School districts and markup

[Willem Blees]

Michelle

We are in a specialized field. There are not too many places where the school district can get a piano truck. As Tom said, you are entitled to make a profit. But even if you charged them twice wholesale, don't forget, that's not all profit either. You had to take the time to get the phone call, place the order, receive the order, write the check, etc. etc. Then if you have to install the truck, and don't charge them for the time it takes to do that, the next thing you know, that piano truck just cost you money.  


Willem (Wim) Blees, RPT
Piano Tuner/Technician
Honolulu, HI
Author of 
The Business of Piano Tuning
available from Potter Press
www.pianotuning.com


-----Original Message-----
From: Michelle Smith <michelle at smithpianoservice.com>
To: 'Pianotech List' <pianotech at ptg.org>
Sent: Tue, 9 Oct 2007 11:07 am
Subject: School districts and markup




Hi everyone.  I’m doing some contract work for a local school district and one of the schools needs a piano truck.  Fine Arts is asking if they can get a wholesale price or if they need to take bids.  I’m new to all of this.  Do I sell it to them wholesale or go the longer (retail) route?

 

Thanks for your advice.

 

Michelle Smith

Smith Piano Service

Bastrop, Texas

(512) 466-0238

michelle at smithpianoservice.com

 

 

 



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