One spot open if someone would like a set! See this post for details!
(Mods, if this should be somewhere else, please move it)
So, based on this thread (which has some pictures of the product), it seems like there might be sufficient interest in a group buy to save on shipping. I'm creating a separate thread to try and create and organize a group buy.
This is the product.
Ordering alone, the cost to the US is 108.4€ plus 89€ for shipping. At the current exchange rate of 1€:$1.17, buying a set individually would be $231. Since the last communication with SRS-Tec I could find in that other thread was 3 years old, I emailed them to see where things stood currently. I got a response almost instantly of this:
Anywhere from 5 to 9 sets, we can get a 15% discount, and shipping would be 159€.
So where does that leave us?
5 people would be $145 USD + $20 USD for domestic distribution (USPS Large Flat Rate Box)
6 people would be $140 USD + $20 USD for domestic distribution (USPS Large Flat Rate Box)
7 people would be $135 USD + $20 USD for domestic distribution (USPS Large Flat Rate Box)
8 - 9 people would be $130 USD + $20 USD for domestic distribution (USPS Large Flat Rate Box)
Ok, getting to the bottom of it. I have no problem handling ordering and domestic distribution. I'll put a little 'About Me' below this, to try and instill some confidence that I can be trusted. They it would work is like this:
Hopefully that gives enough credibility to make people feel comfortable sending me their money.
EDIT: THE ORDER WILL BE PLACED 24 HOURS AFTER REACHING 5 PEOPLE!
People in:
1. Acadia18
2. Chogokin
3. Fliptrocity
4. Leonardp
5. Icpanda.mk7
6. riceburner
7. Anthony 3o55
8. daujin229
9. DarkMagik
(Mods, if this should be somewhere else, please move it)
So, based on this thread (which has some pictures of the product), it seems like there might be sufficient interest in a group buy to save on shipping. I'm creating a separate thread to try and create and organize a group buy.
This is the product.
Ordering alone, the cost to the US is 108.4€ plus 89€ for shipping. At the current exchange rate of 1€:$1.17, buying a set individually would be $231. Since the last communication with SRS-Tec I could find in that other thread was 3 years old, I emailed them to see where things stood currently. I got a response almost instantly of this:
Anywhere from 5 to 9 sets, we can get a 15% discount, and shipping would be 159€.
So where does that leave us?
5 people would be $145 USD + $20 USD for domestic distribution (USPS Large Flat Rate Box)
6 people would be $140 USD + $20 USD for domestic distribution (USPS Large Flat Rate Box)
7 people would be $135 USD + $20 USD for domestic distribution (USPS Large Flat Rate Box)
8 - 9 people would be $130 USD + $20 USD for domestic distribution (USPS Large Flat Rate Box)
Ok, getting to the bottom of it. I have no problem handling ordering and domestic distribution. I'll put a little 'About Me' below this, to try and instill some confidence that I can be trusted. They it would work is like this:
- Say you want in, and send me the maximum amount of $165. Give me your email address, and I can send a PayPal invoice. You have to send the money up front to get in. From previous group buy experiences, having people say "Yeah, I'm in!" then having to chase them down for money is a major pain in the ass. Too many people say they want in, but when it comes time to pay up or shut up, they're not good for it. You're not in until the money is actually sent over.
- Since I don't want to hold everyone's money forever, a time limit to join would be set by the end of the month, November 30th.
- 24 hours after getting 5 people signed up and paid, the order will be placed.
- If we've had more than 4 others buy in, I'll send a partial refund for the lower cost, up to $15 @ 8pcs.
- When the order arrives, I'll package each set up, and send out via USPS Priority Mail.
- You get it, mount it to your car, and become the envy around town.
- If we haven't had 4 other people by December 1st, I send you your money back.
My name is Jon S., and live in RI. Unfortunately, I don't do social media, so I don't have a Facebook or anything I can provide. I am active on the forums here daily. We don't use anything to track it, but you can dig through my post history; I've done quite a bit of both buying and selling on the classifieds here.
I have 16 years of feedback on eBay. Over 400 positive feedback, with more than half of those being as a seller
https://www.ebay.com/usr/acadia18
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Outside of my GTI, my other hobby is my computer, and I have over 40 confirmed positive trades on Reddit's /r/hardwareswap subreddit (again, most as a seller)
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Going back even further, I have a bunch of positive older feedback from Heatware.com, back when that was a big thing to track forum classified credibilities
https://www.heatware.com/u/64421/to
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Basically, I'm not in the business of scamming or ripping other people off.
Hopefully that gives enough credibility to make people feel comfortable sending me their money.
EDIT: THE ORDER WILL BE PLACED 24 HOURS AFTER REACHING 5 PEOPLE!
People in:
1. Acadia18
2. Chogokin
3. Fliptrocity
4. Leonardp
5. Icpanda.mk7
6. riceburner
7. Anthony 3o55
8. daujin229
9. DarkMagik
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