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I recently experimented with selling through Amazon. They want such a big cut of the sale that I'd literally lose all profit if I didn't raise the price significantly over what I charge on my own site. In addition their backend is such a nightmare to navigate that it's just not worth it IMHO.

And this right here is exactly the catch 22. I know what my products cost, and how much I have to sell them for to keep the lights on. I also know what they cost to ship, and sadly it's often a lot. I don't have any control over that part of it though. So either I scare you away with high prices...

Yep, often times the answer is that I'm building my products in the US and actually care about quality control, and am an enthusiast who has been involved in Off-Road for over 20 years and knows what works and what doesn't. I design my products based on my own experience, and in most cases with...

That is a very good point I actually hadn't considered. The majority of my customers are out of state and don't pay sales tax anyways, but the ones nearby would be. In fact the ones closest to us would be getting double taxed, because their actual shipping charge would likely be less, and they...

No, not identical, but often people will buy a similar product because they think they are saving some money even if they really aren't. I'm just relaying actual things that customers have directly said to me via email or comments. I don't always understand their reasoning, which is why I'm...

There's a lot of competition in a lot of products. Bumpers are one example I can give you. It often costs me about $200 to ship a bumper across the country. When I include that $200 in the product price I get people saying my bumpers are too expensive and they go buy from a competitor. When I...

So I've got a topic that I've always battled with as a mail order vendor. How do we charge for shipping? Shipping is a HUGE expense in the off-road marketplace, as all of our products are heavy, and some are very large. Shipping is never free, even when it is advertised as such. When you see...

If you like to leave the pavement, but don't want to risk smashing your rockers, we've got the sliders you need. Constructed entirely from 3/16" thick steel, these things are BEEFY and designed to take a hit! The angled boatside design helps with clearance and allows you to pivot on rocks...

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I think you missed the intent of my post, which was that if you cannot afford to pay to have all the parts manufactured yourself, You borrow the money to manufacture them before you sell them so that you actually have something to sell. If you don't have the product you shouldn't be taking money...

#4 is what an honest person would do, but there's also an option 6, which is to take out a business loan to get your production funded so that you actually have products to sell, which then pay the loan back as well as earn you the money to fund the next production run. Then if you're lucky you...

So we now have a solution for those of you who are using big bulky inflators like this, or for when you're at a gas station or other place where the fitting might be difficult to use. We've had great luck with the straight clip on style chucks, so we simply put together an extender that brings...

I honestly don't remember the gauge, I just matched the size of the existing wiring. As for length, whatever it took to get there, which could change a lot depending on how you route things. It's not far though. I think i only used less than 2'of fire sleeve. Just enough to cover the area near...

I continue to be astounded by companies who sell stuff they don't have, and don't have a solid timeline on. I'm a small business owner, manufacturing automotive parts, and have been doing so for over 20 years. In that time I've seen it so many times, and nearly every time it's what ended up...

Ahh ok, I see now. That's a pretty bulky inflator so I can see that being an issue for sure. Thanks for the pictures. Glad you're using them how they were intended!

Thanks for the feedback. Out of curiosity what type of Chuck are you using? My trail compressor has a straight clip on style end and I don't find it to be any trouble at all. This is something that we looked at, IIn fact that was one of the issues that took one of the preliminary designs out of...

We almost never run sales, and do not have ongoing discounts for any groups. The reason is simple, in order to offer discounts, you have to raise the normal prices to a level that can be discounted and still make a profit. To me that means overcharging your every day customers. I'm not a fan of...

It's hard for molded plastic to end up raw aluminum. Maybe you need to view our introduction video.

That's a valid fear. Realistically simply disconnecting the battery and keeping the ground close to where you're welding eliminates virtually all the risk though. For most I think the apprehension is more that it's just a very new expensive vehicle, sometimes leased, but almost always with a...

I'm positive you're right. For most of our existence we've made parts for older Jeeps, and those owners don't even think twice about weld on parts. To be honest I personally want to reinforce my own control arm brackets so I will probably end up designing what I want, then reproducing it for...