should I sell engines for the price of the parts without markup? what about my labor and associated time and costs. It takes hours to run a store and costs that are not apparent like phones and insurance. How many hours a day do you think Kens spends chasing parts on the phone chatting with customers and returning Emails, and helping customers That's why he is entitled to a markup he needs to make a living none of us works for free except Ron a the depot just kidding the paycheck mentality is apparently at work here
Bob Donalds Boston Engine
----- Original Message ----- From: <aircooledchris@eucasafari.vendioweb.com> To: "ROBERT DONALDS" <donalds1@VERIZON.NET> Sent: Saturday, December 04, 2004 11:25 AM Subject: Re: Re: Video system for Vanagon sale (Canceled)
> $50 profit on every sale. Just seems like we usually try and help the > others on the list finds the deals by passing them on to them, not making > money off of everyone else and keeping the deal to themselves. > > Everyone has different business practices though, and hey, Kens gotta eat > to I guess. > > Do what you have to to get by, but be sure you really feel its an > honest/good thing. > Getting by without that feeling of doing it in an honest and true way cant > feel all that great. > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "ROBERT DONALDS" <donalds1@VERIZON.NET> > To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> > Sent: Saturday, December 04, 2004 4:47 AM > Subject: Re: Video system for Vanagon sale (Canceled) > > >> Ken >> I don't see that you have anything to make an apogee for you are a >> tremendous asset to the list and one of the most far and honest people I >> know >> >> Bob Donalds >> >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Ken Wilford" <kenwilfy@COMCAST.NET> >> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> >> Sent: Saturday, December 04, 2004 6:52 AM >> Subject: Video system for Vanagon sale (Canceled) >> >> >>> The intent of this message is to cancel my previous email about >>> Van-Again selling mobile video systems and also to apologise to the >>> list. >>> >>> Sometimes I leap before I look. I didn't take time to really think >>> through the sale on the mobile video systems that I offered a few days >>> ago. It seemed like a good deal to me, it seemed like something that >>> you folks would be interested in, and it seemed like something that >>> could be a win, win situation for both of us (you get something you have >>> probably always wanted, and I got some business). Things didn't turn >>> out that way and I would like to say I am sorry for not thinking this >>> through. >>> >>> I would like to publically thank Richard Cardo for helping me see that >>> not only was this sale not going to be a good deal for you folks on the >>> list, but it wasn't going to be a good deal for me either. There are no >>> hard feelings on this end. >>> >>> That's all I have to say. In the future I will try to continue to do >>> what I have always done in the past, give you folks all the help I can >>> and parts for your van at reasonable prices. >>> >>> Thanks for your support. I do not take it for granted and you don't >>> know how much I appreciate it. >>> >>> If you have any responses to this email please make them via pmail so as >>> not to clog up the list. >>> >>> Sincerely, >>> Ken Wilford >>> John 3:16 >>> www.vanagain.com >>> >> >> >> > > > |
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