Pagoda SL Group

W113 Pagoda SL Group => General Discussion => Topic started by: 66andBlue on April 22, 2016, 19:53:49

Title: Price inflation - costs to maintain inventory?
Post by: 66andBlue on April 22, 2016, 19:53:49

What is a reasonable increase in price to recover the costs for maintaining an inventory?
I was searching for the rubber mounting clips again and noticed that in 2008 Hans in Sweden posted a price of 21.09 Euro:
http://www.sl113.org/forums/index.php?topic=8610.0
The current price is: 55.93 Euro, more than doubled in 8 years.
It might have reached a threshold where a reproduction shop could make a nice profit, I think.

(http://www.sl113.org/forums/uploaded/66andBlue/2008422123149_Clips.jpg)

Title: Re: Price inflation - costs to maintain inventory?
Post by: Rolf-Dieter ✝︎ on April 22, 2016, 23:14:31

Alfred, I would think 15 to 20% max should surfice the increase in price you found is simply based on Greed in my opinion.

Someone in Europe had reacently a motor removed, rebuild and reinstalled at a cost of € 17,000.00 I wonder what that cost might have been 8 years ago. I know it all depends on new and refurbished parts used during the rebuild. Still I am sure it was significantly less years ago.

Title: Re: Price inflation - costs to maintain inventory?
Post by: Tyler S on April 22, 2016, 23:22:09

There are 3 things going on. Our car value's have increased thus raising the price on parts. And visa versa. Even a complete rusted out shell is worth a lot of dough in parts. Then there's inflation... As with everything else right now. Lastly your idea of inventory overhead and profit and loss. If there's no volume in a peticular part then why even carry it unless you can mark it up at substantial cost to make it worthwhile. Add those together and you have a $75.00 clip.