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<blockquote data-quote="Charlie Zureki" data-source="post: 17793" data-attributes="member: 153">Re: Working for Cheap&nbsp;&nbsp; Hello Steve,&nbsp;&nbsp; I&#039;m not suggesting that you, or anyone join a Union. Unionized Stagehands do not price fix, as there &#039;&#039;price&#039;&#039; differs from customer to customer and project to project. Their hourly wages are determined through contractual negotiations. &nbsp;&nbsp; I disagree.... Anti Trust laws are not very clear.&nbsp;&nbsp; There are many questionable practices in the States regarding pricing...&nbsp; Examples: &nbsp; Real Estate Agencies contract to buy/sell a home for a 6% fee, and none that I&#039;ve ever dealt with will budge on that fee.&nbsp; Specific brand&#039;s, Auto Dealerships, will not sell their vehicles below their Manufacturer&#039;s list price.&nbsp;&nbsp; Ever price a new Harley? &nbsp; Overseas Airplane tickets are price fixed. &nbsp; Dental clinics in large urban markets &#039;&#039;price fix&#039;&#039; for routine products such as crowns and xrays.&nbsp;&nbsp; Even the U.S. &#039;&#039;minimum wage&#039;&#039; could be considered as price fixing, when it comes to labor&#039;s wages.&nbsp;&nbsp; But, this is not where I was trying to go with my original post....&nbsp; As Dick Rees wrote in his follow-up post, there are many factors to consider in regards to a specific gig. I wasn&#039;t suggesting that we (or anyone) try to establish a price list for each and every function.&nbsp; My only intention was to try to get a dialog going on what may be considered as profitable for the provider and what may be considered a reasonable charge to the end-user.&nbsp; We&#039;ve had plenty of discussions regarding &#039;&#039;what to charge&#039;&#039;, but nothing ever in depth as to HOW to price a Gig.&nbsp; Cheers,&nbsp; Hammer</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Charlie Zureki, post: 17793, member: 153"] Re: Working for Cheap Hello Steve, I'm not suggesting that you, or anyone join a Union. Unionized Stagehands do not price fix, as there ''price'' differs from customer to customer and project to project. Their hourly wages are determined through contractual negotiations. I disagree.... Anti Trust laws are not very clear. There are many questionable practices in the States regarding pricing... Examples: Real Estate Agencies contract to buy/sell a home for a 6% fee, and none that I've ever dealt with will budge on that fee. Specific brand's, Auto Dealerships, will not sell their vehicles below their Manufacturer's list price. Ever price a new Harley? Overseas Airplane tickets are price fixed. Dental clinics in large urban markets ''price fix'' for routine products such as crowns and xrays. Even the U.S. ''minimum wage'' could be considered as price fixing, when it comes to labor's wages. But, this is not where I was trying to go with my original post.... As Dick Rees wrote in his follow-up post, there are many factors to consider in regards to a specific gig. I wasn't suggesting that we (or anyone) try to establish a price list for each and every function. My only intention was to try to get a dialog going on what may be considered as profitable for the provider and what may be considered a reasonable charge to the end-user. We've had plenty of discussions regarding ''what to charge'', but nothing ever in depth as to HOW to price a Gig. Cheers, Hammer [/QUOTE]

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