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1970s AC Dealers Cash back ad

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    Posted: 29 Feb 2024 at 10:48am
Anyone on the forum remember these days? Anybody buy a tractor back then & receive the cash back during the purchase?


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After the 1099 's were sent to the first customer - the dealers took it off the price and figured it in the 'deal'. Home office bean counters shook with horror at all the discounts - customers thought it was trivial.  In the mid 70's dealers were selling to dealers at 10% off list - no programs - in the mid 80s we were getting 20 % discounts off invoice...  
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Wow that’s another poster for me!!
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Originally posted by tbran tbran wrote:

After the 1099 's were sent to the first customer - the dealers took it off the price and figured it in the 'deal'. Home office bean counters shook with horror at all the discounts - customers thought it was trivial.  In the mid 70's dealers were selling to dealers at 10% off list - no programs - in the mid 80s we were getting 20 % discounts off invoice...  
Thanks for chiming in. Back then, what dollar amount differences were between “list” and “invoice”?
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Originally posted by captaindana captaindana wrote:

Wow that’s another poster for me!!
Hi CaptainDana. Sorry my post is kinda poor resolution. I’ll look around to see if I can locate original photo? Been awhile, but think I took a snap shot of it from the back of original AC sales literature? Or maybe it was from an advertisement in 1970s farm magazine? See what I can do…
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BACK THEN,  23% off list was net - then have to add back freight and set up and delivery.  Today it varies wildly .   In fact there are items that require a lot of set up that a dealer could lose money on even selling at list!   
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