay for, maybe we can get a gubmint program that will subsidize custom holsters for us...... [/sarcasm] __________________ Quemadmodum gladius neminem occidit, occidentis telum est.-Seneca "If you carry a gun, people will call you paranoid. If I have a gun, what do I have to be paranoid about?" -Clint Smith "An unarmed man can only flee from evil, and evil is not overcome by fleeing from it." -Jeff Cooper

October 14th, 2007, 08:20 PM	#7
QKShooter Assistant Administrator Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Off Of The X Posts: 23,395	Mostly because even though they are comparatively small custom shops they are still in competition with the larger and more production type holster makers. If the price difference is too much higher then many people will just grab a production leather rig and *"Oh...Well"* live with it. Also most holster makers are some of the greatest people in the world and they are honestly not out to crook people. __________________ Liberty/Tyranny ___________________________ The Day The Moon Stood Still. Be Happy! *http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P5lQDdegr2s*

October 14th, 2007, 07:37 PM	#5
ozshadow Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: SE Michigan Posts: 114	Nope. You could have just said it was for altruistic reasons. I personally would love to give thousands of dollars to St. Jude and the Shriners Hospitals for Children, but I simply cannot. I know even Milt Sparks has a wait, but even so, you guys are better suited to handle the load. Take any one-man shop that makes an excellent product for too low of a price, and his sidejob/hobby can suddenly explode into a nightmare of overwhelming orders.

October 14th, 2007, 08:21 PM	#8
jarhead79 Distinguished Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Stansbury Park, UT Posts: 1,296	To be perfectly honest, in my experience, raising the price does absolutely nothing to demand. I thought I'd see a difference, but there has been no slowing to be seen. __________________ Sig P239 9mm Bersa Thunder.45 Ruger SP101 .38 SPL Glock 36 (night sites) UBG Holsters current wait time as of 7-16-2009: 3-5 weeks.

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