JONES COUNTER PRICES
The selling price of a Jones Counter includes:
Cost of chassis parts (the sheet metal platform)
Cost of small Delrin gear
Cost of Veeder-Root counter
Cost of fasteners
Cost of packaging
Labor
Profit
Since 2008 the cost of everything has risen very slightly, with one exception. The Veeder-Root counter, always the most expensive part of the assembly, has tripled in price, and this has caused the rise in selling price. Tom and I are aware that the price rise is undesirable, but unless we wish to work for nothing there is little we can do about it. Profit has not increased but out-of-pocket costs have.
Tom does the fabrication at his home in Virginia and, from time to time, visits us in Ohio, bringing a resupply of new stock when he does so. I do the mailing, which takes a bit of the burden off Tom, as I’m retired and he is not.
We are constantly searching for an alternate counter, but without success so far. The Veeder-root counter has a higher RPM limit than most of its competitors, and is also available in the various configurations that we use.