box carpet

[tsupra98 10+ year member]

i'm just curious how much most of you pay for your box carpet. i've never bought any before and i need to get my box carpeted. one local shopped said they charge 12 bucks a square yard. is that a ok deal or a rip off?

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[JimJ 5,000+ posts]

http://www.parts-express.com/webpage.cfm?webpage_id=3&CAT_ID=48&ObjectGroup_ID=826

They're making a handsome profit at $12/yd...

 

[tsupra98 10+ year member]

http://www.parts-express.com/webpage.cfm?webpage_id=3&CAT_ID=48&ObjectGroup_ID=826
They're making a handsome profit at $12/yd...

yea thats what i figured. thanks man

 

[IDSkoT 5,000+ posts]

http://www.parts-express.com/webpage.cfm?webpage_id=3&CAT_ID=48&ObjectGroup_ID=826
They're making a handsome profit at $12/yd...

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This will start a heated debate (again). But, shops need to make money somehow. They probably get their carpet for $6-8 bucks / yard. Maybe even more.

Marking up to 12 from 8 isn't too bad.

But PartsExpress is a good place to get it.

 

[thegreatestpenn 5,000+ posts]

I would get 13/ roll from my friends who have a shop, which is about how much it comes out to from partsexpress minus shipping. You could try a fabric shop if you don't want to order any, sometimes they have thick carpet too

 

[tsupra98 10+ year member]

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This will start a heated debate (again). But, shops need to make money somehow. They probably get their carpet for $6-8 bucks / yard. Maybe even more.

Marking up to 12 from 8 isn't too bad.

But PartsExpress is a good place to get it.

yea but for the two yards or so i'll need from there plus the shipping it only saves me like 4 bucks over all. so i guess it really isn't that bad of a deal

 

[James Bang 5,000+ posts]

i'm just curious how much most of you pay for your box carpet. i've never bought any before and i need to get my box carpeted. one local shopped said they charge 12 bucks a square yard. is that a ok deal or a rip off?

huge rip-off.

IIRC, i got a whole roll for ~$120 or so. it was like 50yards.

 

[da box king 10+ year member]

is that link for parts express the right carpet to use and is it quality?

 

[IDSkoT 5,000+ posts]

huge rip-off.
IIRC, i got a whole roll for ~$120 or so. it was like 50yards.

Again, you have to think about it. The shop is probably getting it from a retailer, who is probably getting it from a wholesaler, who is probably getting it from the company...

While PE is just a wholesaler / retailer who buys from the company. Thus, you're cutting out up to 2 levels of sale. So the price is going to go down. Every step the person has to make more than what they bought it for to make ends meet. I can't blame the shop. But, that's how it is.

yea but for the two yards or so i'll need from there plus the shipping it only saves me like 4 bucks over all. so i guess it really isn't that bad of a deal

Yeah... and it's convenient.

 

[GlocksRock 10+ year member]

I got my carpet from ebay, and it's great stuff... not sure how much it was when broken down into price per square yard.

 

[tsupra98 10+ year member]

Yeah... and it's convenient.

yea so i'm just going to go with that. thanks for the help guys

 

[GAM3OVR 5,000+ posts]

I bought 2 rolls of 300yards^2 ea roll

One grey

One black

For $180 shipped.

Both those rolls are still in service //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[audioholic 5,000+ posts]

Again, you have to think about it. The shop is probably getting it from a retailer, who is probably getting it from a wholesaler, who is probably getting it from the company...While PE is just a wholesaler / retailer who buys from the company. Thus, you're cutting out up to 2 levels of sale. So the price is going to go down. Every step the person has to make more than what they bought it for to make ends meet. I can't blame the shop. But, that's how it is.

While I agree the local shop has to be expected to be higher than online prices, to suggest a local shop purchases from a retailer is not true. That would be a pretty poor business plan.
Most likely situation is the local shop buys it online just like we do. They may also buy direct, for even less $. They certainly dont buy it retail.

And you guys cant keep comparing roll prices to 'by the yard' prices. Obviously the bulk sale will be alot cheaper.

 

[IDSkoT 5,000+ posts]

I bought 2 rolls of 300yards^2 ea roll
One grey

One black

For $180 shipped.

Both those rolls are still in service //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

Lemme holler at some.

While I agree the local shop has to be expected to be higher than online prices, to suggest a local shop purchases from a retailer is not true. That would be a pretty poor business plan.
Most likely situation is the local shop buys it online just like we do. They may also buy direct, for even less $. They certainly dont buy it retail.

And you guys cant keep comparing roll prices to 'by the yard' prices. Obviously the bulk sale will be alot cheaper.

You're right. For something like carpet, they should buy wholesale.

 

[tsupra98 10+ year member]

well i just got back from the shop and they only charged me 9 a square yard so i guss it wasn't so bad