So your just going to conveniently ignore the rest of what I posted? Like the two jobs with the exact same skill set and there average wages. FoxConn, Seagate, and all other semiconductor manufacturing is done in clean rooms, that is why I used them as an example. That is the pinnacle of electronic manufacturing and it is done by machines and attended to by glorified laundromat employees. There are two pay grades at that level, college educated engineers who are paid accordingly and entry level operators trained on the job making about $12/hour. It’s called light industrial and is a manual labor profession no different than any other assembly line. Small electronic repair is not exceptionally rare, nor is it as highly paid as it was being claimed. You proved my point by showing how difficult it is to actually produce a product, and maintain a profit. Charging more when business is good is a shitty practice, that means you are making good money so why not more. Essentially being greedy. When people are struggling they can be excused for charging more to survive, but increasing your price when you are making record profits is sleazy as hell. Like how cable companies charge more when they have no competition, but offer sweetheart deals in competitive markets. The cost is the same for them they just want to maximize profits and there is no one to stop them. Do you think that is a good practice? Do you think that is something people should strive to be like? You see how many people have been able to solder on their own, how many have just whipped up a semiconductor?
Except this doesnt class as basic work or any of that also small electronic repair doesnt class as that also. its an install service that requires at least some technical knowhow and trust. theres also the risk factor.
this isnt a shop this isnt a company its 1 person.
also for the type of work done on a console like this it isnt cheap.
I repaired a persons SD card slot literally 1 pin and a reflow, i wanted £20 that including the costs of the wire i had to purchase.
he paid me £50 (the same as i charge for an install)
you want to know why, other companies and repair shops were charging well over £100 or if he went to nintendo it may aswell be a new console.
Sure
@ModderFokker619 may have initially quoted you a lower price and raised it , i did the same thing when i started installing these chips and also kept to my initial price to the people i quoted.
but his turnover is insane and for the work his higher price is fair.
I myself only did the lower price to get vouched for later work , in all fairness he should have at least met you halfway or said your install would be delayed.
But i cannot fault him especially with the attitude that was taken
I'm a computer repair tech and we charge $80 just for a house call. $40 is way under priced.
I used to work in pc repair, it was free quote/checkup. £40 to reinstall windows
Demand goes up, price follows unless the offer is able to keep up: it's basic knowledge.
Installers are not getting greedy, they're just getting overwhelming demand and since they have a maximum throughput being only humans the offer can't really increase, and that drives the prices up because the higher bidder gets the better spot. Once you see less people demanding this service you might see a price decrease, so maybe you should just wait it out.
I can understand the frustration of paying more, but ultimately it's the market who decides the price, not you.
Im still not overwhelmed honestly the more work the better I dont even turnover at peak the amount modder does in a day most likely .
The price he does is fair. I literally had all the other installers i know say i was undervaluing myself when i told them my initial price
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So you think it is ethical for scalpers to charge inflated prices for Switches while simultaneously depleting the supply causing artificial scarcity? Just because people can be forced to pay those prices does that make it right? Scalpers are the ones causing the the price of Switch to rise and now they are causing the mod installatio.............
if you are that mad go buy this soldering iron $8, buy some solder $3 buy some flux $4
spend the next week practicng and do it yourself
apply yourself more than ranting here please
I can personally attest to this iron being able to install an sx core modchip.
