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Originally Posted by StarQuest
Barry,
Any chance you could share info as to how many DryStars have been sold since their inception?
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If I knew and (I dont know because I sold the co. in 2001).I am not at liberty to disclose that information anyhow, Im sorry.
I can say this tho.
When I made my first three working prototypes for myself and the techs that had routes that I sold to them, I struggled with the idea to manufacture and patent it for some time.
I just cold not let go of the conviction I felt to give back to what was so freely given to me. Windshield repair was very good to me and I kept thinking about all the techs around the country that encountered the same issues with water that I did.
I thought if it helped x amount of techs make say $100.00 extra per month times 12 months per year, times x amount of years x interest compounded, that extra money could be used for food, medicine, house payment, ect. I did not want to keep this gift that was bestowed upon me to myself.
I wrestled with the fact and accepted that there was the high likelyhood of a very small profit margin, if any, and with the costs of comodities/machining/assembly to manufacture the drystar verses marketing costs and selling price, I was motivated to help. Anyone who understands this knows that there is, in fact,very,very little profit from selling a drystar for $75.00
Glass repair was very good to me and as it turned out, I made my living by using windshield repair as the source,and invested the profits from windshield repair into realestate and a low cost retirement "index".
I still do believe there is a lot of money to be made today in glass repair.
Best Regards
Barry