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What is your markup on items?

I wouldn't be suprised if it is about 300%. The company I order some of these parts from - Tsukigi Racing (because I could pay through paypal) had a 290% markup from the "Bikers Sale price" (after conversions of course). This markup makes the parts much more expensive so hopefully the quality is excellent.

 

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Nobody (at the retail level) has a 300% markup in this industry, more like 20% if their really lucky. The manufacturers (bikers themselves) might see 100%.

I'm just going on the prices that were quoted to me from the two companies. Bikers quoted me prices in Thai Baht and Tsukigi Racing quoted me prices in US Dollars. I'm in Canada so I converted both prices to Canadian dollars and the Tsukigi prices WERE 290% more after the conversion. To me this actually makes sense. Tsukigi needs to purchase the parts from Bikers, have them shipped to Japan (or the US wherever the warehouse is). All this cost money so they would obviously need to mark up the products so they can make money. After all their expenses their profit margin might only be around 20%.

Whatever the explanation is you cannot deny that the Tsukigi prices are much higher than Bikers. Mind you Tsukigi Racing did give me about $200 (USD) discount on the products themselves and paid some of the shipping from their warehouse in Japan (will cost me $100 to ship from Japan).

Some of the products were not in stock so they expect delivery to by August 29.