SF Bay group buy on 914 R/C body |
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SF Bay group buy on 914 R/C body |
Dave_Darling |
Mar 11 2003, 04:27 PM
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914 Idiot Group: Members Posts: 14,991 Joined: 9-January 03 From: Silicon Valley / Kailua-Kona Member No.: 121 Region Association: Northern California |
From the sound of it (see this thread), shipping is going to be a reasonably major expense for the 914 R/C body group buy.
Is anyone interested in getting a SF Bay Area deal going on this? It could cut down on the shipping quite a bit. (Even more, if the car bodies stack or "nest" nicely!) One person would buy N of them from Ed, and the locals would stop in and get them in person... This would also cut down on the "hassle factor" for Ed, so it could be a win/win. I could be the guy "in the barrel", but it would probably be better if someone who actually had a Pay Pal account were to bo the guy. And, of course, this is all at the sufferance of Ed, who is being nice enough to do the whole distributorship thing for us. --DD |
Demick |
Mar 11 2003, 05:29 PM
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Ernie made me do it! Group: Benefactors Posts: 2,312 Joined: 6-February 03 From: Pleasanton, CA Member No.: 257 |
I was thinking about this also. There are probably at least a dozen people within 10 miles of Dave that could easily just pick up the bodies from him (Sunnyvale, CA). I think the way to do this is to still have all of the money go directly to Ed. Everything would still work the same, but each person who wants to do this would specify that their body is being shipped to Dave (or whoever wants to volunteer to distribute the bodies). Cost per body should be in the $22 to $24 range (Ed to specify). When the bodies arrive, Ed sends a single shipment to Dave, and each person who has bought one of them must arrange to pick it up from Dave. This would cut down on costs, and cut down on the amount of shipping that Ed has to do, so it should be a win-win situation for everyone.
If Dave doesn't want to distribute, I will volunteer to distribute (I work about 2 minutes from Dave). Ed - what do you think? And can you come up with a total cost per body assuming a dozen or so bodies would be group-shipped? Of course, the only way this works is if enought people are interested, so if you would be interested and willing to pick up your body in Sunnyvale (or a roadglue 914 breakfast), reply to this thread and we'll see if there is enough interest. Demick |
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