Labor rate study

[americansupercarinc]

What State do you live in and what is your Labor rate or the rate at your favorate shop ?

[Bill Howell]

I am not trying to discourage a thread, but if shops discuss rates, this could be a violation of the Federal Anti-trust Law.

[96z28ss]

Originally Posted by Bill Howell

I am not trying to discourage a thread, but if shops discuss rates, this could be a violation of the Federal Anti-trust Law.

Huh,
Its been discussed here many times before.
americansupercarinc you should do a search.

[awr68]

Maybe we should ask what's the going shop rate in your given area...and not mention the names of the shops.....Bill would that work?

[awr68]

Originally Posted by Bill Howell

I am not trying to discourage a thread, but if shops discuss rates, this could be a violation of the Federal Anti-trust Law.

Thanks for the heads up Bill! We don't need issues!

[mazspeed]

Originally Posted by americansupercarinc

What State do you live in and what is your Labor rate or the rate at your favorate shop ?

I think Kentucky has the biggest labor rate as far as inbreed family members, but Missouri and Arkansas are closing in on that.

Originally Posted by Bill Howell

I am not trying to discourage a thread, but if shops discuss rates, this could be a violation of the Federal Anti-trust Law.

what kind of law is that? seems archaic

[JamesJ]

I may be wrong, but since we are not the shops it does not matter. and I only think that it violates any laws if we (shops) decide to set a price across the board. you see this alot with realtors, they can not say the everyone charges a 6% commission but we all know most everyone does cahrge 6%

[Bill Howell]

Originally Posted by surreyboy

what kind of law is that? seems archaic

It may be old, but truss me, it is alive and well. Has to do with price setting. NO competing companies can ever get together and talk about prices or what they charge, or what they think is a good price for services rendered, huge NO NO with the Feds. Any type trade association, regardless of business will make this very clear at any meetings. If you ever attend one and they don't, get up and RUN, not walk to leave.
Anyway, what raised a flag to me with the OP looks like a shop and was asking shops their prices.
As long as we as customers can state prices we have paid or what we know to be a rate at somewhere we do business at, that is fine,just not shops themselves. Personally, if I was a shop here, I would not even post in this thread. Most shops are well aware of this but I just posted in case someone wasn't.
No problem here, just did not want anyone to get their A$$ in a sling.

[Bill Howell]

Originally Posted by JamesJ

I may be wrong, but since we are not the shops it does not matter. and I only think that it violates any laws if we (shops) decide to set a price across the board. you see this alot with realtors, they can not say the everyone charges a 6% commission but we all know most everyone does cahrge 6%

Exactly, being a Realtor, I am keenly aware of discussing commissions with other real estate companys. Same with labor rates, I would hate for some agent with an axe to grind come in and say that bunch on the internet "set" and discussed labor rates.