[sdiy] making 2 or 3 dollars an hour on synth building?

[karl dalen]

> Från: Jim Patchell <patchell at cox.net>

> 
> Trying to get people to pay what your time is really worth
> is extremely difficult.  Partly because they can go to the
> store and purchase an item for $19.99, they don't seem
> to understand that something that may take up about 500
> hours of work just isn't going to be inexpensive.  A 500
> hour job, by the way, I generally quote at $50,000.  That is
> generally where things come to a halt.  Many people seem
> truly disappointed that I don't work for free.

Amen!

> Software jobs are the most difficult to get people to pay
> for.  I even had someone tell me once they won't pay
> that much for somebody just to type stuff into a
> computer....

Amen!

Major issue are infact China/India and the cost of labour.
(yes, yes, i know about all the ramblings that chinese
engineers/ering are not of the same quality etc ,etc).

For instance i can buy a electric drill machine for 9.99eur 
and its basically made in the same factory as a expencive
Bosch machine for 199.99eur Same factory, same parts,
different label, different price. I cant find ONE reason
to buy the Bosch machine! Sorry!

The latest batch of OP amps i bought was manufactured in China.
I wonder, how much did Texas/Philips save/earn by moving the
manufacturing from Indonesia/Taiwan to mainland China?

It would be very interessting to know!

KD


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