prices up!!!!

dragos1977 · 24 Jun 2016 at 10:46

Why suddenly everything went up price wise?

snips86x · 24 Jun 2016 at 10:47

lol - do you really need to ask?

dragos1977 · 24 Jun 2016 at 10:47

nor really just wanted to see some opinions

Finners · 24 Jun 2016 at 10:49

Obvious but if it's completely store wide that's a little naughty Imo. Some stock will have been brought and paid for with old exchange rates

dragos1977 · 24 Jun 2016 at 10:49

i know the pound plummeted but its not like 20%.

foster grant · 24 Jun 2016 at 10:51

I was just about to buy/order a nice new 1070...then checked the prices, changed my mind .

Spuddy · 24 Jun 2016 at 10:51

When the pound regains a bit of strength I highly doubt OCUK will be eager to drop prices so rapidly either.

Richdog · 24 Jun 2016 at 10:52

Was there an announcement? If not then sad that OCUK can't make an announcement about this before doing it. Transparency and all that.

snips86x · 24 Jun 2016 at 10:53

foster grant said:
I was just about to buy/order a nice new 1070...then checked the prices, changed my mind .

Yeah, that 34" Predator is looking less attractive now

Jacksonn · 24 Jun 2016 at 10:55

I don't think the prices are in line with whats going on... OCUK not good

tom_e · 24 Jun 2016 at 10:56

Dave M said:
30 days terms in general, so no, we don't pay on delivery. The dollar (which everything is priced in eventually) is 5 cents lower right now than when we last bought and it's still moving up and down hourly.

We've priced in a buffer against future volatility but can adjust this as things (hopefully) stabilise over the coming week. I doubt this is going to be a good thing for any UK reseller.

From the other thread.

koolpc · 24 Jun 2016 at 11:02

Greed. Simple answer. Taking advantage of all the hype on the news?

rhysduck · 24 Jun 2016 at 11:08

koolpc said:
Business. Simple answer.

Corrected for you.

leerogers00 · 24 Jun 2016 at 11:12

They were waiting for this to line their pockets. Just go elsewhere until they act more sensibly or at least explain their decision instead of taking advantage of the situation

snips86x · 24 Jun 2016 at 11:19

leerogers00 said:
They were waiting for this to line their pockets. Just go elsewhere until they act more sensibly or at least explain their decision instead of taking advantage of the situation

Not sure how you came to that conclusion!!! With the import of goods now being more expensive, they need to offset the rising costs so naturally prices of goods will rise to accommodate this.

dragos1977 · 24 Jun 2016 at 11:19

i smell greed.

dragos1977 · 24 Jun 2016 at 11:20

and the goods were already in stock and until the economi negotiation starts goods will have the same import taxes.

tom_e · 24 Jun 2016 at 11:22

dragos1977 said:
and the goods were already in stock and until the economi negotiation starts goods will have the same import taxes.

The goods may already be in stock but may not have yet been paid for and therefore any fluctuation in exchange rate will effect the end price in pounds until the invoice is settled.

I smell the usual nievity to how business works.

Sui · 24 Jun 2016 at 11:22

dragos1977 said:
and the goods were already in stock and until the economi negotiation starts goods will have the same import taxes.

Do you not understand exchange rates?

Legend · 24 Jun 2016 at 11:26

Right... so as the pound strengthens (as it inevitably will) we will of course see OCUK prices respond just as quickly and drop again. Oh look, there's a pig in the sky!