PDH Posted July 28, 2007 Share Posted July 28, 2007 Just receeived the latest newsletter from ModelShop24. In it they report that Siku prices will rise by up to 20% with effect from 1st August 2007!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deerepower Posted July 28, 2007 Share Posted July 28, 2007 better buy what I want now then Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farmernick06 Posted July 28, 2007 Share Posted July 28, 2007 Hmm .. as DP said, will have to get what i want sharpish. Whys the reason for the increase in price? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PDH Posted July 28, 2007 Author Share Posted July 28, 2007 Hmm .. as DP said, will have to get what i want sharpish. Whys the reason for the increase in price? Unfortunately it doesn't give a reason for the increase. However other diecast manufacturers who are producing models that are not farm related (E.g. Corgi) increased their prices some while ago blaming an increase in raw material costs (particularly zinc which one of the main constituents) so Siku's price increase may be for the same reason. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PDH Posted July 28, 2007 Author Share Posted July 28, 2007 Wonder how long it will be before Britains and UH follow Siku and increase their prices as well? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tellarian Posted July 28, 2007 Share Posted July 28, 2007 As Siku have a greater content of metal and durability, they are being hit by input costs... This is how Zinc is rising.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TS135A DRIVER Posted July 28, 2007 Share Posted July 28, 2007 A 20% rise is a h@ll of a large jump in one go That's inflation busting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Akey Posted July 28, 2007 Share Posted July 28, 2007 A 20% rise is a h@ll of a large jump in one go That's inflation busting And I wonder if dealers will hold their prices on existing stock.......some hopes! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nashmach Posted July 30, 2007 Share Posted July 30, 2007 I guess some of it is due to the strength of the euro too.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PDH Posted July 30, 2007 Author Share Posted July 30, 2007 Had a chat with a couple of dealers over the weekend. The feeling is that Siku may have difficulty in making such a price hike stick particularly in the UK. So we may not see such a large price rise here in the UK. A 20% rise on UK prices would make a Siku tractor model RRP around ?25, particularly the latest release. Somehow I don't think sales would be that good at that price, particularly if Britains and UH don't follow suit. So it looks like a case of waiting and seeing what happens both in the UK and Europe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fastrac Posted July 31, 2007 Share Posted July 31, 2007 how much zinc is in a model.its the usual pre christmas rip off. switch to other makes til january and watch them drop back down Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SMurF Posted July 31, 2007 Share Posted July 31, 2007 Britains and UH won't go up much in price as all of the raw materials are going to china and that's why germany has to pay more for it ;) :D Might be true \ \ \ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fendt Fahrer Posted September 15, 2007 Share Posted September 15, 2007 they better increase the detail before a price increase!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Ferguson Posted September 16, 2007 Share Posted September 16, 2007 As Siku have a greater content of metal and durability, they are being hit by input costs... This is how Zinc is rising.. That graph shows it on a decline now Steve \ - and "failry" static for some time... give or take the odd "blip" \ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Ferguson Posted September 16, 2007 Share Posted September 16, 2007 Out of interest... here's a "cash buyers" graph since Jan 1 2006 to date... \ Source - London Metal Exchange Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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