X-Message-Number: 4883 Date: Mon, 18 Sep 1995 08:24:17 -0700 (PDT) From: Doug Skrecky <> Subject: cryonics organization prices In message 4876 Steve Bridge writes: > I figured we had done our fierce competition thing in July > and that this was too soon to do it again. I guess Bob E. > was feeling more aggressive that day than the rest of us were. > Who says age slows you down? I think CI is sitting on a potential gold mine with possible prices of just $10,000 for neuros. Ok, so this doesn't include a top-of-the-line $40,000 washout, etc by Mike Darwin. However I am convinced that there is a large market out there waiting for the right price in cryonics, since many people already have over $10,000 in company sponsored life insurance. They are skeptical about cryonics so high prices of even $28,000 essentially eliminate it from consideration. With already existing insurance in place to cover the $10,000 minimum it is not going to take much effort for a religious skeptic to sign over this benefit in order to avoid rotting in the cold hard ground. Now there is nothing wrong with being a Bloomingdales and offering only top-of-the-line merchandise. However it is the Walmart's and McDonalds of the world that become giants. I dare Alcor to take the plunge and test market a low end product (brain freezing?) which would appeal to the masses, who after all know very well what the alternative is. Rate This Message: http://www.cryonet.org/cgi-bin/rate.cgi?msg=4883