WallyG
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How to get the best discount on Kontakt 5?
I see Native Istruments has reduced the price to $199 for Thanksgiving, down from $249 if you own a qualifying product. The NI website does not offer a further discount if you own a qualifying product. Is $199 the best I should expect. Good price but don't want to leave money on the table.
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Re: How to get the best discount on Kontakt 5?
2015/11/26 14:56:49
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WallyG
I see Native Istruments has reduced the price to $199 for Thanksgiving, down from $249 if you own a qualifying product. The NI website does not offer a further discount if you own a qualifying product. Is $199 the best I should expect. Good price but don't want to leave money on the table.
Later on they have have a Upgrade and Crossgrade Sale...which includes Komplete and KU, if I remember correctly...
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JonD
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Re: How to get the best discount on Kontakt 5?
2015/11/26 19:27:51
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In these weeks of BF sales, there will be dozens of people upgrading/crossgrading their Kontakt 5 to Komplete.
Since Kontakt comes with Komplete, these folks will be dumping their old Kontakt in the KVR marketplace. I see this pattern every year.
$199 is a great price for Kontakt 5, but if you're really determined to get it for $50-100 less, than the above may be the best way to go. The NI sale last for 12 days, so you've got time to try and score a secondhand deal. Worst case would be, you don't find a deal, and 11 days from now, you pay $199 for Kontakt.
If it were me, I'd place a WTB (Want to buy) ad for Kontakt 5 in the KVR marketplace. That way you have a much better shot since potential sellers will contact you (hopefully) before they place their ad for sale.
Good luck, whatever you do. K5 is a great piece of software, and opens up your world to some really top-level libraries.
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WallyG
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Re: How to get the best discount on Kontakt 5?
2015/11/27 10:08:33
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Thanks for the tips. I've decided to take the$199 deal while I'm traveling so it will be there when I get back.
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Re: How to get the best discount on Kontakt 5?
2015/11/27 16:48:35
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Is Kontakt boxed only or downloadable ?
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Re: How to get the best discount on Kontakt 5?
2015/11/27 17:32:39
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Re: How to get the best discount on Kontakt 5?
2015/11/27 18:32:56
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ooohhh, I'm in
Thank You muchly kind sir
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Re: How to get the best discount on Kontakt 5?
2015/11/28 16:54:58
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Would there be any transfer fees to deal with?
I have Kontakt 4 & 5, Massive, Guitar Rig 4 & 5, Session Horns [junior], Berlin Piano, and Upright Pianos.
I'll bet I could sell some of these that are included in Komplete for more than what I would pay for Komplete when it comes out with an upgrade price, no?
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Re: How to get the best discount on Kontakt 5?
2015/11/28 17:11:44
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No transfer fees. So yes.
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Re: How to get the best discount on Kontakt 5?
2015/11/28 17:11:46
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dp1
post edited by Fleer - 2015/11/28 17:23:19
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Re: How to get the best discount on Kontakt 5?
2015/11/28 17:11:47
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dp2 Edith says: wazz happenin' wizz zze botzz?
post edited by Fleer - 2015/11/28 20:44:29
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Re: How to get the best discount on Kontakt 5?
2015/11/28 21:04:53
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JonD
In these weeks of BF sales, there will be dozens of people upgrading/crossgrading their Kontakt 5 to Komplete.
Since Kontakt comes with Komplete, these folks will be dumping their old Kontakt in the KVR marketplace. I see this pattern every year.
From what I understand, if you upgrade your product you can't sell the old one or you will lose the upgrade too. From the NI website registration faq: "If a product is removed from your user account, this will render all product upgrades invalid which are based on this product. In this case, Registration support will contact you before deleting a product from your user account. For instance, if you upgraded KOMPLETE 8 to KOMPLETE 8 ULTIMATE, you cannot remove KOMPLETE 8 from your account without KOMPLETE 8 ULTIMATE becoming invalid." https://www.native-instruments.com/en/support/knowledge-base/show/947/notes-on-selling-a-native-instruments-product/
post edited by mikedocy - 2015/11/28 21:20:45
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Re: How to get the best discount on Kontakt 5?
2015/11/28 22:02:43
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Yep, you can't sell what you upgraded from, i.e. what you "used" to upgrade from, nor can you sell individual parts of a bundle.
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Re: How to get the best discount on Kontakt 5?
2015/11/28 23:57:55
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That's the very info I was looking for.
Makes sense too. Otherwise people could go around in circles selling each other products for upgrade purposes all at a loss to NI.
Thanks fellas.
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Re: How to get the best discount on Kontakt 5?
2015/11/29 07:27:31
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That applies to just about everything from everyone...
If you upgrade or crossgrade (there are exceptions)
then you can't sell the product it was from...it's only
sensible. You used the product to get to the new one
and basically forfeited it in favor of the new one...
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JonD
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Re: How to get the best discount on Kontakt 5?
2015/11/29 10:15:19
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Yes, I made a boo boo... Sorry about that. I was thinking of the NI programs not used to crossgrade/upgrade to Komplete. Those individual licenses can very definitely be sold. To clarify.... Since Kontakt is the component that many people use to crossgrade (to K/KU), then in most cases it can't be resold. However, if Kontakt wasn't used -- say, you bought Komplete cheaply another way (maybe secondhand) -- then if you previously owned Kontakt, it can be sold. I see so many NI software for sale threads where the seller says "I just got Komplete so I'm selling these" that I lumped Kontakt in there, and I wasn't thinking. Mea Culpa, I'm a doofus. Doh! and Double Doh! Truly sorry for the wrong info.  As a punishment, I promise not to buy anything from the BF sales for one whole hour. I mean it!
post edited by JonD - 2015/11/29 10:35:42
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Re: How to get the best discount on Kontakt 5?
2015/11/29 13:00:23
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No worries Jon.
Meanwhile, looks like you posted this 2 hours ago, so your 'hour' is up.
Happy credit card bashing and [subsequent melting]! Hahaha!
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