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On 9/29/11, Ryan Freer <ryanfreer77@...> wrote:
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> Paul,
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> It's good to hear this project is still underway...and I remain on board for
> buying two replacement panels. If necessary, I'd be willing to pay more for
> the higher quality parts.
> Will $200 to $300 actually be the final cost of a pair?
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> ~Ryan Freer
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> To: chromapolaris@yahoogroups.com; pderocco@...
> From: elmacaco@...
> Date: Wed, 28 Sep 2011 15:39:33 -0400
> Subject: RE: [chromapolaris] Parts Chroma Polaris for Sale
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> Great! Thanks again for doing this. Those turn around times sound
> reasonable, seems like in 2-4 months we should have them if all goes as
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> Good call on having them made in the US, and in your area, better to pay
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> Also, you might consider selling at least some outside of ebay, since the
> buy it now cost, the 3 % paypal fees will eat a little chunk of your
> earnings, unless you own stock in ebay or just don't care, an informal email
> order could be a bit more beneficial. Makes little difference to the buyer
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> Thanks for restoring the hope of this Polaris living again!
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> Ed
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> P.S. if someone still wants my Polaris, I may still be interested in a
> trade or sale, but maybe not...
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>> To: chromapolaris@yahoogroups.com
>> From: pderocco@...
>> Date: Wed, 28 Sep 2011 11:33:18 -0700
>> Subject: RE: [chromapolaris] Parts Chroma Polaris for Sale
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>> > From: el macaco
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>> > Thanks man!
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>> > No need for apologizing, a project like that has to compete
>> > with real life concerns.
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>> > 300 doesn't sound that bad considering a more reliable front
>> > panel, but hopefully you will get a cheaper quote.
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>> > Any idea what the lead time on the production could be?
>> > Weeks / Months? Are you going to take pre orders?
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>> The quote I tentatively rejected said four weeks. I have no idea if that's
>> typical, but I'm sure it won't be much less than that.
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>> There are probably cheaper ways to do this, ordering stuff from China
>> perhaps, but I've decided not to go that route. If I order fifty, and they
>> show up with the wrong color, or of obviously poor quality, then I've got
>> more of a problem than I can deal with. So I'm limiting myself to L.A.
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>> companies, so that I can go hold their hand as they import the artwork and
>> set things up.
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>> Then, of course, there's packaging. I've decided to ship them sandwiched
>> between two pieces of hardboard or Masonite, so that's fairly cheap, and
>> only requires a trip to Home Depot.
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>> If I were to accept a quote today, I could probably get everything turned
>> over to the company in a week, then they'd take whatever time they'd take,
>> then it would take another week to package them and put them on eBay.
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>> I'm not bothering with pre-orders. I have enough cash that I can buy a
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>> of them on spec.
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>> --
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>> Ciao, Paul D. DeRocco
>> Paul mailto:pderocco@...
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