Originally Posted by
icemilkcoffee
And today the MSRP is $81.95. so there has indeed been a $2 inflation.
First off, the point of my earlier post was to show that while $36 may have not been the cost of a GP5K tire 3 years ago, the cost wasnt far off from that. I was responding to your post that confidently doubted the claimed cost. It may have been $36 at some point on some site too, who knows. The fact that that a more expensive version at the time(cream sidewall was typically higher cost) was only $41.95 certainly supports the possibility that regular black GP5K tires could have been $36 at some point on some site.
Again though, even if they were never $36, being at $41.95 is not far off.
As for your response to my post, if tha was the MSRP in '21, and if your listed amount is above is the current MSRP, then sure- the MSRP cost has only increased by $2.
But that doesnt really say much since MSRP is not the actual out of pocket cost for a lot of products, tires being one. It is well known that tire prices vary widely between in person inventory and online retailers.
A more useful analysis would be how much the tire cost in '21 based on a 5 minute google search and how much does the tire currently cost based on a 5 minute google search.
If MSRP was $79.95, but you could easily and consistently find the tire for $42 online in '21, then use $42 as the cost back then.
And if MSRP is now $81.95, but you can easily and consistently find the tire for $55 online right now, then use $55 as the cost now.
In that scenario, the tire's price has increased 31% between '21 and now.
As for actual current easily found pricing of a GP5K tire online right now...
Amazon has a 2 pack of GP5 30mm tires for $105, 25mm tires for $119, 28mm for $140, and 32mm for $129.
Merlin has a 2 pack of GP5K tires plus 2 tubes in 25mm or 28mm for $93 which totals $126.24 once shipping is included.
Lordgun has 28 and 32mm GP5K tires for $42-44 which totals $105.51 for 2 tires once shipping is included.
^ thats an average of $60 per tire.
If we compare my 25mm tire purchase in '21 to current 25mm GP5K costs from Amazon, Lordgun and Merlin, a 25mm tire currently averages out at $57.
So using this current average that is based off a few minutes of google searching, a 25mm GP5K is up 35.7% in cost compared to a few years ago.
The real takeaway here- numbers are fun and can often show what someone wants them to show. No surprise.
And the secondary takeaway is that if someone wants 25mm GP5K tires, Lordgun currently has black sidewall for $34.34 and cream sidewalls for $40.58.