Originally Posted by Stu @ M Developments
Let me give an average example of tuner overheads:
Industrial Unit: £600
Gas /Elec/Water £100
Telephone £100
Insurance £500
Advertising £1000
Sundries £200
Equip lease £500
So lets say your average tuner spends the above £3000 per month and has 2 staff wanting £250 each per week that means to simply "Exist" this company now requires
£5000.00 per month in
PROFIT to
EXIST at all...
Now given the average mark up on an item is 25% the required sales to make this profit are estimated at
£20,000.00 Per MONTH.. 
Please think about that figure next time a tuner asks for £5 more for a £100 part than some bedroom trader whos cheapest in the magazine please guys......
"Stu took £94 off me for a simple setup" 
"Did i? Oh good, just another £19,900 to go this month then.. what a robber i am!!" 
stu
i agree with what your saying about trade and retail prices but you cant moan about your overheads compared to "bedroom" trader- thats your choice by size of unit etc, if someone can earn good wages from his bedroom then good luck to 'em. i rent many units for storage and go months on end without opening doors - techniclly costing me money but in reality i still pay the rent with ease by choosing the right cars to store till i get round to fixing them and selling them.
your overheads are immaterial to joe bloggs on the street- he just wants cheapest he can get!
Tricky