About him doing a 100% markup on the external exclosure. Jimmy are you trying to really live up to your sig...? Give it up already
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SATA External Enclosure - Wanted Durban
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About him doing a 100% markup on the external exclosure. Jimmy are you trying to really live up to your sig...? Give it up already
JIMMYtheSKULL
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no just asking what is a fair price to pay (Bank charges) then drive to collect it, and deliver it to the client, im not a pc zone, i deliver to the client, and on that figure, without the client having to lift his ass, i think my figure is reasonable... Thats all...
JIMMYtheSKULL
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10:15 no reply hmmmmmmmm guess my figure is not so ureasonable then is it?????
I think you need some SELF reflection JTS
IT IS UNREASONALBLE........COMPRENDE.....? VERSTAAN......CAPICHE...UNDERSTAND....? It doesn't matter what we say.....you've already showed your colours...it's simple.JIMMYtheSKULL
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ok zenbaas im through trying to make you understand dealer price R226.86 k transfer to pay for it (+-R12.00) so we at R238.86... Now i fetch it and deliver it to you!!!! whats that worth???? Shylock??????? so i should collect it and deliver it for what R12.00 that will make the sale R250.00 and i make R12.00 profit -what ever it cost me to deliver.... quiet frankly all you guys getting components off the mybb001 account makes me sick... just trying to get the best price and screwing hard working techies or new small business man out of their living. so like i said, I wont do that deal for R12.00 after my travel, you can get 0ff your LAZY ASS and get it yourself......
JIMMYtheSKULL
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this will cost me at least 1 hour of my time, which im asking a measly R200 for... pastel support R 450.00 per hour, vw R450.00 per hour is it that unfair???
Drunkard #1
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Jimmy, R300 is fine IF:
It's in your shop, and I can walk out with it 5 minutes after I walk in,
I can buy the quantity I want,
you've got various models I can compare,
and I don't need to collect from the supplier.
That's what retailers do.They carry stock for quick delivery, break bulk, handle logistics and provide a place for the buyer to compare products or get advice. And most would charge a 30% mark-up, or R295. If you're only offering 1 out of 4 of those services, why should I still pay your full mark-up. I don't see why I should pay you when you're running an inefficient business. Most of the time the retailer offers no advice (or wrong advice), hasn't got stock, and generally provides no useful service at all.
Custom orders shouldn't be any different; your usual logistics chain is already in place. Emergency orders and personal delivery (why can't you use a courier?) add to the bill, but that's not what the OP was asking for. He wants a retailer with stock of the product, which you're obviously not. Don't get upset because you can't make a huge profit because someone else provided the customer with what he wanted, and you didn't.
As for Esquire, they provide us with what we want, at a fair price. I don't see why the retailer should make 30%, just for having an account with the supplier. If I'm doing the research, ordering the stock, arranging for delivery, and taking all the risk, I expect to pay what the retailer pays, not an extra 100% mark-up for services I don't want or didn't receive.
It's in your shop, and I can walk out with it 5 minutes after I walk in,
I can buy the quantity I want,
you've got various models I can compare,
and I don't need to collect from the supplier.
That's what retailers do.They carry stock for quick delivery, break bulk, handle logistics and provide a place for the buyer to compare products or get advice. And most would charge a 30% mark-up, or R295. If you're only offering 1 out of 4 of those services, why should I still pay your full mark-up. I don't see why I should pay you when you're running an inefficient business. Most of the time the retailer offers no advice (or wrong advice), hasn't got stock, and generally provides no useful service at all.
Custom orders shouldn't be any different; your usual logistics chain is already in place. Emergency orders and personal delivery (why can't you use a courier?) add to the bill, but that's not what the OP was asking for. He wants a retailer with stock of the product, which you're obviously not. Don't get upset because you can't make a huge profit because someone else provided the customer with what he wanted, and you didn't.
As for Esquire, they provide us with what we want, at a fair price. I don't see why the retailer should make 30%, just for having an account with the supplier. If I'm doing the research, ordering the stock, arranging for delivery, and taking all the risk, I expect to pay what the retailer pays, not an extra 100% mark-up for services I don't want or didn't receive.
Sting
Ghost in the Machine
JtS, you are offering a niche market service, i.e. including personal delivery to customer. I don't know your business but it would appear that you do not have a walk-in retail outlet. For customers who are home or location bound (immobile for whatever reason) you have a good business model. You should advertise more as it could work out to be a lucrative market. Just don't add your pricing as you will be compared to normal retailers; like what has happened on this thread.
However, this does not give you the right to slag off other guys competing in the hardware industry. They have different business models and their cost structures are different to yours. If I work around the corner from a dealer/retailer, they will be my first stop due to the convenience of their location and not necessarily pricing. I won't travel 10km to save R50 on a purchase.
You also make assumptions that everyone buying at Esquire is using the MyBB vendor code - assumptions are dangerous. Many of us supplement our income by supplying IT components or full rigs and have registered CC's and VAT numbers, etc. Due to our low operating costs we can compete with the bigger guys but on a small scale.
Don't knock us. Stick to your captive market.
However, this does not give you the right to slag off other guys competing in the hardware industry. They have different business models and their cost structures are different to yours. If I work around the corner from a dealer/retailer, they will be my first stop due to the convenience of their location and not necessarily pricing. I won't travel 10km to save R50 on a purchase.
You also make assumptions that everyone buying at Esquire is using the MyBB vendor code - assumptions are dangerous. Many of us supplement our income by supplying IT components or full rigs and have registered CC's and VAT numbers, etc. Due to our low operating costs we can compete with the bigger guys but on a small scale.
Don't knock us. Stick to your captive market.
hj2k_x
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LOL. Talk about the wrong way to attract customers.
I don't like the term, but FAIL.
I don't like the term, but FAIL.
LancelotSA
Banned
If you didn;t come right you can always buy mine
Thanks!
I did come right. Did my usual research online. Checked prices there. Checked delivery costs and delivery times. Checked out retail shops with walk in shops and their prices on their websites. Then once my research was done I popped into PC Zone and saw what they have to offer (they seem to favour 2.5" enclosures even though they don't stock these drives
). I then popped into Matrix warehouse and they had the NexStar CX that I had seen, and liked, online. The price was a reasonable R249 incl. Not the cheapest I had seen in my research but it meant immediate possession and not having to wait for delivery.Now back to the topic of markups, why should I be satisfied with huge markups when the shop in question merely provided the facility for me to pick up what I wanted? I did not require any assistance in any of those shops as I knew what I wanted. In fact I often find, as a result of my prior research, that I know more than the shops assistants about what I need. I grabbed the enclosure, paid and was out of there within 5 minutes of entering...
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