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ken0042 · 07-27-2007, 07:14 AM

Keep in mind the markup each time from Monster. Let's take your $230 cable as an example.

FS sells it for $230, but they buy it for $100.
Some distributor in Vancouver buys it for $50, and sells it to FS for $100.
When Monster sells it to the distributor, they use half of the $50 for marketing. Another $10 of the price goes into changing the design every year.

So they are both selling a $15 cable- and they both bought the cable from a factory in China for $3. Monoprice doesn't worry about advertising, overhead, retail location considerations, etc. It could all be run from 5 guys in a warehouse in an LA suburb.

07-27-2007, 07:14 AM	#10
ken0042 Playboy Mansion Poolboy Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Close enough to make a beer run during a TV timeout Exp:	Keep in mind the markup each time from Monster. Let's take your $230 cable as an example. FS sells it for $230, but they buy it for $100. Some distributor in Vancouver buys it for $50, and sells it to FS for $100. When Monster sells it to the distributor, they use half of the $50 for marketing. Another $10 of the price goes into changing the design every year. So they are both selling a $15 cable- and they both bought the cable from a factory in China for $3. Monoprice doesn't worry about advertising, overhead, retail location considerations, etc. It could all be run from 5 guys in a warehouse in an LA suburb.