Empire : u should go easy on the teachers / dealers.... they also need to make a living too Bru . Afterall willing buyer willing seller meh.
To me 30% profit not really steep lar as this is wat my margin normally .. eventhough sometimes I do enjoy obsence margin.
in my business.. ...depends how well i market it to my client.
I'm sure ur margin is more than 50%... right ..[deep inside ur heart will gives u the answer]
They have to cough out the initial capital and hoping for the 'promise' margin. The worse is they have to take risk when nobody
is willing to buy wat they have stock up.... the bank will pays interest ... the goods won't .

and the worst unpredicted
incident such as fire, flood, etc.... total loss lar...
How often someone comes knockin his door for a guzheng ? Even Woh Fatt or Do Re Mi margin also about 20% or more when u look into
their price tags in details if comparing to the net price... esp. strings for instruments.
Goods purchase from Singapore will be subjected to 7% GST and cannot be refunded unless travel by air if I'm not wrong.
So after deductin bits and pieces here and there ... he only takes a cut about say 15% to 20% lar... quite fair .. on top
have to do after sales service such as tuning or sometimes help changing strings,etc.... just like our faceless bru.askin his teacher
to sharpen his blunt sword for free and not even shoutin a cup of tea to the oldman in return.... certainly the oldman will thinks must well
go and have a nap or 'blow water' under the raintree with the kakis also more syiok.
When i see doctor also need to pay consultation fees lar.
My humble opinion in business there is never such a thing right or wrong... it depends on which angle u r viewing.
If there is any store in KampungKUL tat sells any instrument i want example SB#10B I will definitely buy it from them even knowing
paying 25% extra.... tat's how i build my relationship wit Alan and Chin.... sometimes we can't be too calculative.
Thank You very much for your feedback.
I started to learn gu-zheng two months ago. Actually, I have bought it with RM2.5K with my teacher and it's already at home since last week. I am feeling kind of down (feel like crying ...). My mistake, I did not do research and ask around 1st, because I trusted my teacher. My teacher come to my area (a small town) once a week only, and he already has a very tight schedule and may not be able to take me. But at the end, he adjusted his schedule and fit me in (I can only attend class after work @ abt 7pm). So, I am thankful because finally, I got the chance to learn gu-zheng and everything seems so conveninet to me (I do not have any musical background and long for learning one. Since I am working already, I can spend on my own). He actually did not push me to buy gu-zheng from him, but have mentioned that I can buy from him if I want to, and told me that I don't need to worry as he will settle everything and I may get a more expensive one if buy from shop outside. I asked him if I can get cheaper price, and he mentioned there is one with RM1.8K (but I did not ask him what type is that). Then, I decided to get the RM2.5K one as I was thinking it would have better quality (without asking him about much detail). The main reason that I was so in rush is because I get disappointed with myself when I do not play well or forget how to play (no practise as no gu-zheng yet). Nothing I can do about it now. Check with him or not? If so, he might think I am complaining and our relationship may get affected. Haiz ... sad