There are a few good builders out there and I would not care to put one over the other. We all have pros and cons and fill a niche. As some of you know I really did not want to raise the prices, frankly they were selling very well and I am doing alright with it. I was considering other more rash options and sent out some feelers to see how they would be received. Not well. But I also can not go out of business one rack at a time either.
I know it is old news and been beaten to death but the oil skyrocket this past season really put a hurting on prices of about everything. My only gripe is when someone distorts the issue. I sincerely hope that the plastic prices start to slide here in the USA soon and I will be lowering the prices back to pre summer levels. The market on a few plastic types has started to soften a bit and pressure is in the right direction now. Demand in China has plummeted. We will see......I make about the same give or take $5 on most all of the racks and just because the price went up does not mean the profit did- atleast not for me anyway
Lower prices are good for all of us. Lower they are, the busier I am and the more money I ultimately make. The more racks I make the more you guys can afford to buy, the more animals you keep and so on and so on and so on. I think you get the idea.
One very large factor is transportation costs- Trucking companies are Sloooooowww right now and with gas/diesel down the rates will be going down here pretty quick I should think.
I am adding the Tampa shows this year and dragging the trailer south from here in NC full. I am hoping many of you will take advantage of the lower costs of buying at shows. It really saves quite a bit not having to pack and ship- and guess what? Gas is cheap again.
Have fun and get to breeding your Balls!
Originally Posted by Reptilebasics
There are a few good builders out there and I would not care to put one over the other. We all have pros and cons and fill a niche. As some of you know I really did not want to raise the prices, frankly they were selling very well and I am doing alright with it. I was considering other more rash options and sent out some feelers to see how they would be received. Not well. But I also can not go out of business one rack at a time either.
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