Re: CDE 942c20p15k Group buy

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Original poster: Mark Broker <mbroker-at-thegeekgroup-dot-org> 

We don't have the volume discount that other suppliers like RELL have, and 
CDE's price tends to fluctuate with the price of the raw goods (aluminum, 
PP, copper).  At first we got caps for about $2.20 each, but typically we 
pay $2.50 to $2.75 each.  In the beginning we adjusted our price to be a 
little bit above our price from CDE, but it became difficult to track money 
and orders, and we decided to set one price: $2.50.  Then we bought the a 
batch of caps for $2.75, and we raised the price to $3.00, where it has 
remained.  It's a fairly reasonable price, and it allows us to include 
bleeder resistors and packaging (which is really not covered by the 
shipping price) and pay for trips to UPS or the post office (car 
reimbursement is $.345 per mile and we typically only ship one or two boxes 
at a time due to volume), etc.  It really is a big hassle for the office 
people who are responsible for the ordering process who I know would not 
miss the lack of MMC sales.  Any couple cents!
  profit we may make per capacitor goes directly to support the Geek 
Group's operating costs.  Our goals can be found on the front page of our 
website.

The information is the biggest thing we are concerned about, and we really 
don't care what caps people use, who uses what caps, nor who people 
purchase them from, so long as those decisions are educated.  We started to 
offer the caps because at the time most places didn't even OFFER these 
types of caps, and ones that did charged a HUGE amount of money and/or 
required high minimum orders.  So we stepped in to make the hobby of Tesla 
Coiling a little more accessible by offering suitable capacitors for 
minimal markup and no minimum orders.

Steve, we are happy that you have found a cheaper source and are passing 
along a better deal.  You are certainly not stepping on toes or alienating 
yourself, despite what others may have said.

Since we were able to get an unusually low price from CDE for our latest 
batch, we will be lowering the price a bit.  I'll post more when we have 
the price set in stone and the shipment from CDE in stock.  The difference 
will only be a quarter or two at the most, but it'll add up when you buy 100 ;)

There, now you know almost as much as I do about The Geek Group MMC sales: 
in summary, we absolutely are not getting rich off selling these things and 
encourage everyone to seek the best deal(s) for their situation.  Those who 
wish to discuss prices more in depth or make more accusations of someone 
getting rich off the profits are requested to do so with myself of Chris 
Boden offlist.

Best regards!

Mark Broker
Chief Engineer, The Geek GroupOn Sat, 15 May 2004 09:12:57 -0600, Tesla 
list <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com> wrote:

>Original poster: Kreso Bukvic <kreso.bukvic-at-kc.htnet.hr> Well capacitors 
>are cheaper  when "someone" does not take profit on them.
>
>Best Regards
>
>Kreso Bukvic
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Tesla list" <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
>To: <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
>Sent: Friday, May 14, 2004 10:15 PM
>Subject: RE: CDE 942c20p15k Group buy
>
>
>  > Original poster: "Chris Boden" <cboden-at-thegeekgroup-dot-org>
>  >
>  > Looks like our prices have been beat :)
>  >
>  > Steve, if you can handle doing this permanantly, I'll pass the torch on to
>  > you. Email me at cboden-at-thegeekgroup-dot-org
>  >
>  > Chris "www.thegeekgroup-dot-org/mmc" Boden
>  > President / C.E.O.
>  > The Geek Group
>  > www.thegeekgroup-dot-org
>  >
>  > -----Original Message-----
>  > From: Tesla list [mailto:tesla-at-pupman-dot-com]
>  > Sent: Wednesday, May 12, 2004 10:11 AM
>  > To: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
>  > Subject: CDE 942c20p15k Group buy
>  >
>  >
>  > Original poster: "steve" <steve_vance-at-cablelynx-dot-com>
>  >
>  > Hi list,
>  >
>  >    I am trying to put together a group buy on the CDE 942c20p15k caps.
>This
>  > is
>  > still in the planning stage. This email is just to see how many people are
>  > interested. I have been talking to a salesman at State Electronics. If I
>can
>  > get together an order for 500 units, the price will drop from 2.47 to 2.22
>  > each. Not much I know but, you could save a few dollars anyway. I also
>have
>  > a RFQ in at CDE  but, I haven't heard from them yet.  I know I'm fairly
>new
>  > member on
>  > the list and not well known so, we could let a long time trusted member
>  > collect the money
>  > and place the order.
>  > If anyone is interested email me with the quantity you want and who you
>  > think we could get
>  > to handle the money and order.
>  >
>  > Steve Vance
>  >
>  >
>  >
>  >
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