has anyone on the site tried a group buy

Discussion in 'General Scooter Discussion' started by aprilia172, Apr 19, 2008.

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what will be your next performance part

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  2. 172 kit

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  3. variator

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  4. exhaust 50/70

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  5. exhaust 125/172

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  6. bodywork/clocks/lights

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  1. aprilia172

    aprilia172 New Member

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    just wondering if anyone has tried to set up a group buy via this forum, i havnt a clue how many of us buy cylinder kits, exhausts, variators, but in total i guess there must be loads, easily enough to buy them cheaper than we can on our own.
     
    aprilia172, Apr 19, 2008
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  2. Vap0ur

    Vap0ur New Member

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    trust is a big issue here though , giving money to people u hardly know in real life.. gotta have guts!
     
    Vap0ur, Apr 19, 2008
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  3. aprilia172

    aprilia172 New Member

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    we could arange it via a major shop, ask them for a quote for 10, 20, 30 or whatever and arange for everyone to pay them direct within a month whatever number buy is the discount we get i could hold for a month till they have taken all the orders, they could take your username as a refference and we could see who has bought what they arranged to and who backed out, i would be willing to do the ringing round if there is intereast
     
    aprilia172, Apr 19, 2008
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  4. Dann

    Dann New Member

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    For the discount that you'd get it wouldn't be worth the risk of giving some random person X amount of money.

    If MiNoR or tErr0 was willing to like accept those that wanted a certain product we sent them money through paypal/cash/wire transfer then they buy the bulk then we pay them the postage and package then it'd be somewhat worth it.

    But can't see them doing it, and can't blame them either, they make nowt from it.
     
    Dann, Apr 19, 2008
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  5. capri dave

    capri dave Active Member

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    ive bought a couple of things this week, and gonna order something next week...

    but you didnt have a category for any of my things in your poll :pimp:
     
    capri dave, Apr 19, 2008
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  6. MiNoR cOnFuSiOn

    MiNoR cOnFuSiOn Administrator Staff Member

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    erm, the point of this would eb what exactly? need to order 100+ of a single item to get ANY discount and theres free postage over 100 on most of the euro sites.
     
    MiNoR cOnFuSiOn, Apr 19, 2008
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  7. SMF_12

    SMF_12 New Member

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    just look at the group buy for the ss numberplates, that went well :w00t:
     
    SMF_12, Apr 19, 2008
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  8. MiNoR cOnFuSiOn

    MiNoR cOnFuSiOn Administrator Staff Member

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    LOL i bet you would with a post count of 4.... im VERRY wary of this tbh and am starting to think your sitting in some net cafe in uganda or sommin...

    holy forum scammery batman
     
    MiNoR cOnFuSiOn, Apr 19, 2008
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  9. aprilia172

    aprilia172 New Member

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    yes and i sell you 1000 ugandan dollar only 50 pound lol, sadly only sat in freezing cold blackpool looking at my basket case sr out of the back window. i only sugested this cause i used to be into vw's and run a forum a few years back we got some 10percent discounts on stuff with order numbers as low as 20, maybe not group buy for here more like club discount or something, could work with insurance too? cant be me scammig as i dont want to deal with the cash at all
     
    aprilia172, Apr 20, 2008
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  10. MiNoR cOnFuSiOn

    MiNoR cOnFuSiOn Administrator Staff Member

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    well, if your genuine but you can see where im commin from, only real way to get a discount is to have advertising on the site... and vip membership blah blah for the discount or anyone can just get the price. gotta think about any distributor/stockist thinkin about you buying from them cheap to sell to there market.. fuck all buissness sence. if however you can garantee loyal customers for the discount with an advert in a busy specific site they will snap it up. its advert and fee free round here anyway so not really gonna happen, may think about advertising potential in the future if the cost of the site/site projects or there are services worth the annoying windows but i doubt it will be an eventuality (as tempted as i am to make money from the site as a case of "why not" its just not fair on the users and if i wasent in charge it would pisas me off)
     
    MiNoR cOnFuSiOn, Apr 20, 2008
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  11. aprilia172

    aprilia172 New Member

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    yeah i am genuine and can fully understand mate, forums have made it easy to get caught out, specialy when there are people out there desperate to get their parts and willing to cut corners to get them cheap. where do you use for parts mate? i am fairly new to autos been into lammys before this one and found parts easy to get for them.
     
    aprilia172, Apr 20, 2008
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  12. MiNoR cOnFuSiOn

    MiNoR cOnFuSiOn Administrator Staff Member

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    same sort of places you used to go to m8, times have changed, scoot stockists havent (there still mostly useless) we use the euro sites mainly as there cheap, have everything and are quick on delivery... oph an were not funding assholes
     
    MiNoR cOnFuSiOn, Apr 20, 2008
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  13. aprilia172

    aprilia172 New Member

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    lol i ordered a belt from a local scooter shop a week an half ago and its still not here, thought i would do the right thing and support a local shop big mistake never again 25quid for no make kevlar. it would of been cheaper and quicker to get it from euro.
     
    aprilia172, Apr 20, 2008
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  14. MiNoR cOnFuSiOn

    MiNoR cOnFuSiOn Administrator Staff Member

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    all belts are kevlar... just some have more layers.. the 25 quid belt you bought is a pattern of a stock part. local scooter shops are no longer the honest genuine helpfull people they used to be (with a few exceptions) there just idiots who see a market and want a peice of the action, most of em dont even like/ride scooter's.. whats that tell ya
     
    MiNoR cOnFuSiOn, Apr 20, 2008
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  15. monty9120

    monty9120 Active Member

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    you could have got a belt from a piaggio dealer either in stock or next day delivery for under £20
     
    monty9120, Apr 21, 2008
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  16. aprilia172

    aprilia172 New Member

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    this was a piaggio dealer sam taylor in blackpool, thought i would use a local shop as i know how hard it is in buisiness when you lose out to bigger fish..........................and todays lesson is sometimes even the small fish can be a shark in fancy dress lol. next time will order online, by the way i am still waiting for the belt will be a week and 2 days on tues.
     
    aprilia172, Apr 21, 2008
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