[Rick Parker]

Something that hasn't been touched on is often marketing studies dictate that a price point can be created based upon various indicators whereby fewer item are made/sold to a smaller or more select market (disposable income) without any reduction, and often time a net increase in revenue. It is often done on "High Ticket" items. We look at them (as we have in this thread) and find it difficult to understand why a price has been raised. OEM mfgr fo this often .