pancing Posted November 5, 2016 Report Share Posted November 5, 2016 You decide Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DR99 Posted November 5, 2016 Report Share Posted November 5, 2016 Wow!! I bet they are fine Chervon makes the tools for Kobalt/Lowes. Crazy to see battery packs that cheap though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnarlyCarl Posted November 5, 2016 Report Share Posted November 5, 2016 That's pretty crazy, and that's regular price too? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pancing Posted November 5, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 5, 2016 Yeah but damn 10 bucks? You cant even get knockoff cells for cheaper than a dollar lol retail Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pancing Posted November 5, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 5, 2016 Just now, KnarlyCarl said: That's pretty crazy, and that's regular price too? Yeah thats regular price 2.0 packs are 20 and those get super fricken hot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HiltiWpg Posted November 5, 2016 Report Share Posted November 5, 2016 Buy them up, strip out the cells and sell them for $3-$5 each on eBay!Sent from my Pixel XL using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffmcmillan Posted November 6, 2016 Report Share Posted November 6, 2016 5 hours ago, HiltiWpg said: Buy them up, strip out the cells and sell them for $3-$5 each on eBay! Almost like the playstation clusters. I think the price for 1500mah cells is pretty low now though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stercorarius Posted November 6, 2016 Report Share Posted November 6, 2016 Nice enough for me. I keep a 3/8 impact in my truck handy with the $20 2.0 on it and it does very well when I just have some hose clamps or equipment covers to pull off. Used it the other day replacing a fan and muffler on a loader. The 2.0 battery never even warmed up. The 1.5 might be different. It's not worth it to me to get the 1.5 because I would rather pony up a whole ten dollars for another .5 amp hour. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aabee Posted November 6, 2016 Report Share Posted November 6, 2016 I have serious questions regarding Kobalt's long-term view with the 24v line...I liked them while I owned them, but what kind of profit are they turning with prices this low on their batteries? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BMack37 Posted November 6, 2016 Report Share Posted November 6, 2016 I'm really wondering about that 3year warranty. I bet that is going to be a hassle, pretty much everything will probably be labeled as wear and tear. People probably won't complain at a $10 battery not being warrantied so they end up buying more, then they buy more tools to fit in the line. Lets see how long these tools and batteries last with regular use. I almost want to buy one just to take it apart to see what cells they're using, I doubt they're name brand. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stercorarius Posted November 6, 2016 Report Share Posted November 6, 2016 I'm willing to bet they are actually not making any profit, if not losing money, on the batteries. My guess is they are pulling an Amazon prime and losing profit in order to rapidly acquire customers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffmcmillan Posted November 6, 2016 Report Share Posted November 6, 2016 Homeowners dread spending a fortune on batteries later to keep their old tools working. Having $10 batteries on the shelf will help a lot of kits sell for Christmas and they can normalize the price later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HiltiWpg Posted November 6, 2016 Report Share Posted November 6, 2016 Batteries don't cost $150 to manufacture. It's the one item we can't do without and the one item that has the most profit. Obviously they are giving it away, but they aren't losing much. Cells are cheap, plastic is cheap and little circuit board are cheap!Sent from my Pixel XL using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DR99 Posted November 6, 2016 Report Share Posted November 6, 2016 8 hours ago, jeffmcmillan said: Homeowners dread spending a fortune on batteries later to keep their old tools working. Having $10 batteries on the shelf will help a lot of kits sell for Christmas and they can normalize the price later. I think instead of the Ridgid LSA Kobalt is going to say look just buy cheap batteries and don't worry. The only thing in the 4.0's are still 50 cheap compared to the norm but not dirt cheap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BMack37 Posted November 6, 2016 Report Share Posted November 6, 2016 8 hours ago, HiltiWpg said: Batteries don't cost $150 to manufacture. It's the one item we can't do without and the one item that has the most profit. Obviously they are giving it away, but they aren't losing much. Cells are cheap, plastic is cheap and little circuit board are cheap! Sent from my Pixel XL using Tapatalk Exactly, there is a lot of markup in the big manufacturers, that's why the kit costs lowers the price soo much and why Milwaukee can run free battery promos soo often. Then you take out the name brand (expensive) cells Dewalt and Milwaukee uses and the batteries are dirt cheap. Keep in mind with Dewalt and Milwaukee you're paying for R&D and advertising that Kobalt doesn't really have or at least not to the same level. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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