[PrintOwners] C500 overage charges

[Scott Cappel]

I have never heard such nonsense. The higher click charge for lower 
quantity is supposed to cover the fixed costs of personnel showing 
up, just like an offset press run, you should be discounted at higher 
run lengths since theoretically you should be producing a larger mean 
click quantity between calls, hence the lower rate.

You're getting jacked around Russ. Sounds like he's makin' it up as he goes.

Maybe this guy's boss should be involved here.

S.



At 02:40 PM 10/6/2008, you wrote:
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>Our previous contract was for 86,000 copies @ $5676.00, paid upfront 
>(0.066 per click regardless of sheet size). There was no monthly 
>minimum, and so no overages charge. We non longer want to pay a big 
>charge upfront, so we want a contract that we pay monthly rather than annually.
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>I can understand the click charge going up slightly (about 4.5%) but 
>the higher overages has me surprised. I called KM & the guy told me 
>it's normal for them to charge overs at 11% higher than regular clicks.
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>>>It's time for a new maintenance contract from Konica-Minolta on our C500.
>>>They want 0.069 for the first 10,000 (minimum), but then go up to 
>>>0.076 for overages. > Is this customary - charging more for overs 
>>>rather than less?
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>>I've never heard of overs being charged at a higher rate. What is your
>>current contract click rate?
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