Re: GeckoDrives.. Can anyone Help?

--- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@y..., mariss92705@y... wrote:
Mariss -

I'm not sure what you are sayin below. Are you telling me that I can
now only purchase the G201? Or can I still purchase lets say the G340
from your web site?

You said that in about 6 months you will have new products. Should I
wait till then? Is it something better?

CADMAN


> Hi,
>
> Sorry about the confusion on the pricing. We presently offer only
the
> G201 for distribution, consequently our list price reflects that
> reality.
>
> All of our other drives are still direct sale, consequently the
> prices are lower. The truth is, once we are comfortable with the
> distributors performance (sales volume), we will sell them thru
> distributors as well. This decision is about two months out.
>
> The bad news is should we decide to go with distributors, the single
> piece list price for the other drives will double. This is necessary
> for distributors to make a profit considering the effort and support
> they have to put into selling them. They will have an equal or lower
> prices than what our list price will be.
>
> The good news is we inserted a "grandfather" clause in the contracts
> we have signed with the two major distributors that have signed
which
> permits us to sell to pre-existing customers at the original price.
I
> did this because I owe a debt of gratitude to those that bought an
> unknown product from a no-name company.
>
> In a perfect world we would not go thru distributors but sell
direct.
> Unfortunately practical realities intervene.
>
> Presently I spend 3 hours a day fielding application phone calls. I
> enjoy them and the people I talk to; it keeps me in touch with what
> the real-world problems and applications are using our drives. This
> is valuable feedback, 4 new products will appear in the next 6
months
> based on that.
>
> However, simple extrapolation shows my time will be spent
exclusively
> on the phone (9 hours a day), if we triple our present sales volume.
> That would still be many, many times less than our present
production
> capacity.
>
> Our intent is to be a lean and mean production machine. We will do
> what we do best; design and build good drives at good prices. My
hope
> and expectation is distributors will do what they do best; sell them
> and offer technical support.
>
> Sorry for the long-winded explaination. I'm just trying to do the
> right thing here.
>
> Mariss
> Geckodrive Inc.
>
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