How much would you pay for a pick?

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I have a unique, one of a kind stainless steel pick that I made myself. I'd be willing to sell to somebody for 50 bucks. Any takers?
 
Dogman said:
Shit...at the rate I lose stuff, I'd be out more money than my guitar costs in no time. :eek:
I usually use the Jim Dunlop Black 1mm ones myself...30 cents a piece.
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Yet again the British tax system beats the poor man (me) down. In your money, those picks are 90 cents all day long. I am saved, of course, by being the man behind the counter who buys them in. :)
 
noisedude said:
Yet again the British tax system beats the poor man (me) down. In your money, those picks are 90 cents all day long. I am saved, of course, by being the man behind the counter who buys them in. :)
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My problem is buying 10 at a time, and pulling one out, using it for a bit, then losing the other nine. So far only happened once, but that sucked. I still lose them after a few times using, but at least they are considerably cheaper for me, than you. How high is your tax rate? Or is it not based on a per sale schedule, but when items are bought for re-sale?
 
Dogman said:
My problem is buying 10 at a time, and pulling one out, using it for a bit, then losing the other nine. So far only happened once, but that sucked. I still lose them after a few times using, but at least they are considerably cheaper for me, than you. How high is your tax rate? Or is it not based on a per sale schedule, but when items are bought for re-sale?
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Taxes are awful all over the place. Business rates, insurance, the minimum wage, council tax, all the anciliary costs such as bin emptying, energy and so on ... plus 17.5% on everything sold.

There is a reason why the Yamaha i88x costs $399 in the US and £600 ($1200) over here .... :eek:
 
noisedude said:
Taxes are awful all over the place. Business rates, insurance, the minimum wage, council tax, all the anciliary costs such as bin emptying, energy and so on ... plus 17.5% on everything sold.

There is a reason why the Yamaha i88x costs $399 in the US and £600 ($1200) over here .... :eek:
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Is 17.5% a National sales tax, or does it vary by region? What is your minimum wage over there? I think I saw something around 5 pounds?
 
Dogman said:
Is 17.5% a National sales tax, or does it vary by region? What is your minimum wage over there? I think I saw something around 5 pounds?
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National and yes, £5/hr for 21s and above.
 
Dogman said:
That is amazing. Almost makes it impossible to run a small business at that point.
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That's what we say every day!

Just got a tax bill and it almost put us out of business. Then the accountant rings to say that under the new tax rules we have to pay half of NEXT YEAR'S up front based on 10% growth in business from this year. How am I supposed to write a check for taxes on business I don't even know if I'll do yet? And how am I supposed to buy in when my cash flow has gone on next year's tax??? :mad:
 
noisedude said:
That's what we say every day!

Just got a tax bill and it almost put us out of business. Then the accountant rings to say that under the new tax rules we have to pay half of NEXT YEAR'S up front based on 10% growth in business from this year. How am I supposed to write a check for taxes on business I don't even know if I'll do yet? And how am I supposed to buy in when my cash flow has gone on next year's tax??? :mad:
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Don't you just love government? Pay now for what we think you will do later. And when we need more, we will just send you a bill. Man, if only my budget worked like that....
 
Dogman said:
Don't you just love government? Pay now for what we think you will do later. And when we need more, we will just send you a bill. Man, if only my budget worked like that....
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And how am I supposed to explain it to the reps when they come in? Yeah mate, we want to buy some stuff, but we can't afford it because we've paid tax on already selling it.
 
I've been using Claxton nylons for several years, 3 for $1 and almost indestructable. It seems like almost everyone I play with forgets to bring a pick so they "borrow" (yeah) one from me and conveniently forget to give them back. There is no way I would keep $20+ picks laying around, no matter how good they felt or sounded.
 
My daughter bought me one of those stick-on pick dispensers and I stuck it to the back side of the headstock on my resonator guitar. It holds maybe 10 picks. Pretty cool.

When I need a pick, I go find where I put the dobro, open the case and nab a pick. Now my dobro's out of picks. :D
 
how much do those

right hand index finger nail picks cost?

minus the blood, and shaved off skin..
 
i get free picks by the pound. Of course they say "Music Go Round. We buy and sell used gear!" but who cares, they are those dunlop ones. Carvin has some nice deals on bulk picks.
 
Dani Pace said:
I've been using Claxton nylons for several years, 3 for $1 and almost indestructable. It seems like almost everyone I play with forgets to bring a pick so they "borrow" (yeah) one from me and conveniently forget to give them back. There is no way I would keep $20+ picks laying around, no matter how good they felt or sounded.
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i use clayton picks. i don't know what they're made of, but I like them and so does everyone else that i've loaned them to. the ones i use aren't 3 for a dollar though. They're something like 50-70 cents a piece. I can't remember the price for sure now.
 
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