[RE-wrenches] Retail price lists

[Michael Morningstar]

My question is: how/why is it that NAZ and the likes sell equipment for
less than what I pay wholesale?

On Thu, May 18, 2023 at 4:15 AM Jason Szumlanski via RE-wrenches <
re-wrenches at lists.re-wrenches.org> wrote:

> Here is how I explain it to customers. Straight out of college, I was a
> financial analyst for an aerospace company working on government contracts.
> We did "cost-plus" contracts, which is what the client is essentially
> looking for. The government ended up paying too much for things this way. A
> fixed-price competitive contract is all the transparency a client needs.
>
> Another way I put it is that we charge what the market allows, and if that
> is not enough for us to provide an excellent customer experience, we simply
> pass on the job.
>
> No line item prices. The only things we might line item are permit costs
> and engineering fees for non-standard projects.
>
> Jason Szumlanski
> Principal Solar Designer | Florida Solar Design Group
> NABCEP Certified Solar Professional (PVIP)
> Florida State Certified Solar Contractor CVC56956
>
>
> On Wed, May 17, 2023 at 6:56 PM Jerry Shafer via RE-wrenches <
> re-wrenches at lists.re-wrenches.org> wrote:
>
>> Wrenches
>> Bottom line package price, all inclusive one number, I list all the major
>> components inverter, modules ect. and all of what is included permits
>> engineering thats it system cost, tax incentive, rebate (if any) no a la
>> carte here sorry.
>> But thats just me!
>>
>> On Tue, May 16, 2023 at 8:11 AM Jay via RE-wrenches <
>> re-wrenches at lists.re-wrenches.org> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi All
>>>
>>> I have a question about how wrenches are dealing with charging for
>>> equipment as most prices of most equipment on line at or below wholesale.
>>>
>>> If people are marking it up, how much? what metric are people using?  I
>>> think victron might be the only company I’ve actually seen a retail price
>>> list for in years.
>>> Maybe it’s just marking up labor costs a lot?
>>>
>>> I’m not doing all that much work these days but enough that I’m trying
>>> to figure this out.
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>> Jay
>>>
>>>
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