lotusracer
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Moline, IL
| reply to joako
Re: EPC error
said by joako  :On the dealer invoices it is a random number... the "list price" shown there is not the mfg. list price, this it is a random number. See the invoice I posted above vs actual manufacturer list prices in the text of my post. Ages ago when I worked in the automotive aftermarket while on layoffs from my factory job, we regularly got new price sheets from vendors on the various lines we carried.
There were several lines on the sheets.. jobber/our cost, several stages of discounted prices (walk-in, dealer, etc) and a list price. List prices were not a random number in our case and were based on a percentage above the lower price. I would be willing to bet that dealer prices are set up in the same fashion, especially now with computers being used.
When a mechanic puts a part on a car, he charges the customer list price... that mark up is part of where the garage makes part of it's operating costs and profit. |
