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Has anyone ever been involved with a sucessful group buy?
Just wondered as loads of people go 'yeah' then it fizzles out.
I was part of a successful group buy about 4 years ago for a Psion palmtop...
It involved about 5 or 6 of us and we saved £100 each...
OK, let me change that to 'do they work'
see lots of 'lets do a group buy' here & on CGTi but haven't seen one work out.
M
I've never tried it for car related bits, but alwys willing to give it a go especially if it means I get something i want and it's cheaper than I could have got on my own. Only problem is everybody needs to have the cash ready to go on a given date. Unless there's regular 'progress reporting' or a publicised deadline it all goes t*ts up.
never been involved in a group buy b4, call me a cynic if you will but somebodys bound to spoil it for everybody else when they pull out for whatever reason
thats me 2p worth;)
Dormouse
19-12-2002, 18:30
Easy peasy one to that Stu...have a reserve!
Cheers
dor.
I've been part of several successful group buys, even managed to get my H&R coilovers for nearly 1/2 price. Typically though, many fizzle out as most people can't/won't put their money where their mouth is. It really is a thankless task organising them as you spend forever e-mailing suppliers and chasing people for the money, only for them to moan at you because the supplier can't deliver 1 millisecond after they've posted a cheque. It's not something you want to take on without the patience (and thick skin) of a saint!
as glenn has stated, it aint really worth it unless substantial savings can be made, id rather go out and buy summat at full price rather than relying on someone else + all the logistical aggro for a 10 - 15% discount
Originally posted by Glenn
...even managed to get my H&R coilovers for nearly 1/2 price.
Missed out on that one :( Where did you get them from?
Afraid I can't say, one of the conditions of getting them so cheap - completely legitimate, not stolen or anything.
It wasn't a SEAT group buy, I just asked for Ibiza kit instead of a.n. other car.
I've been part of 2 successful group buys...
1 was for my VAG-Com on Audi-sport.net
the other was for my strut brace on SE...
I think they work OK on Scoobynet often enough. I didn't ever use them though.