The Price Of FTD's
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The Price Of FTD's
What is the wholesale cost of FTD's.
That is what do the fan clubs pay?
That is what do the fan clubs pay?
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You seem to forget a few details. If you don't have a VAT /Tax number you have to obtain them through a third party ( they are taking their cuts too ), then in some cases the shipping overseas add to the cost and a lot of times Customs fees should be added.
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Im not against the clubs making their profit,I think its safe to say most of us are capitolists here,but the price does seem a bit high.To their credit,
the people who run this board seem very fair about what they charge.
In fact the next one I buy will be from them.What I want to know is
why does Graceland,Paul Dowling and others charge 6.00 and up
for shipping?
the people who run this board seem very fair about what they charge.
In fact the next one I buy will be from them.What I want to know is
why does Graceland,Paul Dowling and others charge 6.00 and up
for shipping?
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I heard the FTD cd's cost $10 wholesale. This of course doesn't factor in the various other costs outlined by the administrator.
I've purchased 6 FTD cd's from FECC and will continue to as they have the best price for me living in the States. Even Elvis-Today, which I'm a member of charges $27 each plus $3 shipping each.
Paul Dowling, Graceland, etc, charge $6 and up for shipping because they use UPS and their pricing starts at $7 i believe. If they would ship with USPS instead it would cost less than $2. UPS Ground also takes longer, which is why I hate getting anything shipped via UPS Ground. Laziness is part of the reason; UPS picks up for free whereas USPS charges $10 for pickup.
I've purchased 6 FTD cd's from FECC and will continue to as they have the best price for me living in the States. Even Elvis-Today, which I'm a member of charges $27 each plus $3 shipping each.
Paul Dowling, Graceland, etc, charge $6 and up for shipping because they use UPS and their pricing starts at $7 i believe. If they would ship with USPS instead it would cost less than $2. UPS Ground also takes longer, which is why I hate getting anything shipped via UPS Ground. Laziness is part of the reason; UPS picks up for free whereas USPS charges $10 for pickup.
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It's a tricky situation. I can imagine that SOME of the "mainstream" BMG Elvis releases sell only as much, or even less, than the FTD releases. [Best Of Artist Of The Century? Who the heck bought that other than me, to give away?]
I can imagine that the FTDs would sell BETTER at retail than some of the "mainstream" releases. And the FTDs would certainly sell MORE than they do now if available at retail compared to the limited distribuion they have now.
I'd like to see the FTDs in normal distribution, call them "Elvis Collector's Series" or something. It does seem that any retailer or mail order catalog or internet seller CAN get the FTDs if they really want to (if there's an Elvis fan in the buying office) but even they still sell the FTDs at a high price.
On the other hand, the "exclusive" distribution of the FTDs helps keep the "fan clubs" and INTERNET SITES in business and diverts some resources from the bootlegs.
So I don't lose sleep about the situation. The plus and minus roughly equal out IMHO. That can change in time, especially in the EU starting next year, and as the bootlegs continue to fall off.
I can imagine that the FTDs would sell BETTER at retail than some of the "mainstream" releases. And the FTDs would certainly sell MORE than they do now if available at retail compared to the limited distribuion they have now.
I'd like to see the FTDs in normal distribution, call them "Elvis Collector's Series" or something. It does seem that any retailer or mail order catalog or internet seller CAN get the FTDs if they really want to (if there's an Elvis fan in the buying office) but even they still sell the FTDs at a high price.
On the other hand, the "exclusive" distribution of the FTDs helps keep the "fan clubs" and INTERNET SITES in business and diverts some resources from the bootlegs.
So I don't lose sleep about the situation. The plus and minus roughly equal out IMHO. That can change in time, especially in the EU starting next year, and as the bootlegs continue to fall off.
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Check out the prices on the Jimi Hendrix fan club CDs:
http://www.daggerrecords.com
Perhaps the thinking behind the Elvis FTD discs is that
Elvis' fans are older and can afford to pay more so
they charge more.
http://www.daggerrecords.com
Perhaps the thinking behind the Elvis FTD discs is that
Elvis' fans are older and can afford to pay more so
they charge more.
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I pay abround 22 euros (postage included)... I think that's a nice price for these limited releases... imagine the price of normal CD's in a recordstore (20-23 euro)...
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