chainsaw prices
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The contract doesn't stipulate pricing. Stihl distributors are wholesalers and dealers are the retailers. MSRP or DSRP is suggested pricing, but not mandatory because it is against the law to fix prices. Obviously Stihl would like for their dealers to maintain DSRP to maintain the profitability and image as a premium brand. Once you start discounting it left and right, it becomes a price war amongst dealers. In the end, the STIHL brand will suffer, and the dealers will suffer because nobody is making money. Then it becomes another commodity, ie Homelite.
It would be ridiculous for dealers to sell whole goods at above MSRP but some do and get away with it.
srb08
Doesn't play well with others
They can sell for whatever price they want. Higher or lower. They can advertise list price or above but nothing below MAP pricing. Having a relationship with a dealer pays off. I paid list for my first Stihl and the last one I purchased was a 261CM...$525 out the door with all the ones in between being less than list to some degree or another.
Terry Syd
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Husqvarna 'Homeowner' saws in Oz - http://www.husqvarna.com/au/products/chainsaws/husqvarna-chainsaws-for-homeowners/
Husqvarna 'Professional' saws in Oz - http://www.husqvarna.com/au/products/professional-chainsaws/husqvarna-proffesional-chainsaws/
Chinese saw, free postage - http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/New-52CC...14?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_15&hash=item53feef6516
Husqvarna 'Professional' saws in Oz - http://www.husqvarna.com/au/products/professional-chainsaws/husqvarna-proffesional-chainsaws/
Chinese saw, free postage - http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/New-52CC...14?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_15&hash=item53feef6516
Duke Thieroff
Fill your hands, you SOB!
I see, thanks for clarifying some of the finer points of the business for me!
I'm just a used parts guy, never got into the whole dealership thing yet.
I'm happy where I'm at!
Chris
Nate66n1
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Hell my dealer that I buy almost everything from told me this week he could sell me a new 660 cheaper then he could sell me the 460 that he still has on the shelf. Sucks because I'd really love to have that 460 damn it lol
Big_Wood
westcoast dweller
the dealers here charge $950 for a 550xp. if that ain't rape i don't know what is. i know they charged $920 for a 346 when they were on the shelves. these prices are before taxes 
needless to say, i would forfeit my warranty on a new saw and buy one from the states. not sure why these pricks charge so much more. 
needless to say, i would forfeit my warranty on a new saw and buy one from the states. not sure why these pricks charge so much more.
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woodf
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exactly
MS 201 €440 + tax 24% , dealer price. All those homeowner/pro models like ms 170 , 180 , 250, 241 , 260 , 261 , 362 sells very well.
I think I have the dealer with the best prices around. I drive about an hour to PA to see him and past about 3 dealers but it's worth it.
$550 201t
$900 ms660 r
$560 362
Those were my prices with bars out the door as my saws are for farm use only so no tax
$550 201t
$900 ms660 r
$560 362
Those were my prices with bars out the door as my saws are for farm use only so no tax
Nate66n1
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Yea those are some good prices, a little lower then my local dealer
ReggieT
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As many already know, I am a Stihl dealer.
I can sell for any price I want.
I can print price tags and modify the price using a program available on a Stihl website for dealers.
On the website where you can reserve a saw in my store it states in the small print that the price listed is MSRP and the price at the store may differ from MSRP.
I sell my saws at MSRP and I will special order any saw and have it within a week.
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I can sell for any price I want.
I can print price tags and modify the price using a program available on a Stihl website for dealers.
On the website where you can reserve a saw in my store it states in the small print that the price listed is MSRP and the price at the store may differ from MSRP.
I sell my saws at MSRP and I will special order any saw and have it within a week.
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Prices in Japan are a lot higher as well, roughly double in the case of Husqvarnas. One of the reasons why there aren't any brand new saws in my shed.
Parallel imports (at approx. 60% of list price) are blooming but also risky as there is no warranty.
Parallel imports (at approx. 60% of list price) are blooming but also risky as there is no warranty.
KiwiKen
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Stihl are comparatively cheap in the USA compared to most other countries, probably because it is a major market and there is plenty of competition. Prices are double or more in New Zealand, Australia, Norway etc.
In fact Woodf (#29 above) gives a European price - "MS 201 €440 + tax 24%" which is substantially more than I'd pay here in New Zealand.
However if that was a big problem Stihl wouldn't be in business. The fact is this company makes solid reliable chainsaws. I am impressed with their local dealers - all mom and pop shops (NZ is a small country) because every Stihl shop is so clean you could eat off the floor. Same goes for the workshop.
In fact Woodf (#29 above) gives a European price - "MS 201 €440 + tax 24%" which is substantially more than I'd pay here in New Zealand.
However if that was a big problem Stihl wouldn't be in business. The fact is this company makes solid reliable chainsaws. I am impressed with their local dealers - all mom and pop shops (NZ is a small country) because every Stihl shop is so clean you could eat off the floor. Same goes for the workshop.
The real question here is: What is the actual cost to dealers for a particular model?
Obviously the dealer needs to make a profit
Obviously the dealer needs to make a profit
The question is: What is the actual cost to dealers of a particular model?
Obviously dealers to make a profit
Sorry for the double post
Obviously dealers to make a profit
Sorry for the double post
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woodf
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Finland price , forest country,and it is the normal price in my area. How much you pay in New Zealand ? . ( MS 200 was a lot cheaper when I bought it in 2010) Good price/quality and performance.
older model MS 260 was €399 with tax , special offer a month ago.
Prices are aligned along the average purchasing power (or willingness to purchase) of people in the respective market. The manufacturer can even allow or even encourage distribution and sales incurring losses in one market as long as there are other markets where he earns good profits. Huge markets also allow cheaper shipping and intermediate storage which alone, however, would not explain how Husqvarna parallel imports from the US cost less than half of what customers pay at dealers' outlets in Japan after being shipped twice. The US is presently the marketing battlefield for the few brands left, resulting in cutthroat pricing.
Thanks for answering some of the issues I brought up earlier, however,,,
I just started through the process of reserving a BT25 planting auger. How many steps do I have to go through before I see the fine print? They aren't going to get me to commit to buy without a firm price are they? Is it after they get my credit card information or before. It does show DSRP next to the price but one starts out with check price no fine print.
It would seem to me you would need more than just a program to make authentic looking custom price tags.
Over the years I have had little need for parts for chainsaws, brush cutters and the like the companies discussed on this forum deal in. However It is unsettling to know or at least infer that it is an anything goes on parts pricing as I have been there as I imagine others have on other mechanical items.
