The Picard Maneuver@lemmy.world to Memes@sopuli.xyz · 2 months agoCan't throw me off the scentlemmy.worldexternal-linkmessage-square126fedilinkarrow-up1981arrow-down17
arrow-up1974arrow-down1external-linkCan't throw me off the scentlemmy.worldThe Picard Maneuver@lemmy.world to Memes@sopuli.xyz · 2 months agomessage-square126fedilink
minus-squareBlackmist@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 months agoLike that would happen when they can sell £4 cables for £300.
minus-squareShard@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 months agoIt’s not that £4 cable costs £300. £4 is the scrap value of the copper once the insulation has been peeled off. Freshly made cable costs a bit more than that. It costs £300 to fix because of the cost of the cable, labour and the workmanship.
minus-squarebeaiouns@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 months agoWhy scrap it when you can turn around and sell it right back to them?
minus-squareTheLowestStone@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 months agoIf I break into your house and steal your TV then knock on your door the next day to offer to sell it back to you, would you buy it?
minus-squarebeaiouns@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 months agoDepends on how much copper is in it, I guess
minus-squareTempermentalAnomaly@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 months agoNot much since I stripped it out and sold it for a cool $4. Now do you want this cable for 1/2 off or not!
Like that would happen when they can sell £4 cables for £300.
It’s not that £4 cable costs £300. £4 is the scrap value of the copper once the insulation has been peeled off. Freshly made cable costs a bit more than that.
It costs £300 to fix because of the cost of the cable, labour and the workmanship.
Why scrap it when you can turn around and sell it right back to them?
If I break into your house and steal your TV then knock on your door the next day to offer to sell it back to you, would you buy it?
Depends on how much copper is in it, I guess
Not much since I stripped it out and sold it for a cool $4. Now do you want this cable for 1/2 off or not!