Re: (ET) Re: Buying group

["Darryl McMahon" <darryl econogics com>]

Just an additional suggestion.

If Ed wants to set up a buyer's group for Elec-Trak's, I wish him 
well.  I understand the motivation, but I don't think you know the 
amount of grief you are letting yourself in for. For example, if 25 
people agree to buy mower decks, and you build 25 units, and 
when they are finally ready, 5 buyers back out on their 
commitments, who gets stuck with the extra decks and the cost 
that goes with them?

If such a group is formed, and actually manages to get concensus 
on bulk orders of anything, I suggest you get a quote from Bill at 
Technical Services and Parts before you get too involved in other 
sourcing.  Bill has all the advantages; the drawings, the jigs, an 
existing inventory and an operating business that does exactly 
this.  If you could place an order for 25 identical mower decks, I 
suspect Bill could come up with a better price than a one-off price.  
Bill also has the knowledge and experience that he will know that 
not all mower decks (or snowblowers or whatever) were identical 
over the entire ET line over all the time they were produced.

Remember the conditions that typically go with such a sale.  You 
have to provide a significant deposit, and you have to wait for the 
units to be built and shipped.  You want to pay less than regular 
retail, quantity one, then this is typically the way it is done.

I am not trying to stop the buyer's group.  I just don't want you to 
get started without understanding the reality of this sort of thing 
(having been burned myself on a similar co-operative venture), and 
also want to make sure you do not miss out on getting quotes from 
what I suspect will be your best source.

I am not associated with Bill or Technical Service & Parts except 
as a satisfied customer.


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