merylane said:well my mechanic doesnt charge more for the parts, just his cost.
and his price is always cheaper than i could buy it for, even his oil.
go figger ????
people are alowed to charge what they want but sometimes it dont make sence?
The cue repair guy if he is honorable accepts risk when he does the tip or any work on a cue for that matter. If it is a $.60 triangle no big deal if the guy say he doesn't like the tip. If it is a tip the repair guy has $9.00 or $10.00 invested in how is he to just replace the tip if a finicky customer decides he thinks the tip is too hard or too soft and believe me he will hold the repair guy responsible. "You should have told me it was that hard, I don't want this tip". How can you charge say $20.00 to do a tip when the tip cost you $10.00 and you now have to maybe replace it for nothing wiping out all profit. I put on Moori tips almost everyday and there is a guy in town who is the source for the tips. You get the tip and I will install it. Barring it falling off I have no further responsibility for it. I like it that way. I should add, most of the Moori tips I do are for billiard players who beat the tips to death. I want nothing to do with those tips after they are on the cue.
Back to the risk factor. When you drop off a shaft to get say a tip for $10.00 or $15.00 the repair guy accepts full responsibility for the shaft while it is in his possession. If something was to happen to it and he had to replace it, it could cost him $150.00 or more. He is giving up pretty good odds on the money just to make a few dollars and you need to appreciate that your cue is kept safe. That alone has a value to it when dealing with a reputable cue man as opposed to some fly by night guy who would say "Tough what do you want me to do, your cue got stolen"?