Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Distributor CO-Op? Was Re: Smart Motor hopes dashed

Why not get a merchant account, and deal in plastic, (credit cards)? It'd ber a
lot simpler.....

Bill

On Tue Jan 29 21:27:15 2002, aspaguy, <spaguy@...> wrote:

> This unfortunate situation begs for a solution. In our great
>countries history, the American Farmer had much the same problem with
>buying supplies. Middlemen made the products to costly for the family
>farm. Groups of farmers banded together to form Co-op stores where
>the groups buying power was stronger than the individuals. It would
>seem to me That a group of 2000 hobbiests should be able to create
>some pretty good buying power. This obviously would require some
>thought and input from various members to create a co-op hobbiest
>distributorship, but the benifit of group purchasing power could be
>terrific. Not only could it benefit price wise, but, engineering
>wise, many companies might be more helpful in creating solutions for
>a market of 2000 than for an individual.
> This concept would probably require an individual to act as a
>purchasing agent for the group. this person would theoreticly not
>actually purchase anything, but rather set up "accounts" for the
>group. Possibly, we could use something such as paypal to handle the
>cash flow to the suppliers but we would need to order through the
>group to realize the benefits of the group and to increase it's
>purchasing power. The individual selected as a "purchasing agent"
>would need to be experienced in the field so as not to frustrate the
>suppliers with newby stuff, after all, if they had time for that,
>they wouldn't be using distributors in the first place. This might
>require a considerable effort on that persons time, time that
>individual might not have.
> Well, if this Idea sounds good to anyone out there then lets
>brainstorm it a bit. If not then I guess we can let it die like
>Methadras' s smart moter project.
>Thanks,
>Dale
>
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>In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@y..., "methadras" <aymani@a...> wrote:
>> in recounting to you guys the wonderfulness (is that a real
>word...?)
>> of smart motors and me deciding to go with them as my solution to a
>> cnc retrofit, i finally decided to call them and place an order...
>> well, when i called animatics for a quote they shuffled me off to a
>> distributor near me (i personally hate the distributorship model of
>> sales), so i called the distributor and for the 625 oz-in. mid-size
>> nema34 motor, i was quoted $1500 per motor!!! with the smallest
>(aka
>> weakest) motors starting at $500...
>>
>> sakes alive, i about wet myself when i heard that price... and i
>> became instantly disheartened at the hopes that a simplistic
>solution
>> to my cnc retrofit was crushed by the daunting price per motor... i
>> personally think that those prices are outrageous for any motors
>> actually, but hey, that's just me... don't some of these companies
>> know that they can have a large potential hobbiest market out there
>> if they charged a little, er, well, A LOT less for stuff like
>this...
>> sorry, that's my frustration talking...
>>
>> oh well, its back to plan b... hey, any of you guys have those
>black
>> boxes finished yet...? hehehehe...
>
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