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Bones
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A friend has a great line on an equinox at a ridiculously low price, already told him I will take it site unseen for double what he can get it for ( i know the seller as well ) But noticed new there is $110 difference if you go from the exo200 to the emax or vortex to the nox. That 1 inch of aluminum must be expensive??? That's profit margin!! These prices are pulled off the web site , there has to be better deals around.
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Bones wrote:A friend has a great line on an equinox at a ridiculously low price, already told him I will take it site unseen for double what he can get it for ( i know the seller as well ) But noticed new there is $110 difference if you go from the exo200 to the emax or vortex to the nox. That 1 inch of aluminum must be expensive??? That's profit margin!! These prices are pulled off the web site , there has to be better deals around.
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There is nothing wrong with searching for good prices..we all do..but in the end. They need to make a profit too. So when you drop your bow from a tree stand and they fix it,or dryfire it and they fix it,or run over it AND THEY FIX IT ..that 1 inch of alum isnt so expensive after all.
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Well also keep in mind that in addition to the longer rail the equinox and exomax both have a full camo rail and I believe they come standard with s5 stoppers. I would think that both of these upgrades would be easily worth the extra $100 IMHO.
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A full camo dip plus the cheek piece & the S5 all come wid the 2 top models, all the rest its added in options! So its really more than inch of alum. rail. To stay in Business & pay wages to their workers repair n replace their crossbows. The bottom line is its not jus about a 1 inch
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Bow only Let's start again?
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bigredopie wrote:Well also keep in mind that in addition to the longer rail the equinox and exomax both have a full camo rail and I believe they come standard with s5 stoppers. I would think that both of these upgrades would be easily worth the extra $100 IMHO.
What are you saying?? Same camo, same up grades.??
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What Vixenmaster and I are saying is that a "bare bones" equinox and exomax both have a camo dipped rail and come with some other goodies such as the s5 and cheek piece (good catch Vix I forgot that one) that the other model do not have out of the box. You can add them but they will cost you about $100 so you need to consider that when comparing the bows.
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For bow only difference from Phoenix $489 to Exocet $569 to Exomax $679

From Local Bow shop website

Maybe it reflects time spent adjusting equipment to run different sizes I think it is reasonable

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Bones wrote:
bigredopie wrote:Well also keep in mind that in addition to the longer rail the equinox and exomax both have a full camo rail and I believe they come standard with s5 stoppers. I would think that both of these upgrades would be easily worth the extra $100 IMHO.
What are you saying?? Same camo, same up grades.??
What Bones stated makes a lot of sense How much for an INCH forget the bells and whistles :mrgreen:
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When you talk about the 225 lb bows the warranty rate is higher on all components, product development costs are higher, costs to stock a slower moving item are higher and insurance costs are higher.
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You have "a great line" so go ahead with it. Never have understood people who want to argue over a great deal. Penny wise equals Pound foolish. That is a traditional British saying and it applies to you. Cheap begets cheap.

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Erik Rasmussen wrote:You have "a great line" so go ahead with it. Never have understood people who want to argue over a great deal. Penny wise equals Pound foolish. That is a traditional British saying and it applies to you. Cheap begets cheap.

Regards, Erik.
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