Group Buy : Chinese Stereo Ribbon Mics

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Hi all!

I'm spreading the word about a group buy that's possibly going to be launched in March. It will be on a stereo ribbon mic. Please PM me for more info as a way to protect group buy from importers ban...

Thanks,
victor.
 
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i'm interested in this. last i heard though, the manufacturers had been banned from catering to any sort of group buys by the american distributors.
how much would it basically amount to to buy one of these things (i know you said $120, but the shipping rates have seemed pretty high on previous group buys).
 
Ah, just did some research. I'd definitely be interested in a couple of them.
 
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I too would be interested in one.

Can you give an estimate on shipping?
 
I hope this one really goes through. If it does, I will msot definitely take one.
 
hey my names victor too!

+1 on the post count! yess!
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Hi all!

After several questions ask about me poppin' here as a new member on this forum (and others), you can check out I'm a real person from forums I've participated to in the past, mainly www.talkbass.com as perytojie and http://forum.saxontheweb.net as magicalpig.

Read my bio on www.myspace.com/theonlymagicalpig . You can find some more music at http://www.soundclick.com/magicalpig

Note : if you have any question about the group buy, please PM me ONLY. Be aware that more & more people are asking for info, so please be patient, I'll try to answer within a day.

Thanks,
Victor.
 
I know you want questions PMed to you, but I'm sure many of us are wondering:

Approximatley when will this group buy come into effect? (When do we pay)
 
Would they be shipped to you (France), then to us?
Or would they ship directly from the factory.

Because shipping from China - France - U.S.A. (or wherever) will probably make it not worth it.

Anyways, I'm totally down for a Group Buy if the price and shipping is right.
 
Grouping people on one forum

Hi!

In order to make things simpler for me, I decided to group all interested people on one forum so I can check my PMs and contact everyone more easily...
I choose the one with the most participants which is www.gearslutz.com

Please send me a PM when you've subscribed for me to know your username if you want to get updates.

Thanks for your understanding,
Victor.
 
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Hi!

Yes, I've been evicted for some reason from Gearslutz.

I explained to Jules (moderator over there) that, even if I just popped up as a new member, I'd like to make this project come to life because it was a great opportunity and that I needed some help from him or another moderator or long-time trusted member, especially for gathering the money, placing the order, etc. in order to bring some confidence on the project, but unfortunately, he was not interested though there were a lot of people interested in the group buy.

In the last PM I sent to Jules I asked him a favor : adding a post in the thread about the group buy, while keeping it locked, saying "I was not welcomed to do any business on the forum" and that the group buy will not take place on Gearslutz. I told him I'd rather not do it myself by sending PMs to the guys who were intersted because it could look like I'm pissed about all that and sending PMs behind his back.

As a result of our PM correspondance, my account has been restricted. I can neither post in the forum, nor send PM or access the stored ones and my avatar has been deleted. The last time I checked on the locked thread about the group buy, no information had been added.

:confused: Am I missing something? :confused:

Anyway, I intend to hang on to that project and, while I'm disappointed after this experience on Gearslutz, I hope I'll find a bit more support over here... :)

Hey, by the way, do need to have a minimum number of messages to upload a custom avatar or signature? :o I think I understood that from the FAQ but I may be wrong...

Thanks,
Victor.
 
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I don't think you'll have any problems like that here.
These boards seem to be pretty liberal.
 
I think your issue is that there was a group buy. Another was started but the companies that do business in China took a fit. For example the pair of ribbon mics I got cost less than half of what Nady charges for one mic. Nady and other companies were not happy. Long story short China will not sell to the group I belonged to. (or any other) My guess is that Gearslutz does not want to get involed with something they know will piss off the big buyers. Can't blame them. Do a search and you will find a ton of info of what happened.
 
And Screw Nady and the rest of the "bigger companies". If someone can buy something cheaper, no matter where it is from, or who its through, then that obviously is the better deal. If those "bigger companies" cant compete in price, then sucks to be them!! :D May the best deal win!!!! ;)

Peace
AJ
 
AJ
Buying it cheaper is not the issue here. Most of the Chinese mics are branded for the buying customer. If you are the mic manufactor and someone comes to you and said I want to buy 100 of microphone X for my group buy which is the same mic you sell to a "name" buyer by the thousands. Well, do you think your "name" customer is going to be pissed off. You bet he is. ( and there are plenty of major name players who lurk these posts) So what if the "name" guy said "if you sell the same mics I buy from you to this group I'll pull my business" Are you going to sell to the group? So are you give the group a good deal on 100 mics and screw up your "million dollar" customer? Some of the Chinese manufactors tried this and there was a fallout. Bigtime fallout. It's the golden rule my friend, whoever has the most gold makes the rules.
And please don't think for one second I'm knocking a group buy. I'll be the first one there with my money if it comes through. Just seen what happened before.
 
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