I'm sorry, but you are missing the point and as far as retail business goes no idea. Its not a hobby, its a business. Hobby to you. Same way as Motor sport, full size flying, even golf is. It is NOT possible to reduce prices, the whole mates and its for fun thing has messed things up. Yes, people have less money, well businesses are suffering at costs more than individuals, and if they don't make money, they go. Its happening and about to happen big time.
People still have money, just not the excess and some chose to prioritise spending, so back to where we started:-people chose not to buy a quality product and at a very low price...yep LOW. Look at BVM and AW models, an AW Cougar is 40% more than a Derjet one and you have to build it, comes with less accessories etc...people still buy them. Its not possible to reduce prices, simple. If you balance lower price-increased sales, with our hobby it does not pay.You end up with more stuff out there that needs more help and back up and that costs. Posting parts around the country offering back up costs a fortune and there is any profit gone...because it was too small. Its like idiots in this hobby who pay for trade space, pay to take stock to shows, work all weekend and discount the already discounted prices to "buy" custom-fools
Anyway, this thread was about a brilliant model, guess people will miss out because its not handled by one of the back yarders. I'm off to test fly some models for people that did not buy them from me