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19th November 2013, 04:17 PM #1Senior Member
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Carba-Tec Price Hike
I have been keeping an eye out on carba-tec's website for quite sometime looking for the upcoming sale. Today the email came through with their new catalogue / sale.
Looking at Jet 310HH jointer / thicknesser combo package deal (Jet JPT310HH-PK) was $3700 now $4064, Jet 10" Xacta Tablsaw was $2800 now $3189.
Would like to know if anyone else has seen the same price increases across the board?
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19th November 2013, 04:53 PM #2SENIOR MEMBER
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I have not been watching prices but they may tell you that the change is due to the exchange rate,it hasn't moved that much has it???
Last edited by nrb; 19th November 2013 at 04:55 PM. Reason: spelling I hope I get it right
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19th November 2013, 05:27 PM #3
Yeah, I noticed that the Sorby Turnmaster carbide turning set has gone up from $139 to $153, a 10% increase.
It worked out cheaper to order one direct from the UK, even with the higher delivery cost.... Steve
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19th November 2013, 05:49 PM #4Taking a break
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19th November 2013, 06:53 PM #5
Probably putting the prices up so they can say they have gone on sale and bring them back to the old (real) price as the sale price.
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19th November 2013, 07:36 PM #6
Well, the AUD has dropped about 12% in the last few months. All imported tools should be going up in price. The same drop has been experienced against the Euro so Festool will also be increasing their prices soon.
It is unfair to single out one supplier.
I have no affiliation with any supplier. I have been waiting for this to happen since the AUD started dropping.
We all love lower prices
Les
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19th November 2013, 08:52 PM #7
Interesting.
I'll bet prices didn't go down when the aussie dollar was up against the USD and Euro twelve months ago.
Still wishing i got my self some Euro's a few months back.
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19th November 2013, 09:40 PM #8
I have had my share of issues with my local CT and decided 6 months ago that if I absolutely need something from CT it will be mail order from Brissy only in future, but up till then their prices had been stable or declining for around 12 months. Now our dollar is way down from its peak, and imprted goodies will cost more. Our exports should cost foreign customers less for the same return to our producers, making it easier to sell our goods like food, the last few cars, and resources, thus keeping our economy rolling along a bit longer.
Prices won't always drop as our dollar rises versus foreign currencies for a couple of simple reasons, existing stock in the warehouse won't get cheaper as it was paid for previously, and importers generally have utilised some form of locking in the currency value to protect against the dollar falling, be it buying in a reserve stock of foreign currency to use for paying for future stock, or some form of esoteric hedging process.I used to be an engineer, I'm not an engineer any more, but on the really good days I can remember when I was.
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23rd November 2013, 11:01 PM #9
I ask that no-one have a go at the staff for the price as it not their fault
I work in retail and we get price updates & rises without notice and ome times it's even over night that the prices change
so again don't blame the staff behind the counters
regards Michaelenjoy life we are only here a short time not a long time
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1st December 2013, 08:38 PM #11Senior Member
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Yep noticed this as well. I have been looking at their 6" jointer for some time. Last year when they had their sale you could get it for $599 (when I should have bought it) now the sale price is $719. 20% increase
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3rd December 2013, 08:15 AM #12
Maybe the 6' jointer was under priced at $599.
Les
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