[For Sale] (CROCODILIAN) ANIMAL DELIVERY SERVICE!!

A great concern basically about burying myself was brought to my attention this morning. Using arithmetic, allow me to explain why I require a minimum number of shipments per itinerary, using East Texas in this example, and Houston as a central point.

To make one (1) delivery to Houston (or to pick up in Houston and bring back to PA), I would need to charge $228 just to break even on gas, nothing made to cover wear n’ tear or make any profit, and thus, this service would never take off let alone a chance to crumble LOL. See here:

Round-trip to Houston = 2,820 miles, divided by an average of 32 mpg = 88 gallons, times Western PA’s average fuel rate of $2.59/gal = $228.

However; requiring a minimum of 10 shipments to and/or fro Houston at $75/shipment = $750, and thus, a ≈$500 “profit” is made. See how this works? 😉 Of course; We must deduct motels, food and, eventually, wear n’ tear, among other unforeseen expenses, hence “profit”, which—after all of this overhead—may only prove to be $200-$300, but every great business starts small, right? 😉

...And of course; since I offer to deliver to other states on my itineraries, going ‘off track’ so to speak, mileage/gas will increase, but I have accounted for this, and thus, accumulated delivery fees should exceed mileage/fuel, hence requesting to pile on the deliveries to and fro Houston (and to/fro Kissimmee as the central point for Florida, but I will go to The Everglades). The more the merrier, hitting multiple birds with one stone so to speak.

Suffice it to say; I will deliver only so far off of the major highways, id est within reason, and since many of You would normally travel to pick up from Delta, I think You can meet part or a little of the way. My ad will be amended later to reflect this as another Stipulation, and perhaps I will reword my offer (in the intro) of delivering to residential addresses as being conditional, id est within reason and to see the respective Stipulation for more detail.

See? Some logistics still need worked out, and having that fellow email me was great for allowing me to ‘work’ on thoughts and utter them, to bounce off of him. So please - let me know Your thoughts, ideas, concerns and suggestions, for I really want to help this sector of the hobby in these adverse times!