Richard's hi-fi ranting 'Room 101'

[WikiBoy]

Marco I'm sure you're right and equally sure it's in a declining market. In truth, beyond figures that are easy to find like the amount of business done by the big players, it's hard to know how much is selling. What is true is that most suppliers we deal with tell us that they get very little of their business from UK hi fi companies now, but that could be because everyone's buying from China. Everyone seems to say things have been bad for a couple of years or so but I've no idea for who, all I see is steady contraction of whole Industry.

And just as you can old valve radios (Mart has a huge collection and even uses WWII transeivers for Ham radio) or gas lights, so you'll always be able to buy old audio gear as favoured on this and other Forums.

Ashley I used to think you were just a marketing man so should have some sympathy, your Laural and Hardy act with Jesus Christ from Birmingham was at least amusing if very irritating, but what with this and the cable posts it is obvious you are a complete idiot.

The sooner a lot of these people and companies go bust the better. Good for the Chinese they are now creating a *reality* shock for the system. Good for ebay, look at how second hand prices will tumble especially the idiots who pay fortunes for second hand Naims. Cheap Hi-Fi is going to be the bonus over the next couple of recession years, second hand or new. No longer survival of the fittest, but survival of the leanest. AND what will be the major advantage of this, well with luck the marketing men will be first sacked, they were always an unnecessary polution.

[Chris Frost]

Case £24
PCB (built) £56
Transformer £11
PSU caps and rectification £4
Sockets and cabling and sundries £7
Packing materials £7
Ebay and Paypal cost per sale £11

Total £120

Sale price at ebay £300

Wow! £180 profit on each sale. I wish I could make that sort of markup.

[jcbrum]

Don't be daft his profit is nowhere near £180, in fact he's probably making a loss and subsidizing his losses with a part-time job.

[Marco]

'Course he does. Didn't you know that Richard is a male stripper and provides much entertainment for the local nursing homes

Earns a fortune so he does!

Marco.

[WikiBoy]

Don't be daft his profit is nowhere near £180, in fact he's probably making a loss and subsidizing his losses with a part-time job.

So the second idiot in the double act appears again.

Seeing as you insist on correct facts as so often spouted in the cable thread, please show me the facts which caused you to come to that conclusion.

[Mike]

Ding Ding!!!

Round, whatever!

Bring on the monkeys and exploding clown cars!... HONK HONK!

[jcbrum]

Gross salary, say 4k per month,- rent, heat, light, water, and rates, say 1k, - plant and equipment renewal and transport say 300pm,

Thats a total of £63k pa. / £180 = 350 units pa sold just to break even ! No chance !

That's more than one sale a day for every working day of the year without fail ! 2 a day shows a good profit. 1 a week is a horrendous loss.

There's no way that NVA is much more than an expensive hobby, but there's nothing wrong with that as long as you don't expect to operate to the same standards as a real manufacturer.

If it's a livelihood you're looking for, look elsewhere Chris, but I expect Richard knows all this.

[jcbrum]

I really am going to bed. night night.

[WikiBoy]

Wow! £180 profit on each sale. I wish I could make that sort of markup.

Luvverly money for designing making packing selling in fact everything.

Not just sitting on my arse waiting for a mug with more money than sense to walk through the door.

Have a happy recession

[Chris Frost]

Luvverly money for designing making packing selling in fact everything.

Not just sitting on my arse waiting for a mug with more money than sense to walk through the door.

Have a happy recession

Is that directed at me?