Jay_SMART_Diver
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I got a PST 80 cf for $150 from my LDS. Love the size, extra air and I'm down to diving about 6lbs of weight.
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I'm always amazed at the difference in prices between the PST 80s, 100s and 130's...in Florida City last weekend I saw them for 180, 280 and 360 - surely the costs to make a 100 vs an 80 can't be $100 more (and that was a great price for the E7-100 - usually if you do see them, they're in the 300's which is ~150 more for 20cuft)
ScubaSarus
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What I here is the daemand is quite high for the new steels. Maybe motive for a new supplier in the market. Looks like demand may be to high for price drops.
Leadking
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Jay_SMART_Diver:
I can assure you that that price is below the LDS's cost
nategasser
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When a company has a near monopoly, they're usually not getting fat, they simply sell for what it costs to make, plus some profit. When competition heats up, they find ways to make and/or distribute the product for less, so they can reduce their price.MikeC:
So I would expect PST's price to the LDS to drop if they have more competition. And a new supplier would be crazy to enter a market with an 800lb gorilla, without offering advantages; most likely price.
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Hoosier
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Agree. The scuba market should be much more competitive. Only this market is still pursueing the old market tactic. To realize this, we need to have a lot of new divers who can give a motive to the new business. Only demand can change this market, not supply by itself.
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Muddin_Mavric
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me and my brother just each got a E-8 130 from our LDS and paid $300 a piece. every place i found on the internet wanted like $400 or more. and they had 3 or 4 left to. and they also had 5 or 6 E-8 119s there for $249. they didnt have any E-7 120s, i didnt ask if they usually carry them or not. they had some smaller ones there but i didnt even look at them because bigger is better 
ScubaSarus
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The supply could be demographic. We dont have lots here in CT and the store claims they are not plentifull and they sell upon arrival.
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