I'm really a crappy business man Lee. Here at home when the guys order stuff I just charge them the catalog price on the items. They get to skip paying for the shipping.
I'm still selling Brodak products for the proper price so I don't degrade the value of the merchandise and yet I save the guys a little money on the shipping.
It's pretty much a break even proposition for me. I benefit by being able to get my own stuff at dealer rates. And I order and sell more stuff than most hobby shops ( o.k. all hobby shops) and that keeps J.B. thinking I'm worth keeping on as a dealer.
And like I said earlier I'm not making money at this, but I'm not losing either. And the Detroit guys get to see the new ARFs right away.
That's the way I rationalize this thing..............OH Yeah.......go look on the Brodak site under dealers, I'm really there! Black Hawk Models and Cooper's Fuels too.
I know you've heard this joke before but it fits too good here not to use it.
THE BEST WAY TO BECOME A MILLIONAIRE IN THE HOBBY BUSINESS IS TO START OUT AS A MULTI_MILLIONARE.