A question about car audio shops?

Abe New member Username: Longbluesquid Post Number: 9 Registered: May-06	Posted on Sunday, June 11, 2006 - 04:30 GMT How much of a discount do you get on car audio stuff if you have your own shop?
Muddy Waters Gold Member Username: Basshead86 Google is your Friend, FL Post Number: 3721 Registered: Aug-05	Posted on Sunday, June 11, 2006 - 13:51 GMT depends....on some stuff.....it is about half of the retail price
B Gold Member Username: B101 Queen City, NC USA Post Number: 3135 Registered: Sep-05	Posted on Sunday, June 11, 2006 - 13:54 GMT not much considering you have to buy in bulk! over several thousand....
Muddy Waters Gold Member Username: Basshead86 Google is your Friend, FL Post Number: 3723 Registered: Aug-05	Posted on Sunday, June 11, 2006 - 14:03 GMT ummmm....no? the shop i worked at made out small orders every day. so w/e he needed, he ordered. we didn't get 2,000 Poineer HU's. lol
ATF Silver Member Username: Alex_f Near lexington, Ky Us Post Number: 956 Registered: Nov-05	Posted on Sunday, June 11, 2006 - 14:05 GMT Hey muddy, what was the pay? I heard people at audio shops don't make much.
Muddy Waters Gold Member Username: Basshead86 Google is your Friend, FL Post Number: 3724 Registered: Aug-05	Posted on Sunday, June 11, 2006 - 14:12 GMT the installers do. the sales people don't make that much cuz they only need product knowledge. and they must bust a.s.s. to make sales(especially at high priced shops with high priced equipment)
01GPSE Silver Member Username: Splmonster Post Number: 188 Registered: May-06	Posted on Sunday, June 11, 2006 - 14:26 GMT man id love to work at an audioshop, thatd be awsome
B Gold Member Username: B101 Queen City, NC USA Post Number: 3140 Registered: Sep-05	Posted on Sunday, June 11, 2006 - 19:01 GMT Muddy, maybe thats why that shop closed down... hell of a manager there... lol j/k with a shop u make money on taxes and on labour, thats it!
Muddy Waters Gold Member Username: Basshead86 Google is your Friend, FL Post Number: 3730 Registered: Aug-05	Posted on Sunday, June 11, 2006 - 19:11 GMT wtf shop orders in bulk besides BB and CC??????? if you aren't a big time corp. then you wouldn't order in bulk. that is asinine..... you make money on the products.... for example....you sell a Treo SSX for $800 you buy it from the dealer for about half of that. so on most products, you make 100% profit. a little less if you sell for less than retail. mor like 70-80%
Muddy Waters Gold Member Username: Basshead86 Google is your Friend, FL Post Number: 3731 Registered: Aug-05	Posted on Sunday, June 11, 2006 - 19:14 GMT maybe it is diff. in my city cuz it isn't a huge city like NY or CHI. i dunnooooooo. haha
B Gold Member Username: B101 Queen City, NC USA Post Number: 3142 Registered: Sep-05	Posted on Sunday, June 11, 2006 - 21:52 GMT i guess small cities dont sell much... in order to even become a dealer, you must order a certain number of products... 1G atleast... u cant just become a dealer and order 6 pairs of subs... i guess must be special contracts and manufacturers... remember im trying to apply for dealers from several manufacturers.. my2cents..
B Gold Member Username: B101 Queen City, NC USA Post Number: 3143 Registered: Sep-05	Posted on Sunday, June 11, 2006 - 21:53 GMT ohh forgot, yes they make offer each sub, cause they pay dealer cost for each...which is about 50-60% of actual cost...
B Gold Member Username: B101 Queen City, NC USA Post Number: 3144 Registered: Sep-05	Posted on Sunday, June 11, 2006 - 21:56 GMT ps my dealer just spent 5200$ on just (1) manufacturer.... takes $$ to make $$
Abe Bronze Member Username: Longbluesquid Post Number: 11 Registered: May-06	Posted on Monday, June 12, 2006 - 03:22 GMT cause i plan on one day owning a custom car shop
Chris Maskell Bronze Member Username: Ridinspinnas Cayuga, Ontario Canada Post Number: 29 Registered: May-06	Posted on Monday, June 12, 2006 - 17:55 GMT haha id love to work in a shop up here in canada, u have to be like 18 er sumpthin whats the age to start work down there in the states?

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