manufacturers cost the RBK 9k's

[kitay4 0]

anyone know the cost of these skates, and/or on the 7k OPS

[crutesie 0]

Anyone Know Why Your Being So Lazy and Not On Epuck finding out?

[mrusse01 0]

The 7k OPS is $299 CDN around here in most shops.

[kitay4 0]

i know how much the sale for, i wanted to know the Manufacturers cost on the 9k skates and the 7k OPS

[QandA 0]

You mean the wholesale price?

[kitay4 0]

yes wholesale prices

[hehatemefrisbee 0]

Why would any retailer tell a customer what our cost is?

[kitay4 0]

our team gets RBK stuff at wholesale + 10% so i was trying to find out how much the skates would be for me

[hehatemefrisbee 0]

take 10% off of the price.....

Anyway, i'm not going to tell you the price, and i hope others dont either. You are getting a good deal it sounds like anyway.

Actually people finding out how much stuff costs wouldnt be that bad actually, its about time peope see how LITTLE stores make off of skate sales.

[jimmy 194]

take 10% off of the price.....

Anyway, i'm not going to tell you the price, and i hope others dont either. You are getting a good deal it sounds like anyway.

Actually people finding out how much stuff costs wouldnt be that bad actually, its about time peope see how LITTLE stores make off of skate sales.

True,

Even better, let's let the "average Joe" know how much it cosat to operate a store. They NEVER, ever, consider that when trying to determine what we pay for an item. Let's just start with loan interest. 8.5% is the going rate these day. Money doesn't grow on trees we have to borrow it in order to buy the equipment. So that $100 we may pay wholesale for a stick, really costs us $108.50 in the long run. Then rent, electric, gas, telephone, advertising, etc, etc, etc, etc. You HAVE to consider those expenses in the real cost of an item. Yup, real cheap to run a hockey store. Jeeze, I wish some folks would just take a few business courses.

[TBLfan 25]

i think he's trying to ask so that he knows how much it is going to cost him.

[Larry54 243]

our team gets RBK stuff at wholesale + 10% so i was trying to find out how much the skates would be for me

Can't you ask your equipment manager or whoever buys your team's equipment?

[kornsined 0]

guys settle down. don't you think your being a little harsh on him? even if someone knew the wholesale price of a piece of equipment, it wouldn't mean they could ever get a shop to sell it for that. if anything people would appreciate it more if they knew that there isn't much of a mark up.

[JR Boucicaut 3805]

The reason why we do not list is because not all stores get the same price after discounts.

[golfpuck 0]

alot of people look up the wholesale price of a car before going new car shopping...

is finding out the wholesale price of hockey equipment any different?

[JR Boucicaut 3805]

Yes, for the reason I stated before...not everyone pays the same...if you do higher volume you will get a bigger discount, and could afford to sell for lower if there is not a MAP.

[mew1838 0]

I think you LHS owners are great people, just give good service and you wilkl get returning customer over2 again but my LHS sucks so I will go to epuck over and over again.

[JR Boucicaut 3805]

And what is the reason why your LHS sucks?

[mew1838 0]

I'm without vector pros for 2 weeks already man...no news from them whatsoever.

[kitay4 0]

thanks for the info guys. I support my LHS 100 % and worked in a HS many years ago so i understand the little things that you have to do to keep the shop up and running. Thanks again for the info. I have become addicted to this site

[Megamandan 0]

I know wholesale prices and agree with Jimmy. Unless you work in one or own one no one has a clue how much it costs. Our store has problems blowing out skates from previous years because we can't loose that much money like the larger retail stores ie: Epuck, great skate, hockey monkey ect. Mew, Sorry that your LHS has problems getting things back to you. If your holders were mismounted why did you buy them? It's not a sin to buy things online, it's bad to use a hockey shop for fitting and then say "I'll be back later." If the skates were not mounted correctly it's CCM's fault. All I can tell you is that it costs in the area of $20-30 if that for a company to make an OPS. What they sell it to a retailer for is quite a bit more than that.

[JR Boucicaut 3805]

All I can tell you is that it costs in the area of $20-30 if that for a company to make an OPS. What they sell it to a retailer for is quite a bit more than that.

Really...and how do you know that?

[Megamandan 0]

Unless the rep was a liar..... <_< wouldn't supprise me.

[Patrick67 1]

Manufactoring cost for a Easton OPS in Mexico was 12-15dollers according to various reps around here. But that was before Gas and composite prices soared, but then alot of the OPS are made in China now so.... 15-20$'s maybe now. 20 being absolut maximum.

And yes I'm guessing.

[jimmy 194]

Don't forget, manufacturer cost are not just what it cost in materials to make something. They also have to pay for marketing, catalogs, advertising, shipping, endorsements, NHL fees, and a way lot more.

I remember back when I was a kid, this restaurant I went to had a thing on the back of the menu, explaining why a grilled cheese cost $3.