In January, the price of the Spark flymore bundle was $600. In February, it dropped to $550. In early March, it dropped to $460. But today it went up to $550 again. I am very curious why the price went up. I have rarely seen consumer electronic items go up in price that much.

Supply and demand?  Getting rid of overstock in the warehouses.  I bet the lithium batteries in the Spark have to be moved if they have been in storage for almost a year.

And, the remote.  I bet a bunch of lithium powered remotes were sitting in the warehouses unsold.  Then they were given away with the sparks to get them out to owners before the batteries discharged enough to be unchargable.  

look at the price on Amazon according to the site camelcamelcamel.  It fluctuates even more wildly... almost daily!

The mighty Spark is getting replaced

Exactly the same in NL...

Gunship9 Posted at 2018-3-16 09:49
Supply and demand?  Getting rid of overstock in the warehouses.  I bet the lithium batteries in the Spark have to be moved if they have been in storage for almost a year.

And, the remote.  I bet a bunch of lithium powered remotes were sitting in the warehouses unsold.  Then they were given away with the sparks to get them out to owners before the batteries discharged enough to be unchargable.

I think that says it all!

I am waiting to see if newly announce tariffs from our crazy president will have any effect on the pricing.  They should go into affect in a couple weeks.

MFPullen Posted at 2018-3-16 14:04
I am waiting to see if newly announce tariffs from our crazy president will have any effect on the pricing.  They should go into affect in a couple weeks.

We might get lucky... no steel or aluminum parts ? (har har)

Still $399 at DJI.com

The price of the spark is such a great deal right now for someone that wants a entry level drone and don't want to break the bank!

Bing Err Posted at 2018-3-16 17:00
Still $399 at DJI.com

I am talking about the flymore combo, not just the spark. It was $466 just yesterday at all the retailers. It jumped to $550 today.

dji TO88 Posted at 2018-3-16 17:45
The price of the spark is such a great deal right now for someone that wants a entry level drone and don't want to break the bank!

That's exactly why I bought it and I am very pleased with it so far.  

BeastMaster_101 Posted at 2018-3-16 10:07
The mighty Spark is getting replaced

It already has by the Air.

CoreyB10 Posted at 2018-3-17 02:35
It already has by the Air.

The air is double spark's price

BeastMaster_101 Posted at 2018-3-17 07:32
The air is double spark's price

But it's the best drone in the known universe.......Not.

Amazon had  the spark and a controller for 350, I would do that and buy an extra battery and prop guards and you basically have a fly more combo for 400ish.