To those complaining about high prices and say na "sobra" ang patong:
- US internet retailer prices have a very different cost structure that is made possible by a bunch of factors.
- Ano ba ang "correct" na patong para sa inyo? Do you know what taxes, duties, opex, etc. need to be covered and accounted for when determining the mark-up?
You guys are being silly and unreasonable, probably due to simply not having any knowledge at all on what it takes to run a business.
+1. well said bro.
the reason why different music stores have different markups is probably due to differences in the taxes, duties, opex, etc. that they are being charged by their foreign partners.
remember that mark-ups are based on the costs they incur related to importations of the products they carry. so it's natural to have higher prices because they incur more costs.
however, there is also the possibility that different music stores maintain different profit margins. maybe the desired profit one music store wants may be lower/higher than the others, thus the reason for same products priced differently. this is all up to the management of the music store.
for us consumers, it is our RESPONSIBILITY to be WISE consumers. alam na nga na mataas ang mark-up ng isang store as compared to others, dun parin bibili. it's not proper to buy in a music store and rant about their mark-ups afterwards.