[MF3D.FORUM:1324] Re: Black mount update

["Michael K. Davis" <zilch0@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Sorry about that everyone!  Here's some more wasted bandwidth to apologize
for the first message that shouldn't have gone to the list!

Mike


>Date: Wed, 08 Nov 2000 22:39:15 -0600
>To: MF3D.Forum@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>From: "Michael K. Davis" <zilch0@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Subject: Re: Black mount update
>In-Reply-To: <3A024F57.A0A43C41@xxxxxxxxx>
>
>Bill,
>
>Did you see this?
>
>I ordered 100 and said I'd be willing to pay another 10 to speed things up.  
>
>Mike
>
>At 11:38 PM 11/2/00 -0600, you wrote:
>>Thanks, folks, for the feedback on the black mounts.  It
>>appears Sam's inspiration paid off; virtually everyone who
>>has seen the black mount seems to have fallen in love with
>>it!  The downside is that everyone wants them now, and
>>there aren't any here now to sell.  (Sam paid to have
>>the samples sent by FedEx by purchasing a small quantity
>>for himself.)
>>
>>While it would be possible to have a small run of the
>>black mounts made and sent here "relatively" quickly (say
>>5-6 weeks as a WAG), it would be expensive to do so.  For
>>example, air freight for a run of 2,000 mounts would add
>>$10/hundred to the cost (rough estimate).  I previously
>>said the black mounts would probably cost 75% more than
>>the white mounts, but I'm now targeting a maximum retail
>>price of $30/hundred for the black mounts.  Air freight
>>would push that up to $40/hundred.
>>
>>If there is enough pressing interest in the black mounts,
>>I'll be happy to place an order to have some sent by air.
>>Otherwise, assume that March will be the earliest availability
>>for the black mounts.
>>
>>There is one other approach I can think of that might get
>>the mounts here by mid-January without the air freight cost.
>>If enough people are willing to pre-pay now for a definite
>>order, it could help speed things up.  (There are two factors
>>at work here: a) I have to pre-pay for the mounts; b) with
>>enough pre-paid orders I can set the order quantity high
>>enough that it will be economical to ship the mounts by sea
>>without waiting for other mount products that are under
>>development.)
>>
>>Note that I do plan to have all four sizes of the 80x132
>>mounts run in black.  There will be five product offerings,
>>square, landscape, portrait, pano, and 645 mix.  The 645 mix
>>will have landscape and portrait mounts, probably in a 2:1
>>(or 3:1 ?) ratio.
>>
>>So what do you say?  Who's willing to step up to the plate?
>>BTW, unless virtually everyone on this list orders, we'll
>>need firm commitments of more than just 100 mounts per person
>>to make this happen.
>>
>>Cast your vote on the rmm order form.  Use the notes field
>>to indicate whether you are intersted in the more expensive
>>air option, or just want to help speed up the regular price
>>process.  http://www.rmm3d.com/ordering/order5.shtml
>>
>>I'll give it a few days and report the results before charging
>>anyone's credit card.  If there aren't enough takers, I won't
>>charge anyone's card and we'll all just wait for things to
>>play out normally.
>>
>>Thanks,
>>Paul Talbot
>>
>>