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Re: The Netflix of the Pedal World!
Posted: Thu Oct 11, 2012 9:49 pm
by the_carl
Meh. I don't see the appeal with these pricing schemes. You can buy used pedals, keep them however long you want, and flip them for less than the cost of a week's rental. Rent-to-own just feels like Rent-A-Center with pedals; you make all the payments and it's not a horrendous idea I guess if you were short on cash and couldn't buy new from Prymaxe at 10% less, but miss a payment and you're screwed. 8% of the pedal's initial value daily interest ain't no joke. Plus Prymaxe has 60 days no-questions-asked free returns, so if you really weren't sure about a new pedal you could just buy from them.
Re: The Netflix of the Pedal World!
Posted: Thu Oct 11, 2012 9:55 pm
by hbombgraphics
theavondon wrote:But, this takes all the fun out of making incredibly irresponsible decisions on things you have no idea if you're gonna like!
This does seem like a good idea, although I think a few people here could do the exact same thing (with the exception of rent to own)
I would rent pedals
Re: The Netflix of the Pedal World!
Posted: Thu Oct 11, 2012 10:52 pm
by greyscales
I can see why someone would want to rent some of the more expensive pedals (like a Timeline for instance). If you don't have $500 to spend, $30 can seem like a good deal for a week.
Re: The Netflix of the Pedal World!
Posted: Thu Oct 11, 2012 11:36 pm
by spacelordmother
greyscales wrote:I can see why someone would want to rent some of the more expensive pedals (like a Timeline for instance). If you don't have $500 to spend, $30 can seem like a good deal for a week.
Re: The Netflix of the Pedal World!
Posted: Fri Oct 12, 2012 12:12 am
by theactionindex
spacelordmother wrote:greyscales wrote:I can see why someone would want to rent some of the more expensive pedals (like a Timeline for instance). If you don't have $500 to spend, $30 can seem like a good deal for a week.
Re: The Netflix of the Pedal World!
Posted: Fri Oct 12, 2012 8:47 am
by ryan summit
itd be a good idea if the local shops did it
to help keep them stay in business
they got like 4 pedals noones EVER bought
its sad
Re: The Netflix of the Pedal World!
Posted: Fri Oct 12, 2012 9:16 am
by amnesiac305
I predict that this wont ultimately be a viable business venture. With return policies and such I don't get the demand for this. If they had rare, unobtainable things to try maybe but standard current production stuff i doubt.
Re: The Netflix of the Pedal World!
Posted: Fri Oct 12, 2012 9:34 am
by ryan summit
but if it supplemented another biz
to get peeps in the door, like a gimmick
it looks to me like a player/pedal collector
had a bright idea
or maybe a couple of em joined forces
they definately dont have everything
if they had guitars, amps, etc itd be like rentarig
might get someone out of a jam
or red pedal box at the supermarket
Re: The Netflix of the Pedal World!
Posted: Fri Oct 12, 2012 12:40 pm
by Eric!
theavondon wrote:But, this takes all the fun out of making incredibly irresponsible decisions on things you have no idea if you're gonna like!
this. why kill the fun of the BST?
also, website no work. probably for the best
Re: The Netflix of the Pedal World!
Posted: Fri Oct 12, 2012 1:10 pm
by Helter
Eric! wrote:
also, website no work. probably for the best
This is an omen for sure.
Re: The Netflix of the Pedal World!
Posted: Fri Oct 12, 2012 5:24 pm
by zRobertez
I did see stuff like a timeline, skreddy echo, some other rare stuff which makes sense. Maybe some other things that are hard to find used like that disaster transport that I mentioned. But I saw digitech listed? That one doesn't add up really.
Re: The Netflix of the Pedal World!
Posted: Mon Oct 15, 2012 2:27 pm
by technicoloraudio
i started checking these gus out a few weeks ago and they have already expanded they're selection. between their rent-to-own and zzounds pay-as-you-play, it puts a lot of pretty rad stuff well with in reach.
Re: The Netflix of the Pedal World!
Posted: Tue Oct 16, 2012 2:34 pm
by benjuro
ryan summit wrote:...or red pedal box at the supermarket
Re: The Netflix of the Pedal World!
Posted: Wed Oct 17, 2012 7:49 am
by modernage
zRobertez wrote:I did see stuff like a timeline, skreddy echo, some other rare stuff which makes sense. Maybe some other things that are hard to find used like that disaster transport that I mentioned. But I saw digitech listed? That one doesn't add up really.
Well it's really just the new Whammy pedals. Not like that trying to rent out Bad Monkeys or anything like that.
Definitely interested in the "rent-to-own" option as a viable source of future NPDs for those of us with GAS fund deficiencies. Especially on the used stuff.
Re: The Netflix of the Pedal World!
Posted: Mon Oct 22, 2012 11:59 am
by Narwhal-Industries
Our pedals are up on their site now. (Barnacle/Kraken)