[TechAssist] Re: Opinion Poll DON'T DELETE, MORE IMPORTANT THAN A REPAIR TIP!!!!

From: "al m" <ampm@xxxxxxx>
To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 4 Mar 2005 23:10:48 -0500
Can't see how they can charge less than I am.
Al Marquardt
ampm@xxxxxxx
Al Marquardt Electronic Repair
206 W Main
Girardville Pa. 17935
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Electric Medic" <info@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, March 04, 2005 10:53 PM
Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Opinion Poll DON'T DELETE, MORE IMPORTANT THAN A 
REPAIR TIP!!!!


>I understand this to be much different than Wards or Sears. They had huge
> storefronts in all cities, with lights and all. Lots of overhead. I am not
> saying this to be afraid of competition, I competed with wards and Sears,
> and fixed many behind them. This is a little different, they are getting a
> big advantage here and lots of help from our peers. This new Service 
> Company
> will have none of that overhead. Just the technicians salary and Van. They
> will be able to charge dirt cheap prices with a much better chance of 
> taking
> some or lots of our business. The nearest storefronts will be some 
> Corporate
> Headquarters' somewhere where the Techs will have training and business
> meetings. They can put all their money in BIG HUGE Yellow Page ads. If we
> think Wards and Sears had some business, this will make them look like
> Hobo's. And to top it all off they will start with the manufacturers, and
> Service Organizations backing. It is like opening a McDonalds restaurant,
> instant business. You know whom the Manufacturers will recommend when
> customers call them, it won't be us. That's fine, make light of it, that 
> is
> what the poor hardware store owners said of Wal-Mart, and the Computer
> software guru's said of Microsoft. The rest is History.
>
> Perry Bower
> Electric Medic
> "It's Cheaper to Keep Her"
> http://www.electricmedic.com
> 3850 Washington Road  Suite 4C
> Martinez, Georgia 30907
> Phone: 706-8MEDIC4  (863-3424)
> Phone: 706-863-3474
> Fax: 706-863-2316
> mailto:info@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: techassist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:techassist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Larry E
> Sent: Friday, March 04, 2005 10:36 PM
> To: techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Opinion Poll DON'T DELETE, MORE IMPORTANT THAN
> A REPAIR TIP!!!!
>
>
> I`ve watched this post from the beginning and wasn`t going to reply to it
> but I`m going to throw my 2 cents in anyway. Montgomery Wards & Sears
> have been doing this for over 40 years (yes I know wards is gone), it`s
> nothing
> new, hell NAP had factory service for years all over the place, did we all
> lose our jobs? NO we didn`t, UPS has been doing it for quite awhile now,
> if your afraid of the competition then you shouldn`t be self employed,
> there are fewer of us than ever before, and even if they do find enough
> qualified help (which I doubt) they will just be another sears/wards 
> service
> center, high priced service calls, labor & parts markup, I worked for 
> wards
> for 8 years up north and they were the biggest crooks on the planet, did
> they have work? Yes they did, lots of it, when I quit and went back to 
> work
> for myself did I have work? Well here I am 10 years later still making a
> decent living, STOP worrying about your competition and concentrate on 
> your
> business and what has kept you in business, charging a fair price and
> treating your customer as you would like to be treated and you`ll be in
> business until your 80, that`s my opinion, Larry E
>
> Larry Eastman
> American TV & Electronics
> Crystal River, Fl. 34428
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Electric Medic" <info@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Friday, March 04, 2005 8:36 PM
> Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Opinion Poll DON'T DELETE, MORE IMPORTANT THAN A
> REPAIR TIP!!!!
>
>
>> Dave, Are you kidding? You mean to tell me a guy living next door to you
>> stealing your business is not worth discussing. That is what they are
>> counting on, GREAT!!!!!!!This is a discussion you should and we all 
>> should
>> be interested in. This potentially could end the need for our services or
>> some of us, (One Shop Lost Is Too Many) if it takes off. I am not talking
>> about some TPA, I am talking about the Big National Service Repair Fleets
>> that the Manufacturers and secretly Organizations are supporting and will
>> have more control over. They will be in nice, caged, fully equipped Vans
>> with all the latest test equipment and boards, parts maybe living right
> next
>> door to us. They will have new leased vans (thousands of them) Radio
>> Dispatched, getting new ones every couple of years, all painted the same
>> colors. Sort of like the old Sears vans in the 40's, 50's, and 60's.
> Except
>> this time they are not selling anything but service. Stealing from us. 
>> You
>> don't think customers will use them, with their nice uniforms and nice
> vans,
>> cheaper rates than us. Also, they are not going to be strangers, they 
>> will
>> be us, except we will no longer have a business, and we will be saying
> "Yes
>> Sir" to all sorts of Managers. They will not have the overhead of a shop,
>> they will be living at their homes, with travel expenses, all profits to
> the
>> company, that is why they will pay so good. It will work, they will be
> able
>> to repair much cheaper than us, Nationwide. Maybe if we all talked about
> it
>> we might have a chance to stop it or not help it by going to work for
> them.
>> They need our experience so they make it look attractive until they train
> up
>> all the young whippersnappers to take your job.
>>
>> Perry Bower
>> Electric Medic
>> "It's Cheaper to Keep Her"
>> http://www.electricmedic.com
>> 3850 Washington Road  Suite 4C
>> Martinez, Georgia 30907
>> Phone: 706-8MEDIC4  (863-3424)
>> Phone: 706-863-3474
>> Fax: 706-863-2316
>> mailto:info@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: techassist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> [mailto:techassist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Dave Huston
>> Sent: Friday, March 04, 2005 6:21 PM
>> To: techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Opinion Poll (off topic but still concerns
>> electronics)
>>
>>
>> Enough already..... can you folks take this discussion somewhere else?
>> I don't mean to be brash but I'm getting tired of deleting all these
>> messages.
>>
>> Dave Huston
>> Huston TV & Electronics
>> 2846 Marion-Cardington Rd.E.
>> Marion,Oh 43302-8919
>> Phone/Fax: 740-389-5726
>> email: HustonTV@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "J Silverman" <greentron@xxxxxxx>
>> To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Sent: Thursday, March 03, 2005 3:27 PM
>> Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Opinion Poll (off topic but still concerns
>> electronics)
>>
>>
>> Hey! Dont call me crazy! I just hadnt had a cup of coffee yet that day.
>> Jerry Silverman
>> Greentron Inc
>> 4 Newland Ave
>> Greenville SC 29609
>> Fax/Phone 864 232 3889
>> mail to: greentron@xxxxxxx
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Al L" <alleathe@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Sent: Thursday, March 03, 2005 3:01 PM
>> Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Opinion Poll (off topic but still concerns
>> electronics)
>>
>>
>> > I can's afford all that stuff Dougie! Why do you think I was driving an
>> old
>> > Police Car?Speaking of the Crown Vic,Red with rubber grommet hole in
>> > roof,remember that crazy hillbilly truck driver on the interstate that
>> > thought I was a police car,jerked over into the right lane,and got
> pissed
>> of
>> > when i passed him? Crazy guy chased me about ten miles at speeds of up
> to
>> > ninety,lost the sucker on the hills and bends that are W. Va.  al
>> >
>> > Al Leatherman
>> > 224 RT. 46
>> > Mine Hill, NJ 07803
>> > 973-361-5796
>> > WWW.ALS-TV.NET
>> >
>> > ----- Original Message -----
>> > From: "Doug Keller" <dek@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> > To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> > Sent: Thursday, March 03, 2005 2:25 PM
>> > Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Opinion Poll (off topic but still concerns
>> > electronics)
>> >
>> >
>> > > AL L. bought himself a white cane, pair of sunglasses, a tin cup, and
>> > > some pencils as his retirement plan.
>> > >
>> > > Doug Keller
>> > > Wis-Kel Electronics
>> > > 101 Freeland Ave.
>> > > Terra Alta, WV
>> > > USA        26764
>> > > dek@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> > > dek@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> > > http://www.tech-assist.org
>> > > "Learn from the mistakes of others, because you
>> > > won't live long enough to make them all yourself"
>> > >
>> > >
>> > >
>> > >
>> > >
>> > > John @ Myers TV wrote:
>> > >
>> > >>Al,
>> > >>
>> > >>Yep, I know who you're talking about. I can't argue with your point,
> we
>> > >>all
>> > >>know that the day of get a job, and stay till retirement is long 
>> > >>gone.
>> > >>
>> > >>But, The best way to hone the interview skills is to actually go on
>> > >>interviews. Won't hurt to talk to them.
>> > >>
>> > >>I'm due to graduate next spring, and shift into interview mode,
> anyhow.
>> > >>I'd
>> > >>like to retire someday, and enjoy life, but I don't see that
> happening,
>> on
>> > >>an independent TV Guy salary.
>> > >>
>> > >>John Myers
>> > >>Myers TV Service Company
>> > >>376 E. State St.
>> > >>Alliance, OH 44601
>> > >>Phone (Voice & Fax) (330) 821-6545
>> > >>myers_tv_b@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> > >>www.myerstv.net
>> > >>
>> > >>
>> > >>----- Original Message -----
>> > >>From: "Al L" <alleathe@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> > >>To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> > >>Sent: Thursday, March 03, 2005 1:54 PM
>> > >>Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Opinion Poll (off topic but still concerns
>> > >>electronics)
>> > >>
>> > >>
>> > >>
>> > >>
>> > >>>Anybody that bites should know,as soon as they don't need you,they
> fire
>> > >>>
>> > >>>
>> > >>you
>> > >>
>> > >>
>> > >>>and you are up the creek.Anybody think that job will last?I suggest
>> > >>>
>> > >>>
>> > >>keeping
>> > >>
>> > >>
>> > >>>the business open part time,for protection. I know a guy in New
> England
>> > >>>
>> > >>>
>> > >>had
>> > >>
>> > >>
>> > >>>a great job for a while,then they closed up,and he was back in his
> own
>> > >>>business,good while it lasted.
>> > >>>   For that kind of money,soon as its unprofitable,bye bye.Since
> there
>> > >>>
>> > >>>
>> > >>will
>> > >>
>> > >>
>> > >>>never be one shop nationwide,and people pay less and less, and sets
>> cost
>> > >>>less and less,BE CAREFUL! and good luck
>> > >>>
>> > >>>Al Leatherman
>> > >>>224 RT. 46
>> > >>>Mine Hill, NJ 07803
>> > >>>973-361-5796
>> > >>>WWW.ALS-TV.NET
>> > >>>
>> > >>>----- Original Message -----
>> > >>>From: "John @ Myers TV" <myers_tv_b@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> > >>>To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> > >>>Sent: Thursday, March 03, 2005 1:28 PM
>> > >>>Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Opinion Poll (off topic but still concerns
>> > >>>electronics)
>> > >>>
>> > >>>
>> > >>>
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>On the other hand, what the heck.
>> > >>>>
>> > >>>>I'll let you know.
>> > >>>>
>> > >>>>John Myers
>> > >>>>Myers TV Service Company
>> > >>>>376 E. State St.
>> > >>>>Alliance, OH 44601
>> > >>>>
>> > >>>>phone: (voice & Fax) 330-821-6545
>> > >>>>myers_tv_b@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> > >>>>www.myerstv.net
>> > >>>>----- Original Message -----
>> > >>>>From: "Doug Keller" <dek@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> > >>>>To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> > >>>>Sent: Thursday, March 03, 2005 12:33 PM
>> > >>>>Subject: [TechAssist] Opinion Poll (off topic but still concerns
>> > >>>>electronics)
>> > >>>>
>> > >>>>
>> > >>>>
>> > >>>>
>> > >>>>>Do you think this is a bunch of hot air or what?
>> > >>>>>
>> > >>>>>
>> > >>>>>
>> >
>>
>>>http://jobsearch.monster.com/getjob.asp?JobID=26581517&AVSDM=2005%2D02%2D1
>> 1+
>> > >>
>> > >>
>> > >>>>>
>> > >>>>>--
>> > >>>>>
>> > >>>>>Doug Keller
>> > >>>>>Wis-Kel Electronics
>> > >>>>>101 Freeland Ave.
>> > >>>>>Terra Alta, WV
>> > >>>>>USA        26764
>> > >>>>>dek@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> > >>>>>dek@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> > >>>>>http://www.tech-assist.org
>> > >>>>>"Learn from the mistakes of others, because you
>> > >>>>>won't live long enough to make them all yourself"
>> > >>>>>
>> > >>>>>
>> > >>>>>
>> > >>>>>
>> > >>>>>
>> >
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