Marketplace & JF Pricing Confusion
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Hi all,
I see that the RJ is now available for purchase on Marketplace. However, I am a little confused on the pricing there. I have previously purchased the -146 on MP and is shows on my MSFS MP as owned.
The price on MP for the RJ on its own is £65.79. The price for the -146 & RJ as a bundle is showing as £58.74 being reduced from £65.79, with a £7.05 saving (12%).
On the JF website it states the purchase price for the -146 & RJ bundle is £94.45 and the RJ standalone is £52.49.
When I try to purchase via MP/Steam it wants to add £58.74 to my steam account. So where does my 20% discount kick in on MP/Steam?
I thought the purchase price for the RJ for existing -146 owners would be £52.49 - 20% for -146 owners regardless of where you purchased it.
At the moment it appears to be cheaper for me to buy the RJ via the JF website as a stand alone product.
Can someone please clarify?
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Unfortunately this is the vagaries of MP pricing. The only price we can provide to MS is our US$ price. That is $69.99 for the standalone aircraft and $125.98 for the bundle. Existing owners of the 146 get the RJ at $55.99.
MS have their own rules for currency conversions and, AFAIK, also have some regional pricing differences in certain areas. Our £ Sterling price (We are UK based) on our site for the RJ is £52.49 and £42 with discount.
I am not sure how the MarketPlace gets to £65.79 from $69.99, but it's not something we have any control over. I suspect they convert it to £ at some arbitrary rate and then add VAT. NB that the discount is 20% off the SRP and that SRP will obviously vary from sites depending on the purchase site's location, currency and VAT. -
OK thanks for the explanation, it appears it will be cheaper to buy the RJ via JF even without the 20% discount. However, is there anyway to get the 20% discount if purchasing the RJ from JF if the -146 was previously purchased via MP/Steam?
My other question is, will it cause any problems if I have the -146 purchased from MP and the RJ from JF on my system? (I have a mixed setup for the PMDG 737-7/8/9 without problems, only difference seems to be updates are delayed from MP). -
To answer your questions, we can only really provide the discount if you buy from the same store. That's to ensure it is fair to the other stores. It wouldn't be entirely ethical to offer buyers the chance to switch loyalty by offering a discount.
In terms of the two aircraft there should be no conflict as they are completely standalone products and don't rely on each other to work.
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If I purchased the 146 through the JF store and have it installed where can I find the discount code for purchasing the RJ through JF again or will it automatically insert it during payment. Just would rather not risk thinking it would be automatic for it not to be, fairly large discount to miss out on :).
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@Speedbird85Heavy The code will be in your account, contained within your146 Professional order. Just C&P the code and use in the required place during checkout.
Hope that helps.
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Weirdest price ever in the UK.
I figured it had something to do with conversion/parity with U.S. Marketplace.
Usually we have 29.99 or 34.99.
I was initially, extremely discombobulated... but once I saw my discount code, I was "inordinately happy about it" ... to steal a line from Bodie in The Professionals... 😂
