We had several of each and each one had an assistant to do the grunt work. Also had a support person to buy parts and get service literature and deal with the rejected warranty claims. Receptionist to take care of paperwork and act as a barrier between the customers and the techs. Jerry Silverman Greentron Inc 4 Newland Ave Greenville SC 29609 Fax/Phone 864 232 3889 mail to: greentron@xxxxxxx ----- Original Message ----- From: "Hoyt's TV" <hoytstv@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, June 23, 2005 9:31 PM Subject: [TechAssist] Re: HDTV future > I agree Jerry, if you had a large enough operation so you could have a VCR > specialist or a camera specialist, it could have been quite profitable at > one time. But for a one man shop like mine it was never going to be. While > in the 30s through the 70s a one man TV shop was practical. Most grew larger > because they had to due to customer demand, not because the original owner > wanted to. > > > Russ Hoyt > Hoyt's TV > Exeter, NH > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jerome Silverman" <greentron@xxxxxxx> > To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Thursday, June 23, 2005 8:24 PM > Subject: [TechAssist] Re: HDTV future > > > > My technicians made a very good living fixing vcrs and camcorders from > > 1982 > > to 1992, but nothing came along in consumer electronics to take its place. > > The company just broke even at best because high tech service was > > expensive > > to support. > > Jerry Silverman > > Greentron Inc > > 4 Newland Ave Greenville SC 29609 > > Fax/Phone 864 232 3889 > > greentron@xxxxxxx > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Hoyt's TV" <hoytstv@xxxxxxxxxxx> > > To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > Sent: Thursday, June 23, 2005 8:10 PM > > Subject: [TechAssist] Re: HDTV future > > > > > >> I'll make less, because I'm not investing in the equipment to service it. > >> Now you younger guys who MAY have 20 or 30 years to recover the cost > >> might > >> find it worth it but based on the last 20 years of changes I've seen, I > >> regret buying that VC93 that I used only once, proving that a customer > > would > >> not pay for the cost of repairing anything that needed to have me use it. > >> > >> I'm sure glad I didn't buy the equipment needed to repair wireless > >> phones. > >> I'm also glad I didn't spend $5000 on the exerciser needed to repair cell > >> phones and program them. > >> Cellular One said I would be able to charge $100 to program the phone > > after > >> they sold it. That was about 6 months before they began selling phones > > that > >> could be programmed at the point of sale with NO equipment at all. > >> > >> Everything I've seen come our way in the past 20 to 30 years was supposed > > to > >> be THE thing we would be able to, at last, make some decent money > > repairing. > >> They lied about all of it. > >> > >> Russ Hoyt > >> Hoyt's TV > >> Exeter, NH > >> > >> > >> ----- Original Message ----- > >> From: "Hugh @ Main TV" <maintv2004@xxxxxxxxxxx> > >> To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > >> Sent: Thursday, June 23, 2005 12:42 PM > >> Subject: [TechAssist] HDTV future > >> > >> > >> > Ok, next subject--- when HDTV gets here for good and NTSC is past, > >> > how > >> > does everyone think we will do in repair compared with now? > >> > Will we make more or less? > >> > www.Longmontmaintv.com > >> > Main TV - 636 Main St. > >> > Longmont, Co. 80501 > >> > Tel.303-776-6955 Fax 303-776-0792 > >> > >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------- - > > --- > >> > This Email List is Public. 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