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SOAPboy:

--- Quote from: pointdablame on October 31, 2004, 11:48:14 pm ---
--- Quote from: SOAPboy on October 31, 2004, 08:39:00 pm --- i understand the "cost" of starting a buisness.. you dont pass that cost to customers


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I told myself to bow out of this thread, but I have to reply to that..... that comment is so utterly absurd, I actually laughed out loud.

How exactly do you think a business would stay IN business if they didn't pass off that cost of initial start up to the customer in one way or another.

"Gee, I just spent $60k to start up a business making magnets, but the magnets only cost .05 to make, so I'll only charge .10 so as not to anger some of my customers who might think anything more is too expensive.  Guess I'll just have to wait to sell enough magnets to cover that $60k"

How could you even make a comment like that?  Of COURSE businesses DO put their start up costs into products, if they didn't, they wouldn't survive.

I promise I'll stop now, I'm sorry I aided in bringing this thread downhill 1UP, you have my apologies.  Smack me upside the head in a PM if you'd like ;)

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are you dense?

I know theres a cost you have to pass, charging mroe than it costs is understandable, raping them of their wallet is not..

pointdablame:

--- Quote from: SOAPboy on November 01, 2004, 12:04:40 am ---
--- Quote from: pointdablame on October 31, 2004, 11:48:14 pm ---
--- Quote from: SOAPboy on October 31, 2004, 08:39:00 pm --- i understand the "cost" of starting a buisness.. you dont pass that cost to customers


--- End quote ---


I told myself to bow out of this thread, but I have to reply to that..... that comment is so utterly absurd, I actually laughed out loud.

How exactly do you think a business would stay IN business if they didn't pass off that cost of initial start up to the customer in one way or another.

"Gee, I just spent $60k to start up a business making magnets, but the magnets only cost .05 to make, so I'll only charge .10 so as not to anger some of my customers who might think anything more is too expensive.  Guess I'll just have to wait to sell enough magnets to cover that $60k"

How could you even make a comment like that?  Of COURSE businesses DO put their start up costs into products, if they didn't, they wouldn't survive.

I promise I'll stop now, I'm sorry I aided in bringing this thread downhill 1UP, you have my apologies.  Smack me upside the head in a PM if you'd like ;)

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are you dense?

I know theres a cost you have to pass, charging mroe than it costs is understandable, raping them of their wallet is not..



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No i'm not dense... why are you so special that you get to say what is "rape" and what is reasonable profit margins.

Damn, I really need to stop with this thread....
SirPoonga:

--- Quote from: 1UP on October 31, 2004, 11:55:11 pm ---The quality level on these will be very high.  Everything is being precision machined from black 3/4" melamine with tons of odd-angle bevel cuts on the control section.

-Full vinyl sideart on both sides, professionally printed by a company who does nothing but arcade artwork, not a Kinko's bubblejet job.

-Full printed overlays on the control panels, including backsplash area, subsurface printed for durability.

-Marquee artwork, printed directly on the Lexan.


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There, I hope this explains why it is so expensive, this is not cheap stuff.
Sasquatch!:
Looks cool, 1UP!  I'm very curious to see what the final product actually looks like.

While I'm not in your target audience, I will say that everything that I've seen you do has reeked of quality and attention to detail, so I have no doubt that the commercial cabinet that you're selling will follow suit.
clanggedin:
Someone is going to come along and build a cab with their own version of retating controls and sell the kit or blueprints for a fraction of the cost. Just be careful that you dont' price yourself too high or it will happen exactly as I'm saying it.
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