http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Window-cleaning-round-OLDHAM-/270993923309?pt=UK_HomeGarden_CLV_Cleaning_CA&hash=item3f187f1ced
This is outragous. The price isn't just a wee bit expensive, its day light robber. This seller has to have his figures wrong or he is a con man waiting for new window cleaners to come along.
I think the seller has his information wrong.....
It takes two men to complete the round in 1.5 hours ( assuming a day is 6 hrs) that is 18hrs.
If it is £660 per month then the rate will work out at 36.66. If a 'day' to this seller is 8hrs, then it would be 24 hours giving an hourly rate of 27.50.
Both these hourly rates are to high. But I noticed its done fortnightly so the round is worth 7920 per year cleaned 26 times = 304.61 divided by 18hrs (assuming a 'day' is 6 hrs to them) is a rate of 16.92 per hour or 304.61 divided by 24 hrs ( assuming a 'day' is 8 hours to them) is a rate of 12.69 per hour
I am assuming that they base their working day on 6 hours ( due to the way the figures look), therefore, would you pay 6,250 pounds for a 17.00 per hour job that you only earned 304 pounds every two weeks?
It will take nearly 10 months to work your money back.
First offering him a £1000, don't go any higher than £1200. This guy will not be selling that round at that price in your lifetime. If he can't come down to your figures walk away.......
Hope that helps and that I have demonstrated how you can now work out if a round is good or not
lee@windowcleaningmagazine.co.uk