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Default Re: Should I show the price for high valued goods on my web site

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Originally Posted by ozzie_jim View Post
So here's the scenario...

You sell a unique high value product or service targeting a specific sector or industry. You have a concern that if you display the price you might put off a customer. So should you leave the price blank and trust that they will call/email?? Or does this just put them off as they wanted to research pricing using the web?

Here's 2 examples:
1. You offer an on-line shopping cart with unique features that you have developed. You know the value of the unique features but you don't want to advertise a price tag of $8000 as you can also get free shopping carts. If they see $8000 they will never call. If they do call you get the chance to establish the value of your unique offer.

2. (my case) You sell an $8000 office coffee machine. It runs forever and will make 300 cups a day and comes with on site support etc. You can also get $2000 machines that are going to break in 3 months and don't have warranty. However I fear showing $8000 will stop customers researching what makes us different.

What do you think???
Since you are not 'differentiating' based on price, and are 'high' in the market, show the price, since you're going to be 'undersold' anyway - ie. you're not selling based on being cheaper.

By failing to show the price two things are going to happen: 1. a certain percentage of qualified 'leads' will click off simply because you failed to show the price (they never become a lead) and 2. you will get unqualified leads who have no intention of spending that much anyway.
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