So with Stern raising prices with Godzilla, but telling their distributors it is due to supply and shipping challenges, do folks think this will drop back down once those issues resolve? American Pinball labelled theirs a surcharge in theory to remove it in the future.
Thoughts?
Price increases due to supply and shipping challenges have become pretty common, but the real question is whether they’ll actually drop once things stabilize. It’s a bit like investing in PVC custom patches—sometimes prices rise due to material shortages, but whether they go back down depends on demand and production costs. American Pinball calling it a surcharge does suggest they might remove it later, but with companies like Stern, it’s hard to say if the price hike is temporary or just the new normal. What do you think—will they roll back, or is this here to stay?