What is going on with Marshall and their lack of shipments of speakers, and amps to the United States?

[Fosheti]

I doubt it...

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I'd bet that distribution is the bigger obstacle. An £800 amp would cost $1,049.41 (US), if it was simply an exchange rate issue.

While some might complain, they'd either buy it, or not. If they want the amp, they'll plop down the cash. Before though, we were being charged $1800 for a $1,049.41 amp... I can see it being $1200, if you count in the import cost.

Yep unfortunately I was one of the 1800.00 chumps. I always pick the top of markets.

 

[myklomaniac]

I was fortunate (in some regard) as the retailer I dealt with had a price protection policy in place when I bought my equipment back in January. They refunded the price difference between January's legacy prices, and April's 30% lower prices.

 

[Dogs of Doom]

Yep unfortunately I was one of the 1800.00 chumps. I always pick the top of markets.

you weren't alone...

I bought my heads all used, & paid from about $1,000-1,200. They were in pretty new condition, no dings, no problems, etc.

Still though, that was high, for used, but, better than the $1800 price tags.

Once they lowered the price, I even felt ripped off, buying all used... because new ,is now what used was back then

 

[jeffb]

At this point I harbor no good will for the (current) company. There's been a bunch of "telling us what we want to hear" spew through the propaganda machine (i.e. online guitar rags) and not one bit of action.

I've been watching the ship dates on Zzounds for several months (cos I'm at the point where I could work out a new studio something, if I wanted) and it's comical. No way am I pre-ordering anything from Marshall.I feel bad for those who have, and been strung along.

 

[Dogs of Doom]

to be fair, the CEO said it would be a year, or so, before they got their running shoes... many did not want to hear, or ignored that & are expecting them to have been productive for the last year...

 

[jeffb]

to be fair, the CEO said it would be a year, or so, before they got their running shoes... many did not want to hear, or ignored that & are expecting them to have been productive for the last year...

I read and understood that. But that is not the majority of people doing pre orders. Not everyone is reading GW articles or a slave to a forum like this one.

Marshall is asking us to give them the benefit of the doubt and have faith- and then giving completely unrealistic shipping dates to dealers and customers. Can't have it both ways.

 

[Dogs of Doom]

I read and understood that. But that is not the majority of people doing pre orders. Not everyone is reading GW articles or a slave to a forum like this one.

Marshall is asking us to give them the benefit of the doubt and have faith- and then giving completely unrealistic shipping dates to dealers and customers. Can't have it both ways.

shipping dates are given by stores... stores that have zero product on hand

are stores giving definitive dates, or estimated dates?

I understand the problem w/ people who have backorders on hold, that sucks. The company has no distribution in the US as of current & that must be understood.

If you don't want to wait, cancel orders & buy something else - that's fine & fair, but, I wouldn't hold it, as a grudge against the company, that hasn't got it's stuff together yet, after a major sale & distribution change.

Sure, not everybody reads forums such as this, but... all the complaints (that we see) come from people that read forums such as this...