Group buy Area?

[JHM]

Hi All,

We have a beautiful community here. We also purchase 500> even 1000> watched per month together? We all know that a group buy is purchasing power, and purchasing power is discount. I would like to here from you (the members) what you think of a ''Group Buy Area''.

For Example:

Main: Group Buy's -> Subs: AP/Hublot/Rolex/etc... -> For Example: AP -> ''Group buy May''.

Off course this need some rules, like:

- at least 10-15 members

- time connected

- discount in %

- multiple quotes are done only with trusted dealers

- members pay straight to the dealer

- etc. etc.

Thank you.

[mbjoer]

I like the idea.

At the moment the dealers have a cartel, and customers are all on their own.

I am convinced that prices are artificially high because we cannot individually shop around on all the dealers all of the time. I also think that such bukl purchase could be used with other non-caratel dealers, who might as yet be undiscovered by the rep folums.

So interresting idea.

Has anyone got the time and energy to make it reality??

[JHM]

From now only dealers have arranged group buys, and all the time it's one watch. The power of a member group buy is that everyone can pick the piece he or she wants. A dealer would love to sell 10> a time.

Let me give a short example how I can see it work:

In the sub area a group buy (topic) can he created. From here you can go 2 ways.

1. Each sub group has it's own mod.

2. The topic starter is leading. This means:

- the topic starter set's time line (in topic head, max. 30 days or ... members). For example: ''Hublot 01-31 may / 20 mem.''. This means the topic will go 31 days or stop after 20 members have joined.

- the topic starter asks at least 2 quotations, preferred are 3.

- the topic starter does only post the % discount after all quotations are received

- members can decide if the % discount is fair

-- members pay direct to the chosen dealer, so topic starter / mod can not steal from other members

Guys please join we need votes for this one. But it can also safe some good money.

[jot9011]

They'll never learn. .

......Group buys are fraught with disaster.

[JHM]

They'll never learn. .

......Group buys are fraught with disaster.

If organized well everything is possible. But with an attitude like that nothing's possible.

So what