CPAPtalk.com

forum member Got2lift posted this as a reply in another thread, but thought it would serve better in a new thread of it's own.

got2lift writes "A perfect example is CPAP.com which is now owned by a Venture Capital organization based in china. Not by the Goodman family. Not family owned and operated any longer."

and then gives us this link to chew on-

https://www.prnewswire.com/news-release ... 59061.html

not entirely sure how i feel about this.

comments?

Where is the evidence it was sold? The article only references an investment by Cathay Capital, who make strategic investments in many different fields. It is still owned and operated by the Goodman family. BTW, Cathay Capital is based in Paris, not China.

They will send lawyers who will say too much liability, discontinue cpaptalk.

I am waiting for an actual post from Johnny Goodman, himself.
Barring that, I am avoiding salt.
Any business can bring in investors--details to be worked out by the principals.

Jlfinkels wrote: ↑

Mon Feb 07, 2022 6:16 pm

Where is the evidence it was sold? The article only references an investment by Cathay Capital, who make strategic investments in many different fields. It is still owned and operated by the Goodman family. BTW, Cathay Capital is based in Paris, not China.

you're correct, i'm dealing in hyperbole.

have put a question mark in the title.

VVV wrote: ↑

Mon Feb 07, 2022 6:21 pm

They will send lawyers who will say too much liability, discontinue cpaptalk.

Not likely.

As cpaptalk is what helps drive the business:

Based in Houston, CPAP.com is the top internet retailer of Sleep Apnea equipment in the world. CPAP.com offers a large product offering, a peer support community and exceptional customer service to further our mission of being the place for all things Sleep Apnea. Founded in 1999, CPAP.com led the Sleep Apnea self pay movement and hosts CPAPtalk.com, the world's largest peer to peer support community for CPAP users.

they'll probably just send a bunch of Compagnies Républicaines de Sécurité to moderate anything considered bad for business.

I don't know if CPAP.Com has new owners but I have noted a HUGE uptick lately in CPAP.com sales e-mails.
I used to very rarely get e-mails from CPAP.com

Today it was pushing another sale using a Super Bowl code.

I haven't priced out CPAP's lately but their latest ad is showing a ResMed 10 for $1,249!
Talk about Inflation, or greed (your call)!

I would have to say, that someone (VC guys) has been injected into their business model to try and increase sales...and now that they have our e-mail addresses, they are putting on the full sales SPAM ad blitz (no superbowl pun intended).

JLROhio wrote: ↑

Sun Feb 13, 2022 12:49 pm

I haven't priced out CPAP's lately but their latest ad is showing a ResMed 10 for $1,249!
Talk about Inflation, or greed (your call)!

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From $598 (just prior to the Philips Recall) to today!

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Oh, and per todays SuperBowl Special E-mail Sale - you CANNOT use code SLEEPERBOWL22, to save 20%, on that $1,249 ResMed AS 10 AutoSet

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JLROhio wrote: ↑

Sun Feb 13, 2022 2:22 pm

Oh, and per todays SuperBowl Special E-mail Sale - you CANNOT use code SLEEPERBOWL22, to save 20%, on that $1,249 ResMed AS 10 AutoSet

It's always been that way with any of the "sitewide sales" of any percent off....fine print...machines excluded.
That's nothing new.
It's rare that machines get discounted in any fashion unless they are trying to move discontinued machines.
Since ResMed is still actually manufacturing the AirSense 10 models along side the AirSense 11 (at least that's the way it was a short while ago) I won't expect to see the A10 models discounted until ResMed says the sellers can discount it since it will be discontinued.

ResMed is, or used to be, fairly contract specific on what their products can be advertised at and sold at in terms of pricing.
But as I now see some online sellers who are offering pre orders on the AirSense 11 AutoSet...the prices are all over the place. I don't know if they have relaxed their contracts or not that essentially meant ResMed was price fixing.
Used to be that 883 price for the AutoSet was what you saw everywhere....not so much now. Might change later. I dunno.

And yes....I have also noticed a marked increase in the email ads from cpap.com....last month or so maybe.
A LOT more of those emails. Used to get maybe 2 or 3 a week...maybe. Now it's often 2 or 3 a day. I don't open most of them anymore. Mostly they get deleted immediately.
I have sort of got real unhappy about the recent promo for the preorder of the A11 Autoset and overnight major price change. Left a bad taste in my mouth. As one person told me "I love cpap.com but not 400 bucks worth of love"...

I really wanted to order my AS11 from CPAP.com given their sponsorship of this forum, but I could not justify the $300+ price difference over another online vendor (which ResMed had listed on their website).

FWIW, and not to be an adperson for anyone - prices for everything are way up now, whether or not Covid is a real excuse or just an excuse.

JLROhio wrote: ↑

Sun Feb 13, 2022 12:49 pm

I haven't priced out CPAP's lately but their latest ad is showing a ResMed 10 for $1,249!
Talk about Inflation, or greed (your call)!

How many would you buy if I showed you a deal for $200, unopened box, full factory warranty, free shipping?

ChicagoGranny wrote: ↑

Sun Feb 13, 2022 4:24 pm

JLROhio wrote: ↑

Sun Feb 13, 2022 12:49 pm

I haven't priced out CPAP's lately but their latest ad is showing a ResMed 10 for $1,249!
Talk about Inflation, or greed (your call)!

How many would you buy if I showed you a deal for $200, unopened box, full factory warranty, free shipping?

but wait!

there's more....

zonker wrote: ↑

Sun Feb 13, 2022 4:41 pm

. . . .
but wait!

there's more....

Isn't there always?