Lee Posted July 2, 2014 Report Share Posted July 2, 2014 Simple one, but a bone of contention to some. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobblers&keys Posted July 2, 2014 Report Share Posted July 2, 2014 Yes but I tell customer that I will NOT take any responsability if the key does not work due to the fact that often ebay keys are copy/wrong blanks and I only guarantee my own blanks. Once the customer exepts this then I will cut it (sometimes) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k4mrc Posted July 2, 2014 Report Share Posted July 2, 2014 Yes but business is harder now than ever, we all need to keep our customers happy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee Posted July 3, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 3, 2014 its all money & I've invested stacks in machinery, why wouldn't I? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee Posted July 11, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 11, 2014 i find it so, so hard to believe that a 1/3 of us will toss this money over to a competitor! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grahamparker Posted July 11, 2014 Report Share Posted July 11, 2014 Our local Timpsons in the Tesco pod will no longer cut Ebay keys. Great news for us we are still doing loads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wellsy9 Posted July 11, 2014 Report Share Posted July 11, 2014 I'm with Lee on this. Why invest money in new machinery and not use it when a customer comes to you with their own key. I do and I am quite happy to take the money for doing so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kobblers Posted July 12, 2014 Report Share Posted July 12, 2014 I'm interested as to how you all price the ebay keys. If you normally charge, say, £45 for your own cut and programmed blank, how much would you charge for an ebay key? We don't cut car keys at all as there is next to no demand here for them. We used to cut the pre-chipped types for £5.99 and people used to have a heart attack at that Rick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grahamparker Posted July 12, 2014 Report Share Posted July 12, 2014 Normal blade £5.00 any laser cut £15.00 both inc vat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kobblers Posted July 12, 2014 Report Share Posted July 12, 2014 What if they need programming, Graham? Rick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gavin Posted July 12, 2014 Report Share Posted July 12, 2014 normal £10.oo laser £20.00 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k4mrc Posted July 12, 2014 Report Share Posted July 12, 2014 £25-00 normal (Rover cylinder case ) £30-00 (Laser case) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grahamparker Posted July 12, 2014 Report Share Posted July 12, 2014 Depends what it is Rick, most are case cut only tbh. If it's a diagnostic program then £45.00 even if it works or doesn't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hibsjo(SCO) Posted July 12, 2014 Report Share Posted July 12, 2014 i dont cut customers keys i will always sell them one of mine to cut one of the guys cut a £3 ebay skoda key on the viper and fu##ed the key and the blade lesson learned so we dont do it im not tossing any money to competition as we sell the the service and guarantee to the customer carry on! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grahamparker Posted July 12, 2014 Report Share Posted July 12, 2014 Use worn blades Jo, i have a couple of each sat aside just for cutting ebay keys. Only had a couple snap but never done any damage to my machine, have damaged the odd blank but we say it's possible before we start and we still charge. Ebay and dealer keys are a really good for us and make us more money than shoe repairs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wellsy9 Posted July 12, 2014 Report Share Posted July 12, 2014 I charge £10.00 normal key and £15.00 laser key. I've not been asked to programme any ebay keys yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike at Vauxhall Posted July 26, 2014 Report Share Posted July 26, 2014 no, only cut keys that I sell . Fact is sometimes keys don't work, then you've got a problem.it is just not worth the stress, often these blanks can be expensive, and unobtainable. Mike. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stanley Mishap Posted August 7, 2014 Report Share Posted August 7, 2014 I tell the customers 'we don't do third party keys (their own) as we can't guarantee them' We used to under the understanding that there is no come backs (which of course they all agree to) - after a couple of 'no-go's' the customers still returned screaming all hell , and one couple threatened to smash my shop up with they're entire family ! (Nice) After that I thought I'd rather lose the odd fiver and save a whole world of stress (my competitor AND my local Timpsons don't touch them for the same reasons ) It's well cheeky anyway ... After all you don't walk into your local chippy and ask to fry your own spuds ! So jog on .... Andy G7 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LOCKED-IN Posted August 9, 2014 Report Share Posted August 9, 2014 I keep a knackered rst laser machine just for these Cut one rover key on viper once never again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee Posted August 15, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 15, 2014 first two customers today, a 4 sided Citroën case & a mercedes flip blade. £30 by 9:15am why would you NOT cut them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrkeys Posted January 24, 2015 Report Share Posted January 24, 2015 ill cut anything but with no guarantee if we have not supplied the blank £5 to £15 depending on the work involved Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ironplanet uk900 Posted January 25, 2015 Report Share Posted January 25, 2015 I like doing them... no comebacks and money in the till... wtf's the matter with some of you!! just sayin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minitrichard Posted January 26, 2015 Report Share Posted January 26, 2015 I cit eBay keys here in Australia I charge 35 oz dollars no guarantee, will program your key $150 if they take it great if not oh well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forest Cobbler Posted January 26, 2015 Report Share Posted January 26, 2015 Like others, we don't guarantee that an ebay key will work, but will still do our best to make sure it does. Quite often the customer will say something along the lines of "but I didn't think you could supply the blank, thought I could only get it online or from a dealer. And I'm not paying their prices." Unfortunately the very fact that they think we can't do them, probably just means that we're not getting the message out there that we can. Whatever, annoying as it is, why turn away money. ironplanet uk900 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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