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[quote]QUOTE: <i>Originally posted by nfmisso</i> <br /><br />kfleeman1; <br /> <br />You will not make any money doing this, and it will absorb a great deal of time. <br /> <br />Tony's and others offer this service already. They have access to the models, decoders, and other parts at wholesale. They have the equipment to build and test, and they provide warranties. <br /> <br />You may be able to start locally, a tie in with your LHS or a local club for example, then expand. Expect it to take several years to become established. <br /> <br /> <br />[/quote] <br /> <br />I have to agree with Nigel. You are also competing with BLI and Bachmannn on the sound stuff. I doubt that an individual could buy the parts to do a sound install in a loco for the price of their completed loco. This doesn't count your time. <br /> <br />My main concern would be dealing with customer problems after the purchase. Example: Bob buys a loco from you and somehow scrambles the programming that you did correctly. He blames you (incorrectly). Do you help him??? How much time do you spend before you charge etc?. This kind of stuff will drive you nuts.....DCC programming is complicated enough with different systems out there that I would be leery of starting a business like this. <br /> <br />If you do decide to do this, get hooked up with a retail outfit that can supply you the parts at a discount or you will have a hard time turning a profit. I'm talking parts, not time.
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