Posted by JD Seller on February 03, 2013 at 09:48:57 from (208.126.196.144):
In Reply to: Independent mechs. posted by Icuby on February 03, 2013 at 09:14:52:
If I do not get any discount then it depends on the customer. If it is one that pays me in a timely fashion then I just charge for the time/travel I have invested in getting the parts(This is at my shop rate which is $45/hour). If it is one that is a slower paying guy then I make him a list of what parts are needed with quantities and brands. They can pay or charge them somewhere else.
Years ago carrying shop accounts is partly what caused me to have to start working at dealerships. I would be one of the last ones paid. The Farm Plan and Credit Cards would get paid before me because those would cause them issues. When they stiffed me for a few months then all they where out was having to go else where in the future. When I started at the first dealership I had over $25K on the books.
There have been a few court cases here in Iowa the last few years where if you mark the prices up them you become the seller of the parts. Therefore you could be involved in any parts warranty issues monetarily. Meaning that you had to honor the warranty and then collect it from whomever you bought the parts from. If you got nothing from them then you could not charge the customer.
I only work on maybe five guys stuff any more. I have pretty much quit doing any customer work. There is just too many rules/laws that can hang you now.
This post was edited by JD Seller at 09:49:28 02/03/13.
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