<div>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.  </div> <div> </div> <div>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.</div> <div> </div> <div>Tom Sivak</div> <div>Chicago<BR><BR><B><I>Farrell <mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com></I></B> wrote:</div> <BLOCKQUOTE class=replbq style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid">100% markup is a retail standard. Some, including me, lower that up to 50% <BR>for big-ticket items (>$100).<BR><BR>Ever have a retail store owner frown with guilt when you made a purchase? <BR>You shouldn't either.<BR><BR>Terry Farrell<BR><BR>----- Original Message ----- <BR>>I have to replace three wound bichords in a clients piano. I have ordered <BR>>them and they arrived today. I'm just wondering what the usual markup for <BR>>individual strings might be if any. While I'm on the subject, I have <BR>>always felt uneasy about markup on parts never quite knowing how much is <BR>>the norm. By the time it gets to me with shipping and various taxes, the <BR>>parts seem rather expensive and I feel guilty about marking it up further. <BR>>I would apreciate any thoughts on this matter.<BR>><BR>> John Pengelly <BR><BR><BR></BLOCKQUOTE><BR>