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Jingle_Jangle
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'Others that are turning out standard frames like Jackson's and charge nearly double what they do are taking the mickey'
List price for a Vigorelli is £496.00 inc VAT.
That means Jackson's get £412.50.
The cost of tubes, lugs ends etc.. has to be £150.00 at least.
That would give them £262.50 for the bare frame. Then they have to paint it, pay for their workshop, rates and tooling (and frame building tools ain't cheap).
They must be making a tiny margin on each frame. Building your own frames for leisure is great fun - being compelled to do it day in day out for very little reward less so. Charging double is the least I would do.