Should Jon and I buy Bosendorfer 230VC today??
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Now, let’s talk practical effects….
So a $200K Bosendorfer just became $220K. (Not really, since the tariffs are on wholesale, and not to give away our deep dark secrets, but wholesale is less than retail bet a significant amount). But… Will $20K make the Bosendorfer customer to go Steinway instead? I doubt it.
Those $150 Nike’s just became $165. A few Toyotas just went from$40K to $44K. I honestly don’t see much of a change in spending habits.
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So we still pay the tax but it doesn’t help the domestic companies?
I do think at the margin it makes a difference and a 10% tariff will translate to more than 10% at the register.
The whole reason we call them illegal aliens is because they’re subject to our laws.
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10% tariff? If the US consumer is lucky.
Trump and “his team” are telling us 25% tariff on everything from here - including those 4.2 million bbls/day (as of 3 January 2025) of oil we ship to those heavy oil refineries on your Gulf of Mexico coast.
and here:
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So we still pay the tax but it doesn’t help the domestic companies?
I do think at the margin it makes a difference and a 10% tariff will translate to more than 10% at the register.
@jon-nyc said in Should Jon and I buy Bosendorfer 230VC today??:
So we still pay the tax but it doesn’t help the domestic companies?
I do think at the margin it makes a difference and a 10% tariff will translate to more than 10% at the register.
It really depends on the margin of the items. Shorter margin items will likely see a +10% increase, but not by that much. Maybe 12% ppm a Samsung TV, for instance. But on a higher margin type of purchase, my guess is that it’s between 5-7% increase.
I would guess that my (or Rich’s) selling price on a Bosie 230VC including local sales tax will still be less than a 230VC sold in London with a 20% VAT.
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Gloss, but I personally prefer the matte finish. Bosie’s matte is unique.
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Good thing I don't have to make such a decision. I can only afford the decal and that negates all the finish anxiety stuff.
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Good thing I don't have to make such a decision. I can only afford the decal and that negates all the finish anxiety stuff.
@Jolly 555
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@Jolly would you prefer the logo in brass or nickel?
@LuFins-Dad said in Should Jon and I buy Bosendorfer 230VC today??:
@Jolly would you prefer the logo in brass or nickel?
Pearl is not an option?
(@LuFins-Dad take this back to Bosie/Yamaha HQ; may turn out to be a $multimillion idea.)
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