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mirrorfinishman · 01-14-08, 08:05

Jake,

You may find the marinas to be very similar to doing wholesale work for car dealerships. Once they get you in and get you going with plenty of work, they may slowly begin to try cutting the price they pay, due to the excess work they are giving you. Hey, if you can deal with their antics then by all means, go for it. However, don't be surprised to see other detailers in the same marina doing similar work. What it all comes down to is how cheap they can get the job done. And while all of this is going on, you can be assured that they are getting top dollar from their clients.

Personally, I decided a long, long time ago to go out there and round up my own retail boat detailing clients and not bother playing games with marina wholesale work. It's a lot more fun knowing I am the one getting top dollar, without having to share anything with the marinas.

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mirrorfinishman Banned mirrorfinishman is offline Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 1,561	Re: Starting up a mobil unit and have a few questions Jake, You may find the marinas to be very similar to doing wholesale work for car dealerships. Once they get you in and get you going with plenty of work, they may slowly begin to try cutting the price they pay, due to the excess work they are giving you. Hey, if you can deal with their antics then by all means, go for it. However, don't be surprised to see other detailers in the same marina doing similar work. What it all comes down to is how cheap they can get the job done. And while all of this is going on, you can be assured that they are getting top dollar from their clients. Personally, I decided a long, long time ago to go out there and round up my own retail boat detailing clients and not bother playing games with marina wholesale work. It's a lot more fun knowing I am the one getting top dollar, without having to share anything with the marinas.