[Harp-L] "Exorbitant" Pricing

[Ronnie Schreiber <autothreads@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

There's no such thing as exorbitant pricing. Nobody ever pays more than 
what they think something is worth. If what they are considering to buy 
is not of equal or greater value in their eyes to the value of the money 
in their pocket, the deal never gets made. If people think a product or 
service is worth the price charged, they'll pay it. I wonder if the 
people who complain about product pricing have ever been involved in 
manufacturing an actual product for sale, even in limited quantities.

As far as Brendan Power is concerned, the guy doesn't know me from Adam 
and he's been incredibly generous with letting me pick his brains for my 
electric harmonica idea. I think his twin harmonica system is very 
clever and, considering what a regular chromatic costs, his prices for 
two of them in a single mouthpiece with an additional slide and other 
related hardware is reasonable. I know that it will be a challenge to 
get the retail price of my electric harp below $300 and still be able to 
turn a profit.

I just got back from a Guitar Center store where I picked up a Lee Oskar 
harp in E so I could play along with the Rolling Stones' Midnight 
Rambler, which I'm told is in B. For some reason I never got an E harp 
before. Anyhow, they have everything from $99 Chinese Squire Strats to 
guitars from the custom shops of Gibson, Fender and Paul Reed Smith that 
cost thousands. I know plenty of guitar players who think charging a 
hundred bucks for a cheap Chinese "Fender" is exorbitant and that 
thousands for a Kalamazoo era Gibson Les Paul is reasonable.