brushless

I just found out today that hobby shops pay $479.99 for the LST. That's a pretty good markup.

Johnny Ripper

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Jayphred

Everything you buy has a mark up. It's called staying in business. You should see the mark up on jewelry!

LST2004

You should see the markup on Furniture. 200%

brushless

Furniture is more like 500%.

Johnny Ripper

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I'm gonna e-mail losi some viruses.[sm=lol.gif]

lstman

i have often wondered how hobby shops even stay open. they make a little over 100 bucks on a truck, there mark up on parts is probebly like 50%. some of these places employ a few people full time. not a buisness i would risk my capital on.

Mattcity

why are you so outraged about the mark up on Losi Products. You claim to wotk in a LHS, if you do and havent dreamed that up like most of your other posts then that mark up is your wages!!

That margin is very tight, I work in Aerospace and we are talking serious margins. Its called economics!!

fourwheeler

That doesn't sound like much if you figure in all the overhead from running a business. Rent, Inventory, Insurance....

brushless

Losi is one of the few companies that take care of the local hobby shops. Their margins are better than most other products.

eye one

If you have a few $100G's to invest in your own Hobby Shop than you too can get it for that price too. My LHS took $50 off for me without even asking, I believe LOSI has a policy that no one can advertise it for less than the $599.99.

Mattcity

my post just got edited by the mods, looks like we cannot even comment on other people now. I did not use bad language just told some one to grow up!!

cant win now!!

Mattcity

anyone care to guess who my (now deleted) coments were about??

Pinolelst

well I think we all know and I agree the mods are a little heavy handed at times IMHO.I moderate a Jeep BB and give far more freedom than I see here as far as relatively good natured ribbing goes. That being said the rules here may be different than where I moderate so perhaps they state that there will be no personal references.Seems a little thin skinned to me but I'm old and toughened by the years so what bothers someone else may seem trivial to me.My .0000000000000000000000000000000000000000002 worth

brushless

I think that is true, but I've seen many places advertising it for less than that.

fireguy01

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Losi is one of the FEW companies that protects it's market and their dealers from the HOs of the industry. So the LHS makes a few bucks. Now wouldnt it suck if you couldnt go around the corner to pick up what you needed and had to do all your shopping on the internet ? Each line item adds a shipping charge. Support your local LHS. Tomorrow they might not be there. And at 599.00 you are still getting great value. DW says its a big fast tough truck - whats not to like ? Great truck, great radio.