Dignics and its Effect on Sales of Tenergy and Rozena

[zeio]

The serial code is scratched so that the resellers can't be tracked and in turn banned for selling below the lowest MSRP.

P.S.
The Chinese market is simply too competitive. Honestly, if the Chinese brands spent more on marketing, they could've driven the Japanese and German brands out of business.

 

[Zwill]

Hmmm, well that makes sense, now I know why the cut the serial code from the back cover too.

But the sellers also sell blades below MSRP and they don't destroy the codes. Oh well, very interesting market indeed.

 

[zeio]

IIRC, Butterfly stuff is typically sold at 30% off. There is a Tieba post saying that resellers get rubbers at 45% off. On top of the yen depreciation, there is government subsidies to boost domestic demand.

省狂蓝海棉230，蝴蝶D09C220，这个价格正常吗？一个器
https://tieba.baidu.com/p/10225798427

 

[J-fed]

Yasaka still advertises Mark V in Japan so I guess there is still a sizeable user base among the older population.

Youngsters use it as a learning rubber too.