<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.5730.11" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY> <DIV><SPAN class=546552502-09022007><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#0000ff size=2>Daniel, if you're referring to the prices given on the Dampp-Chaser website, those are the final cost to the customer -- unit installed and ready to roll.  The last unit I bought from Schaff cost me just under $200.  My total charge to the customer will be $400.  </FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=546552502-09022007><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=546552502-09022007><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#0000ff size=2>Although I realize that D-C gives a MSRP of around $600, I simply can't justify tripling the cost of an item, certainly not when it only takes me an hour or so to install.  And this way my customer feels realllllly good (and I still make almost $100/hour).</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=546552502-09022007><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=546552502-09022007><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#0000ff size=2>Annie Grieshop</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Tahoma size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> caut-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces@ptg.org]<B>On Behalf Of </B>daniel carlton<BR><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, February 08, 2007 4:45 PM<BR><B>To:</B> college and university technicians; pianotech mailing list<BR><B>Subject:</B> [CAUT] Dampp-Chaser prices<BR><BR></FONT></DIV> <DIV>hi list</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>does anyone know if the prices listed on the Dampp-Chaser Suggested Price List are the suggested price <EM>before</EM> or <EM>after</EM> i markup? i'm about to send a local church an estimate for a DC system, which would be my first DC installation. also, as this would be my first install, does anyone have any special tips or suggestions? </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>much thanks</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>daniel carlton</DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>