Re: Deal: Canon EOS 5DS R Body $2099 (Reg $3699)
So what I said earlier is perhaps the fact:
Cant imagine anyone selling this for a loss as version 2 is nowhere in the horizon.
So a retailer has 3699-2099=$1600 mark up?? And Canon would perhaps have at least half of that 1600+800=2400.
3699-2400= $1299. Would that be the manufacturing cost of the camera? My math, assumptions wrong where?
But again, which poor country does it sell for 2099$. None.. Cameras are relatively cheap in USA (rich country) compared to the world (except HK, Singapore etc).
I think I agree with your 25% theory....
Mt Spokane Photography said:sanj said:But.. But.. Why would they be sold for a loss when they are current models? With all due respect, something does not sit well here with me.
They are not sold for a loss. The actual cost to make a camera is a fraction of the selling price. Its likely 25% or less. Canon can discount prices to poor countries and still profit, just not as much. There is value in keeping production rates up and having high end cameras even in poor countries where they really want to sell much lower priced cameras in huge quantities but have the nice ones available.
Canon makes the bulk of their profit by selling cameras to rich countries, but wants to sell them everywhere. Grey market sellers take advantage of that when they see a opportunity.
So what I said earlier is perhaps the fact:
Cant imagine anyone selling this for a loss as version 2 is nowhere in the horizon.
So a retailer has 3699-2099=$1600 mark up?? And Canon would perhaps have at least half of that 1600+800=2400.
3699-2400= $1299. Would that be the manufacturing cost of the camera? My math, assumptions wrong where?
But again, which poor country does it sell for 2099$. None.. Cameras are relatively cheap in USA (rich country) compared to the world (except HK, Singapore etc).
I think I agree with your 25% theory....
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