[Towertalk] Buying nuts and bolts - Rationalized gouging
Hisashi T Fujinaka
htodd@twofifty.com
Thu, 25 Apr 2002 15:49:49 -0700 (PDT)
On small-quantity oddball hardware, why should they think you're going to
do repeat business?
Also, I paid $8/bolt for some stainless steel hardware. The way I figured
it, how many do I need to buy in a lifetime? 4 now and 4 more later? How
cheap do I have to be to be a ham?
What does this have to do with towers?
On Thu, 25 Apr 2002, Robert Shohet wrote:
> > > Whatever happened to the concept that you build your "costs" into the
> price?
> >
> > The original post had to do with the fact that a part that cost 57
> cents
> > was ordered. So what would the price be by building in your "costs"?
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Steve K7LXC
> > Champion Radio Products
>
> Back to your original question - maybe a compromise - like charging $2 for
> one $0.57 part and offering 10 for $8.00, and eating the rest of the cost,
> is a good compromise.
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Hisashi T Fujinaka - htodd@twofifty.com
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