How?
If he stocks over $100 in tips and charges $20 for install, he's got money tied up.
Most business change 3 times the cost of inventory.
Cost of Tip Replacement
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If he stocks over $100 in tips and charges $20 for install, he's got money tied up.
Most business change 3 times the cost of inventory.
When he installs the tip?? He makes money off his labor no??
Of course he makes money off his labor, but there are many other cost of doing business that most people would never have a clue about unless they have owned and operated their own business.
I used to think in those terms of how much $ they are making per hour until I was on the other side, then I better understood the entire picture.
He doesn't if his inventory has no profit margin. He eats all bad tips if they're not replaced.
You want him to sell you his tips at his cost because you're paying for tip install labor?
And he only makes money off his inventory when they are paid for by sales.
Unfortunately, we can't mark up Kamui 20% or more.
I’m not talking about tips at all
First sentence thank you of course he is
The rest of that is none of the buyers concern
I didn't know he was installing air.
Flakeandrun
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Reading the prices here (some of which are reasonable tbh if I did have to pay/some of them outrageous), does make me glad I can go to my local pool hall, and have a guy put on a tip for free... where I play, they have a lathe and an in-house cue person. You can pay for the tips, materials or whatever you need from their store. Or supply your own. They supply and service your cue for free. They look after their playing customers, and want their customers to play and get as much table time as possible (for obvious reasons... $$$). Out of the pool halls I rate where I am living currently, the two or three I would use that are not my local, also offer this.
I will always do my own snooker cues, because I'm an incredibly fussy person with some 'special' needs (talking about the cue
), but they would do that for me too at my local if I asked.
Been using Mike Wooldridge tips for snooker and pool. Bought a handful off of taobao and they play lovely.
I will always do my own snooker cues, because I'm an incredibly fussy person with some 'special' needs (talking about the cue
), but they would do that for me too at my local if I asked.Been using Mike Wooldridge tips for snooker and pool. Bought a handful off of taobao and they play lovely.
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That's an interesting marketing strategy. I have never seen it.
Flakeandrun
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They have 20 tables in the store I go to, the store I frequent is the 'small' side-store, and there are three other stores they have in the city. They organise competitions, and have a competitive team. They want you to come and pay for the cost of the light. They want customers to play as often as they can, and treat it like a second home. Any serious player uses their own cue, the quicker they can have it ship shape, the quicker they can spend more money.
Anyone with half a brain can replace their own tip, but having someone else fix it, completing that 10 minute task, to a standard better and faster than you can do it yourself, with equipment that the average person doesn't have access too, for free, is a sure fire way to make sure they return to paying for the light, at your store, as quickly as possible (and makes them feel valued too - went a bit ham with the commas here
).I'm not saying they wouldn't rather you buy the tip from them, but they aren't going to decline a regular bringing their own, or charge a regular for that service. The cost of such machinery is also probably going to be much cheaper here than in the US, but I can't be certain how much these things cost.
Just to add to the conversation ... I use the same person for all my shaft work. He charges the same rate for labor no matter what type of tip I choose. He charges $20 for the labor to change the tip and clean and condition the shaft. The difference in price is the tip. So if I select a ultraskin it's $20 plus the price of the tip. If I choose a G2, it's $20 plus the price of the tip. Point is the labor of changing the tip and cleaning and conditioning remains the same. It all comes down to how much the tip costs. At least for me anyway. Do I want to spend $30 or $40 or $50 etc.
I don’t think he meant the install price by itself was more - I think he was factoring in the price of the tip also.
Flakeandrun
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Not necessarily true, as market manipulation dictates the value. I'm not comfortable paying anything, for anything, especially when the base value is essentially a branded fabrication. I still have to make the choice best suited to my relative understanding/what the industry would want you to, or have you know."Cost of tip replacement."
Whatever price you feel comfortable spending for your tip of choice, and piece of mind.
As for what you'd pay for labour on a 10 minute job, I'd argue that's a subjective reflection of the money in your pocket Vs. the lack of skill/or if you have the skill, genuine desire to waste the time yourself. I guess as 'Cue guys' - you can brand yourself a 'technician' or a 'repairman' or an 'enthusiast' or a 'restorer' and brand yourself in the same way as the product?
All hail Consumerism. All hail Capitalism
It is genuinely quite interesting to see the variety of different prices quoted in this thread. Bored semi-trolling on a work break here... just before the few paragraph long counter ramble appears
CaptainBly
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In my experience, this is pretty standard.