Bye, Bye Gibson.

The bottom line I was in the marine industry most of my life People wanted a USA made outboard so I got Johnson outboard's 12 million buy in I got a extra 25% off dealer cost
and a extra 40% off accessory's I sold to the public 5% under dealer cost At the time I thought I would be sitting on the inventory for years but no I was out of stock in 90 days
I tried to do a repeat OMC corporation said no way I dumped them. With my other dealerships I went on a 25% margin All the other dealers were 40%

I know the China product I have to buy is 1000% mark up or more. Since my Doctor made me shut down, I enjoy building tube guitar amps the 1% metal film resistors I use now are China made
10 each for 1 cent if I try to buy them from a wholesaler $2.30 each. Direct from China free shipping. What does a China guitar cost to make ??? $25.00 I have no Idea.
 
DonP said:
Nope, not having any of that. It is simply bad maths. It may be how accountants do it, but that doesn't make it right.
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Well that does not surprise me too much. And H.J. apparently is at least as good in math ... otherwise Gibson would probably do better.
 
eSGEe said:
BRING BACK NORLIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

they made LOVELY GEETARS back in the NORLIN era....innovative---fun---funky--- instruments ---

Muwahahahah

Long Live NORLIN!!!!
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I only wish they would make them like that again. Just like the LPC's in the other thread, they went ahead and made my dream (new) guitar and then painted it stupid. Frustrating.
 
eSGEe said:
wait till they dump em through Sam Ash or Musicians Freind -- get one and sand and refinish it -- boom dream guitar :)
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Mhmm, i'd be surprised if Gibson will not do any more normal looking guitars.

And even those ones are cheaper than a race car.
 
DonP said:
A doubling of price is 100% markup. A halving of price is a 50% markdown.
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Totally agree. Another bad math example is some people use an average for return on invest each year. For example, you start with $100 and it doubles the first year to $200. Your ROI is 100% for the first year. Now the next year, that $200 losses $100, you have $100 left and your ROI is -50%. If you take the ROI average (100% + -50%)/2 = 25% that just doesn't work. You have to use a Compound Annual Growth Rate formula.
 
eSGEe said:
wait till they dump em through Sam Ash or Musicians Freind -- get one and sand and refinish it -- boom dream guitar :)
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Seriously, if it became cheap enough I would buy it and get a factory refin done. I have wanted them to make a Custom with the 3-piece maple neck for so long it would be worth it to me for the right price.
 
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