Jansen - Carvin and Mark Bass at Trade Direct

[dragonorchid]

No middle man markup.

http://www.carvin.com/
http://www.markbass.it/

http://www.jansen.co.nz/

thought it might interest some.

[slash-ed]

The Carvins through Jansen are waaay marked up... That's the only reason I haven't bought one yet, and their US site won't work for us.

[rocklander]

jansen list prices seem pretty inflated alright, but the times I've bought off them (over the phone) they do whack a bunch of discount (for no apparent reason) off it. you'd think they'd advertise their best price online huh...

[nzsimon1]

The Carvins through Jansen are waaay marked up... That's the only reason I haven't bought one yet, and their US site won't work for us.

Where can you buy USA made custom shop guitars for less? it is easy with Carvin to look at the price in the US but if you look at the price of everything in the USA you will find it is cheaper, their economy is so huge they can get away with less margin. here? well we have 27 staff that all need to put food in their kids tummys so while we are substantially less than any other brand of custom shop American made guitars in NZ, we are still more expensive than buying direct in the USA or are we add up all the real costs insuranced freight is incredibly expensive now add in the $50 customs entry fee and GST on every single charge including the cost don't forget the case cost and all the extra options on the instrument

With that said we are open to deals so don't deny yourself based on the list price we have sold every Carvin guitar we have ever brought in and I very rarely see them for resale as their owners love them
We even sell rebranded name brand guitar strings for $7
It costs a lot to get things to NZ and carry them in stock any business that has weathered time will say the same, one man importers who do it for a hobby or only to support themselves don't count they come and go like the wind we have been around for over 50 years

[Lawrence]

[we have been around for over 50 years

well the brand has.......nearly bought it in the eighties.....

seriously tho

I have always had good prices and good servicefrom you guys,,,,but sometimesI have to listen to a bit of a lecture while Im there.......thats cool tho....Im not above an occasional polemic rave myself!!

keep it up

[Capt. Black]

....Im not above an occasional polemic rave myself!!

Polemic? Do they make those now?

I'm assuming they're for exotic dancers to sing through...