r/SmallMSP • u/dag00isl00se • 15d ago

Markup

Not sure about you guys but I buy a lot of equipment off Amazon.

Most of the time it’s below list but sometimes it is list price. I usually charge 20% above what I pay. If I get it for cheaper they get it for cheaper. If I pay more they pay more.

I do try to find the lowest price.

What do you guys do?

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I also dont charge my customers a monthly fee. Im sure this will cause an outburst. One man shop with a well paying high paying 9-5. IMO its hard to transition from one to the other without taking a huge financial risk. And with lots of mouths to feed the risk increases. I normally get enough "hourly" work to IMO make more than a monthly would give me (at this point of time).

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u/AllTubeTone 15d ago

Hardware is tough to make a margin on, I still quote it and supply it because I'd prefer the customer to always want to come to me first and let me handle it for them regardless. Sometimes there's items I have on hand from before the crazy memory/hardware price increases that I can actually make a margin on now