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Re: Pricing for Straight and curved glass

Posted By: jake
Date: Thursday, 26 October 2006, at 1:01 p.m.

In Response To: Re: Pricing for Straight and curved glass (SVP Neon Equipment)


Thank you all very much. I did not see some of the things you pointed out. I appreciate your input.

Jake

> The web price probably includes transformers
> and misc. hardware for installation. For
> local wholesale glass only $15.00/ft. is way
> too high.

> As Sean mentioned, prices vary depending on
> your location. Don's prices are in line with
> the Southeast, but you can even get straight
> border units cheaper than that in some
> areas. For the SE area, $3.60/$4.80/ft. are
> too high.

> See Sean's comments. And you should be
> charging for 9 ft. - 1 ft. for the
> electrodes. Btw, your math doesn't jive with
> the prices you mentioned. $3.60/ft. for an 8
> ft. border would be $28.80. 9 ft. would be
> $32.40. Even at those prices I would make
> clear straight border units all day long and
> love every minute of it and smile all the
> way to the bank :-)

> Apparently so. Even if you are really slow
> and can only make 4 units per hour, at
> $3.00/ft. that is still $108.00/hr.
> Materials for clear border are cheap - less
> than $5.00 per unit. And unless your shop is
> in the high rent district your overhead
> can't be more than $10.00-$12.00/hr. -
> probably less. If you can't make a living at
> those wages then, yes, you are missing
> something.

> I was just going by what your profile says:
> "Very handsome....talented with
> neon.....high intellect....and
> handsome......" So what you are saying
> is none of this is true? Does that include
> the part about "talented with
> neon"? Perhaps you should change your
> profile statement - LOL

> Cute, Jack, real cute.


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