Then, bad writing on your part? Subject should be front and center.

The conversation is about a FAIR markup for parts not about doing the work yourself. Yours’s is a cop-out answer and means nothing in context to the question.

Yes. The markup on the cost of their parts shouldn’t exceed 30% in my mind. That is a VERY fair markup on parts that are being DELIVERED to their shop by the local Advanced Auto Parts store. For Christ’s sake, an outstanding restaurant only makes about 3% profit on their sales. Markups of 50 to 120% are CRIMINAL and…