Tarret Bar group buy, Serious Buyers Options

[Aaron Cox]

okay... to place an order we need to know who is "in"
my car's paint job is costing me too much, so i am no longer in on this buy, but will see it through to the end.

if you are in with an exception (i.e. ill take one, if the price is 400)

Thanks.. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wavey.gif)

[Ira Ramin]

Hi Guys,
Thanks for all the interest in my products here, and I’m sorry if this group buy has caused any problems or bad feelings. Until this afternoon, I’ve been out of the country for the last three weeks on business and haven’t been able to deal with this properly. Group buys sound good initially but can easily go wrong, as some of us are starting to realize. Up front, I sell a bunch of parts, my dealer (the source) makes some money, and a bunch of you guys save some money. What could be so wrong with that?

What about the guys currently paying full price with another dealer? They’re not too happy when they find out after their purchase. And if they find out before the purchase and make their dealer drop his price. Than I have an unhappy dealer that may not buy my products again.

Any of my dealers that see the prices that were posted are not going to be very happy about it either. Why would they want to stock my products when they are being undercut and can’t sell them. They’ll also think that I must be giving someone else a better deal.

This is also not good for club members Mike and Brad for the same reasons. Not only does it cause problems for them, but there is a price error on the discount listed for Mike’s bearings. There’s either an error, or the source isn’t planning on making any money on them. There’s not enough margin for so many people to make money on them, and Mike's bearings are out of this group buy. In addition, any needle bearing purchases from members of this board should go through either Mike or Brad, not me. They’ve both put in the time to develop, support, and promote the bearings, so please go through them first for bearings.

I believe that this started with good intentions from everyone involved, and that I’m partially to blame for the misunderstanding between one of my new dealers and myself, which allowed the group buy to start without my knowledge. Keeping things going smoothly is part of my job. I’ve spent part of the day today apologizing to some of my other dealers that found out about it.

I’m now stuck with the choice of disappointing some of you guys or possibly pissing off more of my dealers. At this point, I think there’s no real harm done but I’d like to ask you guys to please wrap this buy up by the end of this week, if not sooner. Aaron is still coordinating, and all sales are going through his source. I will drop ship the parts. This is the last group buy. Please feel free to post or contact me directly with any questions.

Thanks,
Ira Ramin