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Originally posted by tabs
Well I got about $400 or so in shipping this beast...say $500 in materials and about $250 in labour and $100 in Overhead....then he has about a 40% profit margin...

Then comes the intangible of KNOWHOW...after building many thousands of BBQ's you know what works and what doesn't ...in other words the bugs have bin worked out..so the unit not only works smoothly but the product is optimized....
I'de say your numbers are pretty good, maybe a little more labor and a little less profit.
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