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RKCheung · January 26, 2002, 01:23 AM

"Enough of this P99 crap"?

Why in the world would Walther reduce the price of the P99? Must be because it is a POS right? That has to be it.

OR

Just MAYBE, it's to sell MORE guns and to make MORE money. Let's say it costs about $300 to manufacture and market the P99. If one P99 is sold for $600 then that's $300 profit. But if 3 were sold for $450, then that's $450 profit total.

The price reduction does not necessarily mean the P99 is of equal quality of Glocks either IMO. Many people buy the Glock over the Walther because it's in their price range. You lower the price of the P99 and more people will buy it. Just look at how many people are talking about it on this board alone in the last few days.

However, I think it's a terrible idea. This means I'm probably going to end up buying more P99's in the near future. My one 9mm military is getting lonely.

January 26, 2002, 01:23 AM	#4
RKCheung Senior Member Join Date: August 9, 2001 Location: Fairfax, VA Posts: 170	"Enough of this P99 crap"? Why in the world would Walther reduce the price of the P99? Must be because it is a POS right? That has to be it. OR Just MAYBE, it's to sell MORE guns and to make MORE money. Let's say it costs about $300 to manufacture and market the P99. If one P99 is sold for $600 then that's $300 profit. But if 3 were sold for $450, then that's $450 profit total. The price reduction does not necessarily mean the P99 is of equal quality of Glocks either IMO. Many people buy the Glock over the Walther because it's in their price range. You lower the price of the P99 and more people will buy it. Just look at how many people are talking about it on this board alone in the last few days. However, I think it's a terrible idea. This means I'm probably going to end up buying more P99's in the near future. My one 9mm military is getting lonely.