Non Authorized Martin Logan Dealers

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Read "adrummingdude" comment at the bottom of page 1

@yyzsantabarbara ,

There is no way in hell the dealer the OP is thinking of buying from, can discount  a pair of Martin Logan Impression 11A speakers for 35% below MSRP and still make any money. At tops the guy has 5% left to work with. Even if the guy doesn't have any overhead to speak of how much of the $500 left will he pocket for his time?

If it sounds to good to be true, .....

 
 

@jea48 Martin Logan sells the speakers to his authorized dealers for 60% of MSRP. plus shipping.

Is this an assumption or fact?

not a dealer
but i worked at 3 high end audio shops
40% margins before shipping are typical on speakers
so very doubtful that the 35% off deal has any margin left

I was a Martin Logan dealer for many years.  I will not get into specifics on pricing, but the final price to the dealer depends on:

1.  Quantity of speakers ordered on the order
2.  If bought right, freight is included, (usually based on total dealer cost of order or number of pairs of speakers)
3.  If paid within terms, more discount is given

A 35% discount would still give the seller a pretty decent margin if all the criteria is meet.

I will also restate that Martin Logan will NOT honor warranty for non-authorized sales.

In addition, most "demos" from dealers will be around 15%-25% off of retail, unless it's an older/discontinued model or the dealer is no longer a dealer and just wants to dump the gear.