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<font size=3>What about coming back 1-2 times at least to retune the new
string? <br><br>
Avery Todd<br><br>
At 07:28 AM 1/23/2007, you wrote:<br>
<blockquote type=cite class=cite cite="">John, I'm with you. I just
can't do much markup on replacement strings. WIth installation
labor costs, it's already expensive for the client. I mark them up
a couple of bucks and charge for my labor. <br>
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I feel that 'retail standards', such as a 100% markup, are not
appropriate when there is no store front with rent costs to be
covered. JMHO.<br>
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Tom Sivak<br>
Chicago<br><br>
<b><i>Farrell <mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com></i></b> wrote:<br>
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<dd>100% markup is a retail standard. Some, including me, lower that up
to 50% <br>
<dd>for big-ticket items (>$100).<br><br>
<dd>Ever have a retail store owner frown with guilt when you made a
purchase? <br>
<dd>You shouldn't either.<br><br>
<dd>Terry Farrell<br><br>
<dd>----- Original Message ----- <br>
<dd>>I have to replace three wound bichords in a clients piano. I have
ordered <br>
<dd>>them and they arrived today. I'm just wondering what the usual
markup for <br>
<dd>>individual strings might be if any. While I'm on the subject, I
have <br>
<dd>>always felt uneasy about markup on parts never quite knowing how
much is <br>
<dd>>the norm. By the time it gets to me with shipping and various
taxes, the <br>
<dd>>parts seem rather expensive and I feel guilty about marking it up
further. <br>
<dd>>I would apreciate any thoughts on this matter.<br>
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<dd>> John Pengelly <br><br>
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