RE: New ST Options, totally wrong

["Retherford, Martin" <MRetherford@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Eric #2,
I sent an email off to Plexus to see if they retail or are wholesale only.
When I get some info back on their product I will relay it to the list
including the order desk info.  I have used this stuff and it is much better
than anything else I have found to make my baby pretty.  I suspect that the
price per can will be around 2 dollars a can at a not unreasonable volume.
If this is the case then welcome to the 400% mark up at $8.98 a can.  Which
I saw at my dealer.
And just to add in a little history I have worked at place called Steve's
Import Auto Center some years back.  They sell parts for VW bugs, busses,
and etc, have a service department and a machine shop.  So they retail after
market accessories as well as fix VW, BMW, and Porsche vehicles.  So with
the exception of new vehicle sales, and they do sell "vintage vehicles", and
my scenario is right on.  So watch what you say when you use "absolutely no
vehicle".
And to add in a little more on my current local.  Typical setup for a
customer out of my place of work runs from $3,000 to $10,000.  We have
setups that cost $500,000+ each.  It is a little different model than my
scenario for a dealer.  I can't say much more on this but trust me, please
trust me.

No worries mister, no flame taken.  This is a good subject even though it is
sort off topic.  Some day I and maybe you will be business owners.
Excellent way to get a feel for different discipline companies.

Martin

- -----Original Message-----
From: Erik Miner [mailto:axeis@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Tuesday, September 21, 1999 6:09 PM
To: ST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: RE: New ST Options, totally wrong


First this is not meant to be a flame, but. You are WAY, WAY off! 
Dealers  have about a 10-14% margin on new bikes, do the math there 
is not even close 5g's markup! Triumph does NOT pay freight charges 
that is a direct cost to the dealer / customer. How do you figure 
that the bikes get here from the UK? I can tell you that most are air 
freighted want to take a guess how much that costs?? On cars the 
freight charge on the sticker is exactly what the dealer pays. The 
setup is reimbursed by the manufacturers. And there is not a SINGLE 
ITEM in any bike store that has a 400% markup. I was recently the 
Dainese rep for a year or so and most items have 30 to 40% of markup 
figure that everyone wants at least a 10% discount and I can tell you 
for sure that dealers are just making about an average 30-35% 
combined profit for sales , parts, and service. Please I'm not trying 
to be rude but I've been in retail for 20+ years I don't know of 
anything out there other than maybe bubble gum that has a 400% 
markup! I can state absolutely that there is no motor vehicle of any 
kind sold in the USA that has a 50% markup NONE. Not even lawn mowers 
:-)

Erik


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