Tell that to 2008.
You also seem to be confusing inflation with appreciation. Not all markets are equal.
You also need to sink a lot of costs into that house (maintenance) to keep its value up (or keep it period...try skipping your property taxes)
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If iPhone X costs $370, then why are you...
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Tell that to 2008.
You also seem to be confusing inflation with appreciation. Not all markets are equal.
You also need to sink a lot of costs into that house (maintenance) to keep its value up (or keep it period...try skipping your property taxes)
roeiz
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Bagaholic
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I feel dumber reading your post. Your logic and sense of reality are really off the chart *thumps-up*
Like I really don't even bother trying to reason with you.
Like I really don't even bother trying to reason with you.
jclardy
macrumors 601
So do you not buy anything then? I hate to break it to you but if you buy anything from any store or online retailer, the price is much higher than the cost of production/transportation/marketing/distribution combined. That is how a capitalist society works, companies don't give things away for the benefit of the people.
noobinator
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applesith
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OP should go buy the parts and build their own iPhone X for $370.
aggie99
macrumors 65816
It surprises me how few people understand this. Overhead, general/administrative costs, etc. still have to be taken care of as well and that money has to come from somewhere.
roeiz
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Rayban
macrumors 6502
Build me a house and I’ll pay you only for materials. You provide equipment, tools, time, architectural drawings, staff. Sounds good to me.
jhearty99
macrumors 6502a
Wait, Apple has been making a profit on every iPhone Ive purchased over the years? Did everyone know about this?
hmm... All things considered, that is an awful lot in cash reserves which can only come from significant 'net profit' margins.
At the end of the day though, if they can thrill the consumer enough to get them to part with their cash, good for them!
At the end of the day though, if they can thrill the consumer enough to get them to part with their cash, good for them!
Bagaholic
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An item is worth what someone is willing to pay - they are selling strongly, therefore they priced it right. If I only billed for my incurred cost and have no markup, I wouldn't make any money or be able to build my business - so my charges do not reflect my actual costs, but what the market will pay me
I can't wait for these idiotic threads to stop.
Watch any episode of Shark Tank...if it costs the person $2.50 to manufacture the item, they sell it to wholesalers for $5 and The Whoelsaler sells it to the customer for $10.
Tinmania
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rainafterthesun
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No finanical advisor is going to waste their time talking to you about $45 shirts or $5 shirts unless you have millions to invest and if that’s the case you wouldn’t be wasting their time talking about $45 or $5 shirts.
Bye Felicia, have fun at old navy.
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Brandonjr36
macrumors 68000
I wouldng say lousy screen considering they built the x screen
Bswartz95
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Materials typically are not the most expensive component to an item. The labor has to be accounted for. Wages, benefits, etc. Now stop and think of how many people have a hand in a single phone.
Haven’t even touched on the facilities that include fixed and variable costs, etc.
Haven’t even touched on the facilities that include fixed and variable costs, etc.
Probably less as they make everything from the battery, cpu, LPDDR4 and flash memory, to the OLED display...
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