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geekhack Community => Off Topic => Topic started by: Herothereu on Wed, 21 October 2015, 15:24:44

Title: Hero's Group Buy Theorem
Post by: Herothereu on Wed, 21 October 2015, 15:24:44: All Group Buy leaders eventually run a group buy where they die, get sick, become homeless, lose an appendage or go to jail.

Discuss.
Title: Re: Hero's Group Buy Theorem
Post by: SpAmRaY on Wed, 21 October 2015, 15:25:57: It's already been discussed there is a thread about it somewhere.

But I'm glad you were able to type a post without mentioning your novatouch.
Title: Re: Hero's Group Buy Theorem
Post by: tp4tissue on Wed, 21 October 2015, 15:43:03: The fundamental problem with many of the group buys here @ geekhack, is that the price is low.

And the "runners" don't calculate into that price the TIME and Organization cost involved.

If at the end of the day, it's more hassle than profit, HOW Motivated can the GroupBuy guy really be...

They' might all be good people, but BAD businessmen.

(http://i.imgur.com/77ngqc5.gif)
Title: Re: Hero's Group Buy Theorem
Post by: swimmingbird on Wed, 21 October 2015, 17:38:28: Quote from: SpAmRaY on Wed, 21 October 2015, 15:25:57
It's already been discussed there is a thread about it somewhere.

But I'm glad you were able to type a post without mentioning your novatouch.

Someone's gotta help CM pay Topre all them licensing $$$$
Title: Re: Hero's Group Buy Theorem
Post by: nubbinator on Wed, 21 October 2015, 19:50:31: Have you heard about the Lord and Savior Novatouch?
Title: Re: Hero's Group Buy Theorem
Post by: beehatch on Wed, 21 October 2015, 20:04:02: Go throw your Novatouch in the garbage where it belongs so we can be free from these **** posts.
Title: Re: Hero's Group Buy Theorem
Post by: tp4tissue on Wed, 21 October 2015, 20:29:41: I think novatouch is going in the wrong direction.. Rubber is so inconsistent.
Title: Re: Hero's Group Buy Theorem
Post by: HoffmanMyster on Thu, 22 October 2015, 13:09:44: I have a Nouvatouch.
Title: Re: Hero's Group Buy Theorem
Post by: SpAmRaY on Thu, 22 October 2015, 13:29:36: Quote from: HoffmanMyster on Thu, 22 October 2015, 13:09:44
I have a Nouvatouch.

Clearly you are part of the problem then. >:D
Title: Re: Hero's Group Buy Theorem
Post by: Lurch on Thu, 22 October 2015, 13:53:02: (http://thumbnails.cnbc.com/VCPS/Y2011/M11D22/3000058744/3ED2-SS-HerbAlert-1122.jpg)
Title: Re: Hero's Group Buy Theorem
Post by: nubbinator on Thu, 22 October 2015, 15:33:23: Quote from: HoffmanMyster on Thu, 22 October 2015, 13:09:44
I have a Nouvatouch.

I'm sorry. There are some things no one should have to suffer through.
Title: Re: Hero's Group Buy Theorem
Post by: Melvang on Thu, 22 October 2015, 16:30:21: Quote from: Herothereu on Wed, 21 October 2015, 15:24:44
All Group Buy leaders eventually run a group buy where they die, get sick, become homeless, lose an appendage or go to jail.

Discuss.

I beg to differ. My first group buy had over 6k pieces worth of Enabler pcbs. From when I had the PCBs to being shipped was less than a week. At that included all international orders, and all shipping packages labeled by hand. I only had one package come back, but that was a transcription error on my part. From inception of the PCB design, to shipping was 5 months ish.