I think it is only fair on the
person organizing the bulk buy to add a safety margin so that they are
compensated for there time, effort and risk. That said it is easier said
than done. No one can say that Gareth was fairly compensated for all
of the hassle he has had / is having with the Fujitsus.
I think you can write all of the
guidelines you like - and Mark H wrote a really good one for Gareth, but at
the end of the day it is based on trust. In every case of the bulk
buys that I have seen the list price, websites and supplies have all been
clearly distributed to the group and I am sure there are as many people who
join in the bulk buy as who go direct to the website to purchase.
My personal motive for
organizing the multitainer bulk buy wasn't for personal gain (actually it
cost me money) but to give something back to a community that I have
received a huge amount of advice, knowledge and help from in the
past.
Mark
-----Original Message-----
From: Mark McCall [mailto:mark@xxxxxxx]
Sent: 30 May 2002 09:34
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [ukha_d] UK spec Audiotron Bulk Buy
> In the spirit of other bulk buys, I
will reveal that I am making a _small_
> profit on this
I have been contacted by a member of the list asking me for guidelines
on
Bulk Buys. He is concerned that a private individual making a profit
on a
bulk buy is really no different to any other dealer advertising on this
list.
My answer is that no one is forcing anyone to take part in any bulk buy
and
it would be very hard to "enforce" any guidelines.
What do others think?
Thanks
M.
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