What sometimes bugs me is so much speculation about whether an online dealer's price that's below the manufacturer's price is an error or is intentionally done, or has anything to do with an impending price change. OK I don't have to read all the talk, and usually don't pay too much attention to it because there is not much authentication behind it except what's seen online. I just wish to comment on a few tings about this paradigm.
I don't believe at all that Yuneec lets certain dealers drop price first. I think that when a lower price is seen on the web it is either an honest error, such as on the part of the persons doing the web store or miscommunication, or is possibly a never-used but thoroughly opened and messed-with box someone can't sell as new. We have had a couple of those.
I think it's very unlikely a dealer would risk their business by intentionally and publicly offering a price lower than the official one. Still, when some online dealer's prices change up and down for a day, etc. you got to wonder what's causing the error. Probably their web-store person is new and not yet familiar with how it works. I mean, B&H is pretty reputable and I don't think they'd play games with their dealership. This is all honest stuff, seems rare, and does not really indicate changes or impending changes the official price.
Unfortunately there are some dishonest dealers intentionally cutting throats. I have even seen e-mail from a dishonest dealer offering that anyone who privately e-mails him would receive an improperly low price. Of course I am not going to name this dastardly dealer here, but that sort of thing and the rumors it starts, and the above issues, all add up to useless speculation, wild gossip, and ultimately buyer/customer discontent. -for nothing.
My situation working for a dealer is non-stressful because I just wait for the announcements. Whether I know or suspect in advance, I act on them only when official and for sure they are publicized by all dealers on the same day -so all customers get the deal right away. No rush, no worry, no rat-race.
As an occasional consumer of model aircraft, I'm not going to be stressed over a $100-200 reduction on the price of a $1200 or $1800 piece of equipment. The equivalent percentage is about the same as the wretched
sales tax theivery, so.. if I buy before the reduction, fine, if after, fine. I still get the aircraft for reasonable cost.
