[TechAssist] Re: 19 inch portables
- From: larry <schntv@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 19 Apr 2004 18:04:36 -0400
I agree with you Phil.
I dont know exactly how to explain the psychology of this, but
i find the customer likes the gamble.
to invest 15 bucks hoping to repair for 50 rather than 150.
and some times they win and some times they loose.
but i win a little, every time.
also if they invest 15 they will not give up as easily on a
higher estimate, as they would if they had nothing invested.
at least that is the way it seems in my area.
they gamble 15 and i gamble an hour of time.
so they may loose 15, but i also may loose and only make 15
per hour.
15 for 20 inch and 30 for 30 inch here.
if i had absolutely nothing to do, i may work for nothing, but
thank God i am not there yet.
Just my thoughts,
Larry
Phil Bader wrote:
> I still get 13" TVCRs, 13 and 19-20 " TVs. I manage to get 60-100.00 range.
> if you guys stuck to your guns and collected a diagnisis fee up front,
> you would nail most all those repairs with few turn downs.
> A 13-20" TV in the door: $25.00 up front diagnostic fee (applied to
> their OKd repair).
> A 25-32" set: $39.00 fee up front.
> A 13-27" TVCR combi: $39.00 fee.
> VCR $25.00 fee.
> Typical VCR repair: (maintanence,timing,etc) $49.00 - 25.00 dep. Bal
> due: 24.00. That customer will go 24.00 tp not lose the VCR and 25.00.
> They "see" the bal due, folks. Not deceptive, just covering our expenses.
> A 27" TV typical bill: 79.00 labor+ 49.00 parts= 128.00 +(6.5% tax)
> 8.32= $136.32 total. Less 39.00 deposit: 97.32 due.
> The customer cannot buy a NICE DEPENDABLE WELL BUILT 27" TV for less
> than a hundred bucks.
> I've added up all my month's small 25.00 fees on the "turn downs" and
> they easily paid ,say, my phone bill, or electric,etc in a month.
> I hear a lot of sad stories out there about cheapo sets driving down the
> business. Be an honest salesman! Explain truthfully what you know as
> gospel: Theat customers older set that had a good picture before it went
> down, and only one failure in the ten years is worth TRYING to save, if
> possible. The result is a sturdy piece of equipement that will survive
> until he decides to get an HDTV AFTER the prices drop to more reasonable
> amount.
> Just EXPLAIN for five minutes and they usually will see the lifgt.
> There's always the guy who thinks c**p is just as good as quality
> items,just less money, no matter what, but that's not a general view. I
> say, "there's a 5.00 plastic Walmart hand bag, and there's a leather
> 75.00 hand bag. Both bags that hold the same stuff, but that's where the
> similarity ends... Paint a word picture!
> Oh, God, there I go again. Sorry, guys.
> My 2 cents...
> BTW I seem to stay swamped with 10-15 yr old sets, many are 20-25". AND
> FEW RETURNS!. (I'm thorough in shop)
> Not rich by any means... But busy, and have a few $$$.
> Phil Bader
>
> becyn wrote:
>
>
>>yep, thats about it. At least you can save the money that you might spend on
>>a gym. ;-)
>>
>>Jim McVey
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>>----- Original Message -----
>>From: "Jay" <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>Sent: Monday, April 19, 2004 12:46 PM
>>Subject: [TechAssist] 19 inch portables
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>>>Hello,
>>> Just wondering if this applies to most. I used to get a lot of 19 inch
>>>televisions in for repair monthly. Now I rarely get one a month. Still
>>>get 25 inch and up but anything smaller seems to be a thing of the past
>>>in this area. I guess I will have to lift weights and get in shape for
>>>the bigger units and stay where the money is for now.
>>>Jay-Jay's TV
>>>Clarksburg, WV
>>>
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