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Too cheap

yorkshireman

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Just been to Oswestry with senior management and junior management - wife and daughter - and I called in to have a look round a craft fair. There was a bloke in there selling slimlines for £6 each. Thats exactly half of what I sell for. He can't be making any money at all.

keith
 

clumsysod

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So you have bought the lot and can double your money without doing any work.
Commissioned him to do 1000 for you by next month yes?
 

Neil

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Streamline stylus £18 for me! £6 for a pen, whats the point he might as well short circuit the middle man and pour his money down the drain, at least he wouldn't waste the time making them.
 

Jim

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What would it cost him for his fees to the fair? Or does he make more on other items ... :thinks:
 

turnaround360

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I would say he's not trying to make a profit he's just trying to unload his time is not important to him and he just enjoyed making them and wants to recoup his kit costs making it harder for everyone else
 

Mattyd

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He is a fool.......... or..... places no value on his time... If he took the true cost, ie.. Glue, abrasives, polish, failures, electricity, depreciation on equipment and tooling....

He is loosing money...

Best of luck to him...
 
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