whether or not justin is making a profit on his finds is immaterial, he
went, he looked, he deserves to paid for his time and gas, hey we didn't
expend it to go find these things and i agree with brad, in fact i think
as an american he should tack 15 percent onto the costs ( the manual,
gas, time) and be done with it, i'd pay it if it helped me and was out
of print for general sale. given that parts make up the majority of
american profit. we make a widget (if you will) for 43 cents, total out
the door to the distributor we sell that widget for 1.00 the dealer
sells it for 1.25, this is america people, this is how it works
----Original Message Follows----
From: "Brad Kahler" <Brad.Kahler@141.com>
To: triumphs@autox.team.net
Date: Sun, 8 Mar 1998 19:48:20 -0600
Subject: Re: Another BATCH of some GREAT workbooks!
I for one think this is a wonderful service Justin is performing.
There are a lot of people out there who can't find the books we need
to service and maintain our cars. Frequently the ones we do find
don't cover all aspects of the work that needs to be done.
I would rather have somebody make a buck or two off a book if it
helped me work on my LBC. I did purchase a book from Justin for my
spitfire and it had the best write up of servicing a voltage regulator
that I've seen yet. From the prices he seems to be charging I don't
think he's really covering his time and effort anyway.
> Is this turning into a business that is being advertised over the
> list? Note the cc:s this is going to. It's one thing to help each
> other out with manual finds or searches, but it's another to start
> adding "justifiable" mark-ups in costs. I picked up a book and
> offered to the list at cost plus SH. I live in PA and got it in
> Seattle. Should have added the overhead on that one! :-)
>
> Justin, please don't take this personally. I just tend to be cynical
> on occassions (today being one).
Thanks Justin,
Brad
1964 Spitfire4 BFC25720L (After 10 years will be on the road
in March!!!)
1966 TR4A CT72398L (Needs Restoration)
1951 Dodge Truck 82217766 B-3-B-108 (Boxes & Boxes of parts right
now)
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