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Re: Prices in Ads or on Craig’s List


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Posted by s.crum on August 31, 2011 at 15:25:35 from (67.142.171.25):

In Reply to: Prices in Ads or on Craig’s List posted by soder33 on August 31, 2011 at 05:00:19:

Reading these posts, it's hilarious to think back on my 20 years in stainless fabricating. For most of those 20 years I always priced my products fairly based on time and materials. When I quoted a price I stuck with it win or lose and there was rarely any haggling to be done. In the past few years people asked if not demanded a lower price. My standard line was "If your boss asks you to work for less just because he doesn't want to pay as much" would you take it? Then I started getting the line, "well I can buy it from so and so cheaper". So my standard line became "great! do it then". Of course all this took place on my 800 number. Then one day I got this wild hair, "WHY DO I PUT UP WITH THIS CRAP?", My costs were increasing incredibly along with the taxes and the health toll. Then one day about 4 months ago a guy called and wanted an exhaust pipe for his JD. I quoted a fair price and he stated he could get the same thing $10 cheaper from a vendor in a magazine. I stated it probably wasn't stainless but he insisted it was, so I told him to buy it. Turns out it was not stainless, but that set my mind that there is no longer an appreciation for American made quality. So I say go ahead and save $10 and get a tin pipe for your $10,000 dollar tractor restoration. I finally just pulled the plug on the stainless tractor exhaust business. Maybe someday after I get my eyes back, I'll start doing a few custom jobs again. But in the meantime I'll just let everyone save money.


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