[Jewelry making - Article 00768] - Re: [Orchid] Catalogs prices

[Karen Goeller]

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Dan,

    The simplest reason why SOME of the tool suppliers don't have prices
    printed directly in the catalog is that they are simply distributors
    for a third party tool company.  The tool company (e.g., Grobet)
    manufactures generic catalogs without prices, and supplies their many
    suppliers with a list of wholesale prices.  Each supplier then
    generates their own "price to the trade" and/or "price to the public"
    catalog inserts, which keys their prices to the item numbers in the
    catalog.  Another advantage to the practice is that if a price
    changes, you don't have to re-print catalogs -- just the
    black-and-white paper inserts. 

    You're right, it is very irritating to deal with, and I find it more
    trouble than it's worth.  To me, it's also sign that I'm dealing with
    a 3rd party, so I would tend more to look to the source if possible
    to buy from -- more knowledgeable sales folks and theoretically less
    markup.  In some cases, you could also be dealing with unscrupulous
    dealers (as in the case you cite), but I haven't run into that
    personally. 

    I most frequently end up with the tool vendors who don't do that --
    Rio, Frei and Borel, Swest, and Enco being a few. 

Good luck!

Karen Goeller
kgoeller AT nolimitations.com


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