Rob Allison Posted February 11, 2023 Author Share Posted February 11, 2023 Hey Phrunt, You have a good point, there has been a lot of regions where potential customers want to buy products, but their country don't even have a dealer/distributor and under a dealer contract, we can't ship outside the USA? I can see where this does benefit the end user. However, if that is the case, why not just open the dealers to allow them to ship anywhere in the World? Give us the opportunity to make that sale rather than the manufacture direct? I understand the local dealer in the area don't want to allow outside dealers to sell in their region, but potentially now they are selling against their Manufacture, what is the difference? Interesting if anything ... Rob 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Herschbach Posted February 11, 2023 Share Posted February 11, 2023 It’s simple Rob. The money you make they’d rather keep for themselves. For most people it’s mail order from a dealer or mail order from Coiltek, what’s the difference? You know I’m all for small dealers, but the sad fact is manufacturers need them less and less every year. I’ve been waiting to see which detector manufacturer finally drops dealers entirely and goes factory direct. Lots of dealers are merely drop shippers anyway these days, and when the customer has a problem, they tell them to call the factory. They are order takers, nothing more, and the factory can do that themselves. You are more an exception than the norm these days. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Allison Posted February 12, 2023 Author Share Posted February 12, 2023 Hey Steve, Well said, it's nothing many of us didn't know 10 years ago when the Internet was going strong. I knew it was a just a matter of time until Big Box retailers were selling the products, then Amazon and such. I agree, many of the small dealers do in fact probably drop ship 90% of their products, but there are a few of us that still keep a full line in stock of most detectors and all the aftermarket and other accessories like Doc's, Apex picks, DetectorPro headphones, Coiltek coils, NF coils and such. We are a dying bread, small dealers will all go away at some point in the future. P.S. If you see me selling Lemonade along the roadside, don't laugh! Rob 6 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted February 12, 2023 Share Posted February 12, 2023 10 hours ago, phrunt said: I guess the good part is it opens up the coils to people in markets where they're not easily available. ……and avoiding counterfeit coils ?? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norvic Posted February 12, 2023 Share Posted February 12, 2023 No doubt its not looking good for dealers but I give em the yeh for the day, back in the "heyday" my dealer would send up to me on spec a new detector or coil to test, he knew gold was my thing and understood the new item was going to be a benefit to me, a relationship we both gained from, me no doubt more so. When he retired Minelab acknowledged he was the than longest serving OZ dealer they had, note he was a multidealer not just a Minelab dealer. I definitely give Dealers the yeh for the day. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sourdough Scott Posted February 12, 2023 Share Posted February 12, 2023 It's sad to see everything become centralized. The mom & pop grocery store, the town clothing store, the local bootmaker, your favorite Cafe. Seems everything has gone corporate. The bonds and friendships forged through these connections become lifelong. Now thrown by the wayside by tapping on a computer or talking with a person from who knows where. I understand we all want to make $$$. But at the cost of greed? It seems we could be at a tipping point of society. I long for the days of our elders, when life was simpler, yet harder. I'm glad I'm fortunate to be able to live in old fashioned way and understand the new ways. I'm afraid if the ? really hits the fan, and we have a total blackout of no electronics. The younger generations won't have a clue on how to survive. 5 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Herschbach Posted February 12, 2023 Share Posted February 12, 2023 2 hours ago, Sourdough Scott said: It's sad to see everything become centralized. The mom & pop grocery store, the town clothing store, the local bootmaker, your favorite Cafe. Seems everything has gone corporate. The bonds and friendships forged through these connections become lifelong. Now thrown by the wayside by tapping on a computer or talking with a person from who knows where. I understand we all want to make $$$. But at the cost of greed? It seems we could be at a tipping point of society. I long for the days of our elders, when life was simpler, yet harder. I'm glad I'm fortunate to be able to live in old fashioned way and understand the new ways. I'm afraid if the ? really hits the fan, and we have a total blackout of no electronics. The younger generations won't have a clue on how to survive. Said every older person for the last couple thousand years. 3 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sourdough Scott Posted February 12, 2023 Share Posted February 12, 2023 53 minutes ago, Steve Herschbach said: Said every older person for the last couple thousand years. But 40 years ago they couldn't get on the internet and complain about it for the world to see. ? 2 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norvic Posted February 12, 2023 Share Posted February 12, 2023 Yeh for Dinosaurs too? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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