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Everyone Pays Distributor Prices for our Basic No Blush (tm) Epoxy First the basics: Four things you need to know about marine epoxies
2) The 'standard' epoxies will 'blush' produce a waxy surface film during curing. All the vendors offer better, more expensive, non blushing marine epoxies. Progressive Epoxy (that's us) sells only non blushing marine epoxy (Basic No Blush ™ and Premium No Blush™ , our nonhazmat to ship version). 3) Most epoxies are sold through agents, resellers and distributors. Distributors usually get the epoxy at 50% (40%-60%) off the list price. They double the price and sell it to end users like you. So most epoxies are sold by the manufacturers at 'half price' or 'distributor pricing' to distributors who mark it up and resell it. PROGRESSIVE EPOXY POLYMERS does not use distributors or resellers. You can only get Basic No Blush epoxy directly from us. Compare and you will find our prices are 50% less than the end user prices our competitors list. Our epoxy is equal or better in quality - our prices are 'distributor prices' for everyone. If we used distributors we would need to vastly increase our prices to our customers to match the 100% markup added by distributors. Call it 'distributor pricing for everyone' or ' half price' epoxy - whatever floats your boat!
MAS EPOXY (their Flag Non Blushing Epoxy (1.5 gal unit - approx. $178.98) http://www.masepoxies.com/users/0142C6E0-CF1D-CEE2-59ED58C41CE094DA/library/files/2010%20%20retailjan%201%202010.pdf SYSTEM THREE (their non blushing Silver Tip Epoxy (1.5 gal unit - approx. $175) http://www.systemthree.com/store/pc/SilverTip-Laminating-Resin-c10.htm WEST (their non blushing epoxy/207 cure (1.31 gal unit - approx. $169.16) http://www.westsystem.com/ss/price-list/ PROGRESSIVE EPOXY POLYMERS (epoxyproducts.com & epoxyusa.com - that's us!) Basic No Blush Epoxy (1.5 gal unit - approx. half the price of our competitors) http://www.epoxyproducts.com/1_marineresins.html ... BUY NOW at our second alternative (simple!) web site: www.epoxyusa.com ... We also have the web's largest floor epoxy site and leading pour-on bartop epoxy.
Proudly listed on the WoodenBoat (tm) marketplace directory - Wooden Boat / Coatings --------------------------------------------------------------- RAKA (a low price epoxy seller - resin and 305 non blushing resin (1.5 gal - 6 quart kit - approx. $105) http://www.raka.com/epoxy_kits.html
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Wholesale Epoxy Resin Prices
The epoxies we sell are of the highest quality and generally are much better than
those sold by our competitors. Our prices are less than you might expect to pay for these quality products because
our pricing structure favors you, the end user, rather than a group of middlemen distributors.
Our customers are often disappointed to learn that there is no extensive network of distributors and suppliers
for these epoxies. Ordering direct takes additional time and shipping charges, but the reality is that even with
the delays and shipping costs, you save a great deal of money in return for that inconvenience. The more distributors
and outlets a vendor has, the more likely that the product is priced to attract more distributors, rather than
give end users the best product at the best price.
Paying big name prices for your epoxy?
WHAT SEPARATES US FROM THE MOST
OF THE OTHER LOW COST EPOXY VENDORS
One of our competitors proudly explained that his prices are low because:
He buys "epoxy resins and hardeners from manufacturers such as Shell Oil, Dow Chemical, and Vantico (formerly Ciba- Geigy). I buy in drums and repackage into smaller containers."
Not good! Yes, folks like AAA, BBB and our formulators do purchase their raw resins from the above companies - there are only a few chemical companies worldwide that make the resins. But we all then reformulate, blend, create, our marine epoxies to create properties and characteristics that we want our epoxies to have. We don't simply repackage or resell the bulk raw resins in smaller cans. It is sort of like gasoline. Gasoline starts off as a refinery product from crude oil, but all the Oil Companies then add things to it before they sell it to you to put into your car. They could sell it cheaper (and have a much bigger market share) if they sold the raw gasoline, but they feel (as do epoxy formulators) that the things they add to the gasoline/epoxy are important and provide added value to the product.
What continues to shock me is the price of shipping (and the cost of boxes, etc. to pack the epoxies). UPS and the motor freight folks certainly get their money (plus all sorts of hidden surcharges they sneak on to the monthly bill). There is nothing we or anyone can do about shipping charges - but boy do they add to the cost! I have to admit, I've stopped many personal purchases due to shipping charge shock! Of course, I try not to think about the cost of gasoline (always going up), car fees, and my time when I drive to the store... Luck for my, New Hampshire has no sales tax! (but HUGE property taxes to make up for it!).
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