Emu XL-7 & MP-7 User's Group

I don't know where the sales person from Emu got their info from, but the
link below pretty
much speaks for itself. I believe Emu would have to honor these prices....no
doing so would
fall under the category of...."False Advertising".


http://www.emu.com/online_shop/byproduct/xl7_shop.html


jp
  -----Original Message-----
  From: qwanta [mailto:qwanta@...]
  Sent: Monday, February 04, 2002 4:29 PM
  To: xl7@yahoogroups.com
  Subject: [xl7] Re: XL7 Sequencer for playing external MIDI


  Sean, thank you for replying.  But you need to get up to speed with
  how Emu is currently marketing its products to end users.  I did call
  that number you provided for exact pricing and I was told 1) I could
  only be quoted the suggested retail price of $349 since I wasn't a
  dealer, and 2) "we cannot compete with our dealers on pricing".  That
  is an exact quote from the person on the phone.  Your website by the
  way quotes $349 as well.

  The bottom line is you do not sell for the same price as other
  dealers.  Mars, up the street, advertises $50 less
  (http://www.marsmusic.com/store/product_template.jhtml?
  catid=2077&prodid=10274&primarySkuId=3577&deptid=8&navAction=jump)

  and Musician's Friend is $70 less
  (http://www.musiciansfriend.com/srs7/sid=02020411582313021307408690985
  9/search/g=home?q=Emu+tech+synth).

  If you did match those prices I would buy from YOU because I want
  YOUR product now!  If there is a secret code I should tell the lady
  on the phone to get the better price please tell.  If not I will
  certainly wait a few weeks for some kind of shipment to save a couple
  hundred bucks (I'm purchasing 3).

  Cheers,


  Qwanta


  --- In xl7@y..., Sean Wilhelmsen <seanw@e...> wrote:
  > You can buy ROMs direct from E-MU (US only) below MSRP. We sell
  them at
  > the same price you would get them from your local dealer. We should
  have
  > them all in stock. Trying call us direct for exact pricing, 831
  > 438-1921.
  > Why some stores support the ROMS and others don't is a worrisome
  issue
  > for else as well. We didn't make these ROMS to not be accessible to
  you
  > (the user). It's an ongoing battle to have our dealers fully stock
  our
  > accessories. Generally, the story you get from the salesman on the
  floor
  > is incorrect. It's easy to blame the manufacture, when in reality,
  its
  > their fault for not placing a replenishing order in a timely
  fashion.
  >
  > sean at e-mu / ensoniq
  >
  > qwanta wrote:
  > >
  > > I would love to buy the roms from a local store.  I hate mail
  order.
  > > But neither the local Mars no Guitar Center have them in stock.
  The
  > > guy at GC said they had no plans to restock (he seemed to think
  Emu
  > > was discontinuing the XL7 product line) and the Mars guy said it
  > > would take "a few weeks".  Translated: "I'm not going to touch
  that
  > > one".  So I go to Musician's Friend and it says the roms are in
  > > stock.  Kewl.  I place order then on the confirmation page it
  says 2-
  > > 4 week *backordered*.  So 3 weeks later I call MF cust svc and ask
  > > for a status and they say it's still backordered.  F!  What's the
  > > deal?  When three of the largest retailers can't even get their
  hands
  > > on them there's something fishy going on.
  > >
  > > Would anyone from Emu sales care to comment?  Other than "buy from
  > > Emu direct".  I'm not paying MSRP heh.
  > >
  > > Q
  > >
  > > --- In xl7@y..., "Panzare" <panzare@m...> wrote:
  > > > As an alternative to find ROM upgrades, find a local music
  retail
  > > store that
  > > > honors sale prices from other stores and nowadays the internet
  as
  > > well.
  > > > You should be able to but the ROM upgrades quicker that way.
  Thats
  > > what
  > > > I did and got the Techno Synth ROM card at the same price
  > > Musician's Friend
  > > > had it without the wait. Chances are you will have to wait
  > > sometimes if you
  > > > buy in online.



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