Posted by Tiger-Heli on 25, 2001 at 6:35 AM:
In Reply to: Re: Maybe $350.00 (more).......only $25 for labor hahahah posted by Andy Desak on 24, 2001 at 8:41 PM:
: Dude that is less than $25 for labor......who the hell has time to build a joystick like that for less than $25.......do you know how many hours are involved in a project like that. I dont know what you make at your job but even for side work to make a little extra cash I am not going to work for less than $20/hour........if someone would build a controller like that for less than about 300-500 labor than they either have no life or are about the most generous person on earth!!!
When I look at buying something, I first look at what it would cost me to build it. There is a place on E-Bay selling the Hot Rod SE for $99.00. Using an I-PAC, it would cost more than that in PARTS!!! Even using a keyboard hack and a pass-thru, the cost is still close to 100.00 in PARTS, maybe still more. Yet, this company is making a profit on these somehow. And I'm sure Hanaho covers their labor costs.
P.S. Search several posts down for the links about the Hot Rods.