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

From: "al m" <ampm@xxxxxxx>
To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sat, 5 Mar 2005 08:46:45 -0500
Yep we need access. But if this happens Sams goes down plus all the 
electronic parts places are down too.
Al Marquardt
ampm@xxxxxxx
Al Marquardt Electronic Repair
206 W Main
Girardville Pa. 17935
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Al L" <alleathe@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, March 05, 2005 8:37 AM
Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Opinion Poll DON'T DELETE, MORE IMPORTANT THAN A 
REPAIR TIP!!!!


> Somebody has to pay truck insurance,liability insurance,and truck
> cost,advertising,dispatch,etc. If the tech doesn't make money,and he/she
> won't under those conditions,it fails. Also the manufacturers don't want
> just one company,they would have to be nuts.We can always beat their 
> prices
> and service,but we need access to parts and literature,which the
> manufacturers control,which is why I want NESDA to make nice!
>
> Al Leatherman
> 224 RT. 46
> Mine Hill, NJ 07803
> 973-361-5796
> WWW.ALS-TV.NET
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "al m" <ampm@xxxxxxx>
> To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Friday, March 04, 2005 11:10 PM
> Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Opinion Poll DON'T DELETE, MORE IMPORTANT THAN A
> REPAIR TIP!!!!
>
>
>> 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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