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lsf_21

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freeze price
« on: July 01, 2010, 05:48:16 AM »
what are most pro shops charging for a freeze?
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storm making it rain

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Re: freeze price
« Reply #1 on: July 01, 2010, 01:52:16 PM »
i get $107.00 drilled with grips included.
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Re: freeze price
« Reply #2 on: July 01, 2010, 01:59:48 PM »
thanks, thats about what i thought, around the same price as a tropical storm
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Re: freeze price
« Reply #3 on: July 01, 2010, 02:17:45 PM »
150ish here
wow
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Re: freeze price
« Reply #4 on: July 01, 2010, 02:20:04 PM »
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150ish here
wow  


wow is right, only costs a shop roughly $60-$65 for them
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Re: freeze price
« Reply #5 on: July 01, 2010, 02:24:19 PM »
$123.22
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Re: freeze price
« Reply #6 on: July 01, 2010, 02:31:35 PM »
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150ish here
wow


by any chance do you like in NYC?
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Re: freeze price
« Reply #7 on: July 01, 2010, 02:54:45 PM »
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lsf_21

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Re: freeze price
« Reply #8 on: July 01, 2010, 03:00:31 PM »
60% markup, thats borderline rape.

That better include grips, thumb insert, and about 5 free games.
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Re: freeze price
« Reply #9 on: July 01, 2010, 03:46:07 PM »
Buddies price = $80, don't know if that includes shipping.  My pro shop many times can't get balls for the same price.  So, assume $90-100, add $40 for drilling and 10-15 for slugs/grips, so $150 isn't out of line.

While I'd love $107, it's not realistic for most people.  Assuming you're getting the ball for Buddies cost, you're only charging $5-10 for grips/slug, and $20 for your time for drilling?  You're either doing a large volume, or doing people a big favor.
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Re: freeze price
« Reply #10 on: July 01, 2010, 03:51:32 PM »
Let's do the math work this backwards to figure out the mark-up assuming the following:

Sugested Retail: $101.90
Sales Tax rate: 5%
Cost : $65
Shipping: $5
Thumb slug cost: $5
Finger grips cost: $4
Drilling: $30 (30 min labor, assuming a shop labor rate of $60/hr)

$107 (Gross Sale Price out the door)

Expenses:
-$ 05.10 (Sales tax)
-$ 65.00 (Ball cost)
-$ 05.00 (Shipping)
-$ 05.00 (Slug cost)
-$ 04.00 (Finger grips cost)
-$ 30.00 (Drilling cost)
-$114.10 (Total shop expenses)

Looks to me like the shops expenses already exceed the gross sale price by $7.10, I don't see anything resembling mark-up.  So to sell this particular ball at the suggested retail, the proshop must forfeit any mark-up whatsoever and reduce his drilling fees.  

Just an objective look at the pricing of a typical, 1st quality Columbia Freeze bowling ball, based on some logical assumptions.
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Re: freeze price
« Reply #11 on: July 01, 2010, 03:53:26 PM »
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Buddies price = $80, don't know if that includes shipping. My pro shop many times can't get balls for the same price. So, assume $90-100, add $40 for drilling and 10-15 for slugs/grips, so $150 isn't out of line.

While I'd love $107, it's not realistic for most people. Assuming you're getting the ball for Buddies cost, you're only charging $5-10 for grips/slug, and $20 for your time for drilling? You're either doing a large volume, or doing people a big favor.
 


i run a "small" shop.  if your shop is paying more for a ball than buddies is selling them for, you need to find a new distributor.  buddies sells "most" of their balls for about $15 over my cost.  

i'll tell you honestly that a freeze costs me $63, and i retail it for $107 plus tax, grips included, slug extra, and a free game to try it out.  i dont do anyone favors because my volume is lower, so its not easy to hide those favors.

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lsf_21

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Re: freeze price
« Reply #12 on: July 01, 2010, 04:10:20 PM »
if there charging 150 for freezes how much are they charging for tropicals? and for a high end ball?
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Re: freeze price
« Reply #13 on: July 01, 2010, 04:13:00 PM »
high end can be 240+tax
tropicals 130 if i remember right
this is only 1 shop though
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Re: freeze price
« Reply #14 on: July 01, 2010, 04:18:59 PM »
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if there charging 150 for freezes how much are they charging for tropicals? and for a high end ball?
 


alot depends on your business model, your region, and your expenses.  some brick shops sell lets say a VG for $189 out the door, i cant come close to that with my standard markup.
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