Honesty - more than a Billy Joel song
Originally Posted by kingscounty
I have no doubt just by looking over your system that it’s the best vacuum style hanger on the market. So don’t take anything I said as a slight. And the fact your there to help guys is a major plus in my book. I also feel the idea of going beyond the glans for attachment purposes is brilliant. Where others obviously don’t, they just suck in your gland and that’s that. That to me isn’t the best attachment point for hanging heavy weights. I wouldn’t put a malehanger on my site for any purpose whatsoever. The guy has a terrible reputation in the PE world. But that’s my opinion. And yes I understand your doing it to show pros and cons only. But I wouldn’t even help the guy by showing his product with a full list on cons. Actually just say here’s his hanger and he is a con lol.
As far as price goes, I prefer to pay for quality which again I believe you have. But I’m jaded when it comes to PE equipment. It’s an easy market to make money off guys with serious insecurities. Again don’t take that as a slight because I’m not saying that’s your goal. However us in the PE world know companies like Bathmate offer 40% to anyone selling their pump. Hence my jadedness. I remember when I was so very insecure and bought not one but two of those stupid pumps because the first one broke. I couldn’t even get someone from bathmate to help. That’s just a small portion of what PE gear I’ve bought through my insecurities.
I completely understand your jaded skepticism when it comes to price, I take no offense. Anyone who’s ever owned a business will attest to all the costs that the average consumer doesn’t consider. We are licensed as a LLC S-Corp. We still pay a butt load of taxes! The IRS has audited us 3 times, and the agent assigned to us did an anal exam! Questioning almost every legitimate deduction. When you consider commercial space rent, utilities, state licensing fees, PayPal processing fees, monthly CPA accountant, a basic bare bones healthcare plan, equipment payments (a C.N.C. lathe & mill aren’t cheap), and material costs it really adds up fast. Then factor in our labor…. I don’t know about you but I can’t get by living on minimum wage. Both my wife and I put in a minimum of 50 hours a week. It’s all part of doing business, we have no employees, we do it all. I even sweep the floors of the shop and take out the trash - LoL.
So while our prices might seem a little high, when all is said and done we do okay, but trust me we aren’t living high on the hog! We have a little less than two more years to pay on our equipment, at which time we could potentially do some price adjustments to make our systems a little more affordable to everyone. We sincerely appreciate all the support and positive comments forum members provide, and we will continue to work hard for each and every guy who purchases one of our systems.