Well it's certainly true that if you can get 10 or 15 of these easy jobs per
day and collect $100 for each one, you can make a decent living.
If you bring in even a dozen such jobs per day, you deserve the money you're
making.
Dick
----- Original Message -----
From: "Glen Goodwin" <acme_ent_at_bellsouth.net>
To: <classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org>
Sent: Sunday, May 05, 2002 8:50 PM
Subject: Repair vs. replace (was Re: APPLEVISION Monitor)
> > From: Richard Erlacher <edick_at_idcomm.com>
>
> > The guys who can't afford more than $100 are not a big part of the
> market.
> > However, it's not fair to ignore 'em.
>
> The reason most shops here croak after a couple of years is because they
> *do* ignore them. In fact, many send this sort of customer to me.
>
> > I just don't see how one can make a
> > living selling used parts when a replacement for the whole she-bang costs
> >$10
> > like the one I snagged last week. Are people really willing to pay $100
> to
> > repair something they could easily replace for $10 if they were to look?
>
> Yes. Many of these folks are using hand-me-down computers and wouldn't
> have a clue of what to buy if they were looking for a replacement. A
> number of my customers are SOHO, auto repair, day care, etc., and need to
> retain their data and applications, so for them to just buy a replacement
> would be disruptive to their business.
>
> As far as making a living doing this, I charge about $100 (*new* parts and
> labor) to replace a power supply, modem, or CD-ROM drive, or to wipe the
> hdd and reload Windows and the device drivers (which the customer almost
> never has). After 10 years in business we have a reputation for doing the
> job right, and for honoring the warranties we put on our work.
>
If you can get 'em to pay it, you're definitely in the right place.
>
> Can you see how it would be possible to make a living doing 10 or 15 of
> these easy jobs every day?
>
> Glen
> 0/0
>
>
Received on Sun May 05 2002 - 23:38:01 BST