Author: Tina Long
Date: 19:02:17 03/29/99
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Hi Tim & guys, Australia DOES NOT have a Socialist Government. We are a Democracy, & may soon become a Republic. After July, with the introduction of a 10% GST (Goods & Services Tax) to replace 20 to 25% sales tax, our prices will fall 10 to 15% (unless the retailers pinch that back first.) Michael, I have found I can do a better deal & get better Service from Melbourne rather than Sydney. Chess World, see http://www.ozemail.com.au/~chesswd/index.html and also see the Rogers & Depasquale columns at http://www.ozemail.com.au/~chesswd/austchn.html I used to buy direct from USA or Germany, back when $1Aus = $1.15US (oops, showing my age), but nowdays the exchange rate + postage + wait is too bad. If I could buy Rebels & MChess's for $50Aus I'd own 20 programs. I think the trouble is that for (say) rebel which costs (say) $30 to get on an Australian shop shelf, to drop its price to $50 (from your $129) it would need to sell 5 times as many units (129-30)/(50-30) to make the same return. Happy Easter, Tina Long On March 29, 1999 at 01:10:32, Timothy J. Frohlick wrote: >On March 29, 1999 at 00:58:49, Micheal Cummings wrote: > >> >>On March 29, 1999 at 00:41:20, Lin Harper wrote: >> >>>While we're on the subject, why don't the "professional"(did I spell that >>>right?) programs appear on the shelves of computer game warehouses, alongside >>>CM6K and the 'crappy' ones? Are they too snooty? Or is it that their prices will >>>appear a little out of line in comparison to the other games. Mindscape has the >>>better business approach to marketing a chess program, and will make a killing >>>now with these SSDF results! >> >>Because no one apart from die hard chess fans will buy them >> >>Okay In Australia this is how much chess programs cost that I know of >> >>Hiarcs7 $200 >>Fritz5.32 $129 >>Rebel 9 $199 (now that is funny selling Rebel 9 for more than Rebel >>10) >>Rebel 10 $129 >>Shredder3 $180 >>M-chess Pro $220 >>Chess Genius $219 >>Socrates $135 >>Gideon Pro $135 >> >>Chessmaster 6000 $49 >> >> >>Now looking at those prices I have to choose from, which one do you think mummy >>and daddy are going to buy for their child that wants a computer chess program >>with some strength. ? >> >>which one in these hard economic time when most people are hard up on money do >>you think they will buy ? >> >>How many people want to buy the best or strongest they can get, simply because >>it is number one, what do you think they will buy ? >> >>Which one simply looks better than the rest to most of the mass market. ? >> >>Which one includes a tutorial on how to play chess from start to finish at no >>extra cost ? >> >>the Answer to these questions and many more for the mass market is CM6K > > >Dear Micheal, > >I assume that all prices are in Australian dollars and $1 US = $1.60 Aus . >No wonder you think that CM6000 is a good buy. Why is MChess 8 so expensive >when we can get it for $48.00 US?? > >I think that you are getting cheated by your local dealer. When you order from >ICD do you have to pay exorbitant duties to your socialist government? > >Tim
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