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  1. ASSEMbler

    ASSEMbler Administrator Staff Member

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    We have a good deal of member and I have passed the idea by dot50cal
    about us trying to arrange group purchasing.

    I do this frequently on the car forums I am on, and it saves a great deal of money.

    So given we have the ability to leverage several hundred purchases
    we can probably arrange some great deals.

    So the topic of this discussion is what kind of items would you be interested in?
     
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  2. karsten

    karsten Member of The Cult Of Kefka

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    mmmh difficult to say... audio/video components, Pc parts, console accessories, videogames soundtracks and merchandising are some ideas...

    i wonder if it can actually be done.
     
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  3. cez

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    It's a good idea that will need some rigid organisation. Interesting for me for new (= current generation) games or consoles.
     
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  4. ASSEMbler

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    Well I would just solicit vendors and then if they respond with a discount or special price I would put it up.
     
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  5. Parris

    Parris I'm only here to observe...

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    The Assember Discount Club... sweet!
     
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  6. 3do

    3do Segata Sanshiro!

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    Is a good idea and audio/video components, Pc parts, console accessories would be good to get.
     
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  7. babu

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    group purchase of devkits and arcade cabs? =)
     
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    If you're looking for vendors, check out (HKEMS) for video game accessories. Their order form says they try to give wholesale quotes.

    Most notably, they have their brand of maracas for the Dreamcast listed at $24 (Play Asia sells them for $39).

    I'd imagine the biggest problem right now on anything is going to be the fees for international shipping.
     
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    Its not a bad idea.

    I've got a few distributor accounts that could utilized.
     
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  10. ASSEMbler

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    Well check out ems and we can get the rare pc comms card and the dreamcast saturn pad adapter.

    Both of these would probably be sellable at a profit as I've been checking
    ebay for a comms card for over a year...
     
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    madhatter256 Illustrious Member

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    Yeh but who really needs a comms card nowadays? Not a whole lot of people.
     
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    I was more thinking Saturn pro action + comms card sets.

    We can probably arrange discounts, but I don't know if there's any one product we could get that a
    lot of people would want except maybe a nice video card.
     
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    i wouldn't mind something like the minimig or NATAMI...
     
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  14. Speed

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    It's a great idea. Group buys are a huge part of the 240sx community.

    Having a item at a great price will even bring in people who don't need
    or want the item just on the basis of it being too good to pass up.
     
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    Also, instead of just limiting to wholesalers and manufacturers,
    why not include people like Japan-Games who are able to source
    quality stuff and could give a deal on a bulk purchase.

    If someone like him could set up a group buy for 20 complete Satellaview
    units it would no doubt sell.

    (Sorry Japan-Games, I don't mean to put you on the spot, I just needed
    a quick example.)
     
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  16. ASSEMbler

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    I sent a letter off to playasia, let's see what they say.
     
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    Their site uses frames, so (if you're using IE) you have to right click in the content area and select "properties" to get the address.
     
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    This sorta thing would've been great for when those N64 Adaptoids were back in production.

    I really hated dropping $36 on "cables". :/
     
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