"Jeffrey J. Kosowsky" wrote in message
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"PrecisionMachinisT" writes:
"Jeffrey J. Kosowsky" wrote in message
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According to your logic, sounds like the contractor should be willing
to pay "extra" for this service relative to the DIY who is willing to
wait.


Nope, it doesnt.

Because wholesaler dont got to have an extra six employees ****ing
around
answering stupid questions.

And if you screw around and make me wait in line, Im gonna go someplace
else--I know what I want, you have it and if you want my money then you
give
it to me now and quit wasting my time.

When I buy things that arent shipped in, I phone in advance and go to
the
will-call counter.......

Very very rare will I even go to Wal-Mart, Home Depot, precisely because
when I do, I find their products are often as not substandard and
overpriced.

End of Story.

First, you are clearly humor impaired, since you missed the sarcasm
and humor in my comment.

Second, as I have said all along, the price to consumers should have
nothing to do with who has a license and who doesn't. Rather it should
depend on a combination of factors such as volume efficiencies and the
cost of serving different customer segments. Then the supplier needs
to decide what combination of service levels he wishes to offer and
which combination of segments he wishes to target so as to maximize
his profit. Some may choose to sell mostly to consumers (Home Depot),
others may choose to target mostly contractors, others still may
choose to target both.

If a supplier doesn't want my business then he may charge me more or
may not provide the service I need -- on the other hand plenty of
others may find me profitable to serve at a price not much higher than
the contractor discount. For sophisticated suppliers, the fact that a
contractor may feel jealous is unlikely to impact this decsion.

And you need to realize Im not an ordinary consumer.

As a machine shop owner, Im not a contractor--I am an industrial
user--close but not quite the same.

Most the same supplies a consumer needs are available to me wholesale, but I
afford to take the time to dink and drive around playing lookie loo on
nickle dime ****--if you wont take the time to speak with me on the phone,
then you dont get my money..........

I need bearings sometimes, for example--these are quite expensive........a
replacement spindle assembly can cost 5 grand and up........but I can buy
the bearings and do it myself........~ $500......

They bearings arent available at Fred Meyers, nor any auto parts store, and
I know this already.....

There maybe a set on the east coast and some in stock in California.

I know what bearings they are, cross refrence them to NSK or FAG or NHBB or
whatevr, I dont give a flying rats ass--and damned straight I will make a
few calls, and guaranteed the first guy promises to get em to my door
tomorrow afternoon gets the sale........and I never even hadda leave the
office.

Because every day that machine isnt in production, or even any hours I have
to leave from the office, it costs me BIG money.

So if you wanna sell me bearings--I call, and you better answer and be able
to quickly tell me if you got the ones I need in stock, or when you can get
em to me, otherwise you are wasting both of our time , and you got 4 minutes
to decide.

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BTW:

Your wording--"tricks" and "contractor" already done gave you away from the
get go as a troll......


......LOL......

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SVL