hey guys did any of you guys see a guy who calls him self ML surfboards selling brand new custom shortboards for $300 nzd on trademe .the normal custom short board rate here is around 800 nzd. he also just sold 40 custom boards vouchers on 1-day yesterday at $400 each
maybe he is here on sways. it costs me at least 200-240 nzd to buy supplies to shape and glass a short board. I would love to know how he does it would be hardly anything in it for labour. anyway good on him for having a go at it......hope he does not upset the local guys
That’s super cheap for a new retail board .Inline with the cheap china made boards. They have made it super hard to get into the local market for guys who are starting out or from another country wanting to live here.Good luck to the guy he is trying to give it a go .Must have super low overheads .Just hope joe public don’t think that you can make boards that cheap and still feed your family?
I agree. it will be interesting to see where it goes, 40 boards from home hope the QA to stay up and he does well from it.
I have my own small building buisness and when you think about it taxes,gst, insurance ,etc its got to be pretty hard for him to turn a profit. I guess hes lucky as hes doing what he enjoys.
no idea how you could eat doing things that cheap bulk lot of materials for almost free?
Theres a few people selling super cheap boards on there 3-400 nzd with fins and leash if you start at that how would you ever be able to put your prices up?
Sell your boards for what you beleive is reasonable and right for all things considered. Materials, labor, profit and overhead etc. Let ML(Mister Lowball) go under. You won't have to worry about him very long.
id say shaping machine . already shaped off the container. custom means fauck all when every cnut ride the same shape. freelaps. UV res and no finish coat . generic brand fins. is posible if materials are under 150 and he works from shed at home. 2 a day is 5 hundy a day no wukas. pretty good money if you got volume but boring as hell!!! and having to talk to surfers all day about why double frikin concaves makes your cock bigger. i think id kill myself