No......if it costs $20,000 for molds + $100 per set, you make 50 sets and
sell them for $500 a set; then you break even.
Bob
>OUCH!!! Need 200 customers just to break even almost.
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Wiedemeyer" <boxweed@thebest.net>
>To: "JustBrits" <justbrits@mediaone.net>
>Cc: "spridgets list" <spridgets@autox.team.net>
>Sent: Wednesday, February 07, 2001 10:10 PM
>Subject: Re: LBC Related Questions
>
>
>> I checked all this out with about 6 or 7 rubber companies about a year
>ago,
>> and the tooling was going to cost about $20,000; then each set would cost
>> about $100 to produce. This quote was for the rubber floor mats that go
>in
>> the Midget Mark I, though, as those were the ones I was interested in at
>the
>> time. Bugeyes should be about 60% of the $20,000 price, since there are
>> only 3 pieces to Bugeye mats, while the Midget has 5 pieces to reproduce.
>>
>> Bob
>>
>> >Rick:
>> >
>> ><<Just out of curiosity, has anyone been able to purchase a complete
set
>> of
>> >original, decent, bugeye rubber floor mats and center tunnel cover in
the
>> >past 25 years? (not the AMCO items, I mean the real deal) It wouldn't
>> >surprise me to see a complete set go for $1,000 to a concoursophile. I
>> know
>> >there's been a couple of attempts to come up with a group to do repros,
>but
>> >the total price has always been too much to make it worthwhile.
>> >>>
>> >
>> >$25,000 to $50,000 would be more "realistic"!!
>> >
>> >'Course you prob'ky have to commit to 100 sets and then you could "sell"
>> the
>> >rest!!<VBG>!!
>> >
>> >Ed
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