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 >McVey Alltronix >327 Broadway >Newburgh Ny 12550 >ph: 845 561 8383 >fx: 845 561 9017 >Consumer electronics & >computer service. >Factory authorized for >over twenty brands. >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Jay" <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> >To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >Sent: Monday, April 19, 2004 12:46 PM >Subject: [TechAssist] 19 inch portables > > > > >>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 >> >> >>-------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> >--- > > >>Lost Password: >>http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". >>Email Archives: >>//www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/ >> >> >> > > > >----------------------------------------------------------------------------- >Lost Password: >http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". >Email Archives: >//www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/ > > > -- Philip Bader Jan Phyl TV Inc. (estab. 1976) 3420 Recker Hwy. Winter Haven, Fl. 33880 Fax (863) 299-8821 email: tjanphyl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lost Password: http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". Email Archives: //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/