Tom? OfficeGal? Price Change!!??

[sneakyhacker420]

what in the hell!?

i just went to the AGD store and now the sluggo bodies are up from $130 when they came out with the over-the-valve version... now its $150

ahhhhhhh its more than the ULE and i really wanna custom mill one... come on! why is it so high now?

[cledford]

Justin,

I wouldn't say $20 is a huge price increase. AGD had to redesign the slug, have the machinist re-program and tool for the new design, and of course it provides more material.

I understand it was actually a real pain to change to the OTV version.

-Calvin

[Shawn at suny oswego]

thats so odd they cost more than the ULE.

[Gambit1106]

mabey because when they make the ULE's they machine from a smaller piece of metal and can cut the block to closer specs. The sluggo they need to make it beefy to be able to leave room for work to be done

[845]

AHHHHHH PRICE CHANGE....DIVE DIVE!!!!!!!

[sneakyhacker420]

heres the story

first slug introduced (not over valve): $100
2nd gen. slug when introduced (over valve): $130
2nd gen. slug now(over valve): $150


its more than the cost of the ULE, and its unmilled, and has no ball detent or feedneck... and i have a friend willing to machine it for me and all, and i would really like to have him custom machine it for me instead of getting a ule, which i personally think are ugly :o

and a $20 difference is the difference between getting it now and waiting 2 weeks for my next paycheck


AGD! quit jacking up the damn prices! i know you're doing the thing if the market will pay it, you will bring it to the edge of ALMOST not selling... the way almost every business works... but... there really cant be that much of a demmand for these sluggos right now... especially that you just jacked up the price... you may have just driven me away from buying one

[sneakyhacker420]

and the main thing was that 2 weeks ago when the OTV was introduced, it was only $130, and now its friggin $150 for an unmilled aluminum tube for gods sake

[sneakyhacker420]

just another reason why i hate the american economy

[cledford]

You are incorrect. The slugs were more then $100 - but then dropped (likely close to cost) because they didn't sell. Once they got in the pipeline and customs started to appear (and in conjunction with the change to OTV) they were increase a reasonable amount. You may not get a detent, but you are getting A LOT more meat. Also, they are are not exactly flying off of the shelves, so the production runs are smaller - causing a higher per-unit cost to AGD.

You sound upset, but try to look at the big picture.

-Calvin

[sneakyhacker420]

sluggo came out, $150, it went on sale for $100 cause they werent selling

then the OTV comes out at $130..still not many sold, but now the price is $150... and they didnt mention any sale when it was $130...



ah fark this i *NEED* it to drop back down to $130 cause for a 14-year-old thats in debt do his parents, $20 is alot of money!

[DiRTyBuNNy]

Dude..I'm sorry to say..I was just skimming through this thread because I was bored and this week's Smallville really sucks...but stop complaining...I'm going to scream if I have to hear you moan all day long about this...go back to the Tasty Freeze and work some extra hours and save up to get your Slug...dang...

[Russ]

...how the heck can you afford to have it milled?

Really, SH420, shut-up!

[sneakyhacker420]

a friend of mine has offered to mill it for me

(but the condition is that i just give it to him, and he'll just have fun with milling... so it'll turn out to be something cool and interesting)



i forgot to explain to you why i'im whining about this

1. i just found out that i have to have a parent to come with me to the sams big game if a 14-year-old wants to play
2. my dad is going to be out of town on the weekend when the big game/AO day is taking place
3. don't most people with a small paycheck whine more than the ones with the beefy ones? (mines $200/2 weeks, and i just bought an eclipse hinge, so i'm left with ~$130... for the slug that WAS $130...which i planned to get )

[IcantBelieveit]

if you read some of toms post he said that is just and intro price, and after a week or so prices would go up.

[fire1811]

if you want something custom you better be ready to pay for it.
custom= more money