Tom,
I'd like to invite you to take a step back and reconsider what you wrote
below...
As you may recall, when you first advocated developing the bearing puller a
number of folks rained on your parade - with comments that weren't terribly
different from what you just said about Scott.
If you recall, I was one of your supporters - but low key. I remain low key
on the issues of people bringing new/improved/available products to market
for our GMC.
Scott went very public when the puller issue came up and said he would look
into establishing a faster supply chain for the new bearing puller order.
So, nobody should have been surprised by the second channel being created.
I encourage you (or anyone else developing a product) to ship it as
complete as you afford. It reduces miscommunication and makes it easier for
purchasers to deal with the end product.
I view Scott's offer to shorten delivery times as just another GMC benefit.
(When I ordered my first puller from Fred I got the same story as guys are
getting now. I don't doubt that he believes what he is passing on, so I am
NOT calling his integrity into question. I WILL buy other products from JSC)
Personally, I appreciate both you and Scott doing altruistic GMC things,
but I do think that there is still room for you both to make at least a
small profit on these endeavors.
Henry
>Scott you of course can do anything you want relative to the group purchases
>but why get involved if it causes you so much grief?
>
> In relation to the OTC-927s that you sold I think you were very under
>handed in the way you did it. I did all of the work, set up the contacts to
>supply a minimum number of them with JSC corp and than you behind the scenes
>buy them and start competing with me. Not very above board. You could at
>least have contacted me and informed me what you were doing. It does not do
>a lot for my credability with JSC when I told them how many they could be
>assured of selling and than they only sell a fraction of them. Do you think
>I may have a harder time negotiating with them again? I am now nearing
>completion on the hydraulic version of my puller and you can bet it is going
>to be sold as a set.
>
>
>
>
>>In a message dated 10/20/99 5:35:28 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
>>
>>> And I'm also sorry that you misunderstood my intent.
>>
>>Hi Michael!
>>
>>Quite frankly I don't know why you would send me two e-mails under
different
>>addresses asking the same question. IIRC both of your e-mails were
answered
>>the same identical way by me.
>>
>>I understand your intent was to save more money. I also like to save
money.
>>I also know now how much effort it takes to do such a procedure. AS
>>altruistic as I would like to be to this group, and as much fun it was, I
>>will not do another group purchase for nothing anymore, my time and effort
>>should be in some way rewarded. My intent is not to gouge any of you, those
>>that have bought Fan-tastic vents and OTC-927s from me can attest to that
>>
fact.(Check out what CC, CW, and
http://www.go-rv.com charge for vents)
>>
>>As far as the Thomas Compressors are concerned, I will handle a group
>>purchase if need be at a cost of $15.00 per unit above the cost of the
>>compressor. If another group purchase wound up being in the 30-59 price
>>break the cost would be $125.33 plus 15.00, plus shipping to me (this price
>>depends---at 30 about 4.00 per compressor) so the final cost, sitting in my
>>warehouse would be $144.33 you will save $20.67 over what I will sell them
>>for right now! Maybe Thomas still has some sitting on their warehouse
>>shelves. Other wise like the original group purchase we will wait for the
>>eight weeks for production. Shipping from my warehouse to you would depend
>>upon the Zip code.
>>
>>If there is any interest in this plan for me to handle a group purchase
this
>>way, please inform me behind the scene, I will keep tab and post back as to
>>the number of you who want one or if someone else would like to attempt an
>>altruistic approach to purchasing, I will help you as much as possible.
>>
>>Scott NEHODA'S
BACK
>>YARD
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). I'm sure that would get any
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