[WWI] MPM's market strategy

[Richard Alexander]

Hi Michael,

There was a discussion on Hyperscale about this not so long ago. Everyone, bar one, shared your point of view (I was the only desenting voice). Essentially it appears MPM (and a prospective Aussie distributor) didn't want NKR buying at distributor rates and selling direct to the public at wholesale any more. 

Have a look here:

http://www.network54.com/Forum/149674/message/1172438706/NKR+Models+-+Interesting+Note

Cheers
Richard

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Date: Wed, 07 Mar 2007 01:00:03 +0000
From: "Michael Kendix" 
Subject: [WWI] MPM's market strategy
To: wwi at wwi-models.org
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This from NKR Models' web site:

"NB:-N.K.R. MODELS is no longer the Australian distributor of MPM products 
(M.P.M., Azur, Special Hobby and Planet kits and C.M.K. resin sets, 
following an attempt by M.P.M. to 'set' a much higher retail price for the 
products to appease other distributors. Therefore there will be no more of 
these products from N.K.R. MODELS and what is left in stock now, will never 
be available again in Australia at the current marked prices!!"

Go to:
http://www.nkrmodels.com.au/

This is quite an unfortunate development. As a consumer, I feel sort of 
screwed.  MPM insists on vendors selling their product at a minimum price - 
that is, no price competition among vendors for MPM's products - everyone 
has to charge the "MPM price".

Weren't MPM or one of their affiliates supposed to be coming out with a 
Hansa Brandenburg C.I? Guess what?  The Sierra Scale vac builds into a first 
rate model and only costs $13.95.

Michael

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