Last 4ever Tip Tool...
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Thanks for the ongoing support JoeyA
Are you still the official tip shaper in your home room or did you get those guys to buy their own?
I'm still the official tip shaper.:frown:
I will show mine to the owner and maybe he will put a couple in his accessory showcase.
JoeyA
I just got the Pro model..., it's perfect..., thanks
Received it this week. Simple and functional. I reshaped (read properly shaped my tip), and burnished better than anything I've tried in the past.
Not something you use constantly, but a great tool to have when needed. Easily the best of the gaggle of them I own.
Welcome to the Last4ever tip tool Club.
I'm actually surprised at how few people have these, especially at my pool room.
JoeyA
I'm actually surprised at how few people have these, especially at my pool room.
JoeyA
Joey, i imagine the issue is that I do not or cannot sell these through wholesalers and retailers. When I looked into doing that I found that the wholesaler wants to double the price to the retailer who in turn wants to double the price to the consumer which would either make the tool too expensive or I would have to sell below my materials cost excluding my labor.
I may look into mass producing in the future but for now the only place you can buy them is on my web site and while I have shipped them to most states and a dozen countries the tool is still not in wide spread use.
Joel
You know, I never really thought about doing that, probably makes sense. I'll give it a shot.
Ebay isn't a bad start, but I would also suggest:
- You asked the wrong wholesellers. 100% markup for a wholeseller is steep, there
are plenty who will take a lot less.
- You are alluding to $5+ in material cost, that should be less than $2 (that is purely material, no labor/overhead).
gr. Dave
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The Nickel, Dime and Combo tools are now on EBay.... we will seeDon't hurt to try anyway
When I made them out of Oak I was in that price range for my cost. The cost of the aluminum and more so the cost of machining the radius and the slot for the scuffer (so the tool doesn't scratch the surface you sit it on) drive up the cost. I have them patented and have done some research on having them mass produced. I probably need to revisit that.
Thanks for the input.
MalibuMike
Banned
Try The Mezz 1st!
You won't be sorry!
You won't be sorry!
Talking about FAST..., hopefully it turns out well for you!
not a chance.... he will benefit if it works, so far no bitesJoel,
When you sell a hundred of them on Ebay, don't forget Adam.
JoeyA
The "regular" aluminum model on your website is $19.95, correct? (In Nickel radius or Dime radius).
It sure seems to me that people who spend $20 in ONE EVENING playing pool, would want to have the best tip tool that money can buy and one that will last indefinitely.
The only problem you have for the customers you sell is that your only hope of selling more to them is if they lose the one they bought. Mine looks like the day I bought it and it gets plenty of use.
JoeyA
It sure seems to me that people who spend $20 in ONE EVENING playing pool, would want to have the best tip tool that money can buy and one that will last indefinitely.
The only problem you have for the customers you sell is that your only hope of selling more to them is if they lose the one they bought. Mine looks like the day I bought it and it gets plenty of use.
JoeyA
Joel, I'm fairly certain you could get set up on Amazon fairly easily. They take a small cut but your exposure would be awesome. I know that's the first place I looked before I went to your website.
Look into it, I'll bet it's doable (the small company I work for did it for small volume products and we sell through them to this day).
Ebay is ebay, and some like myself just don't bother with it much.