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Originally Posted by laryh
I used the free shipping offer twice this month. One of those was the 20% cyber Monday sale. I did well. I got everything I ordered with free shipping and a good price. Also got the Drake Calendar and catalog free. Bod did not make money on my orders they were not that big. I am sure the shipping costs amounted to more than Drake made in profit. I will continue to buy from Bob and from the other early Ford vendors that I have bought from. I have always said early parts vendors are on our side trying hard to please every customer. That in itself is difficult.
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Don't kid yourself in to thinking he did not profit. He should profit even during a sale.
Typical mark up to the retail end is 100%. When selling things made in China that number is most often skewed much higher.
When places like Walmart put those big screen tvs on sale for $100, rest assured there is still profit there. Most folks simply do not realize the markup on retail goods.
Furniture is in the 300 - 500% range. Clothing? Typically 200 - 300%.