Re: Cheap 10.4" pen tablet

["Andy Laurence" <andylaurence@xxxxxxx>]

> FYI: I don't think these things have pens.
> Looking on Ebay most of them don't. I'll email the guy again to check.

The pens are important - they have batteries in to bake them work - AAAA
size.

> Group buy:
> I'm just wondering why anyone in their right mind would want to take
on a
> group buy. I know most of the people on the list go out of their way
to
help
> each other out, but buying in 20, 30, more? of these things would be a
huge
> undertaking and risk. What happens if there are a few duff ones, it's
down
> to the organiser to sort it out.

When I bought my Stylistics, we made a deal that if some were duff then the
people getting two would ony get one and we'd share the cost.  As it was,
someone went over the pond and picked them up whilst he was on holiday so
got to test them all as there was only about 5-6 of them.  I think that as
long as someone is willing to not have as many as expected and everyone is
willing to pay the extra for one/two duff ones it'll be ok.

> Worse still we get turned over! Then there is the packaging, payment,
etc,
etc.
> I would much prefer to be part of a group buy, but as I'm sure Graham
would
> testify, it would be a nightmare!

I would offer to do it myself, but I don't have the capital to buy more
than
one, and time is not something I have an abundance of!

> Maybe if everyone was prepared to pay an 'administration fee' to the
> organizer then it would be worth someone doing ?(thats not an offer to
set
> it up BTW).

Would make it worthwhile for the person sorting it out.  Even if only 10
people pay £5 administration, it's £50 to the helpful soul who sorts it
out.

Andy
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PC-Based Multimedia System
http://www.andylaurence.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/pcbmms


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