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[-] Blackmist@feddit.uk 2 points 1 day ago

Like that would happen when they can sell £4 cables for £300.

[-] Shard@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

It's not that £4 cable costs £300. £4 is the scrap value of the copper once the insulation has been peeled off. Freshly made cable costs a bit more than that.

It costs £300 to fix because of the cost of the cable, labour and the workmanship.

[-] Comment105@lemm.ee 1 points 23 hours ago

Well, the ones making the cable still probably only make a small fraction of the value in labor. The majority of the inflated price goes to C suite paychecks.

I remember when I made 10s of thousands worth of cable every day from cheap materials and walked away with a couple thousand a month. I ended up quitting that job, but the slightly mentally challenged woman there who was the most efficient and accurate to spec probably still sits there making cables every day.

[-] beaiouns@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 1 day ago

Why scrap it when you can turn around and sell it right back to them?

[-] TheLowestStone@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

If I break into your house and steal your TV then knock on your door the next day to offer to sell it back to you, would you buy it?

[-] beaiouns@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 23 hours ago

Depends on how much copper is in it, I guess

[-] TempermentalAnomaly@lemmy.world 2 points 23 hours ago

Not much since I stripped it out and sold it for a cool $4. Now do you want this cable for 1/2 off or not!

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