Group Buys

[rotty23]

I was just visiting a forum dealing with my Toyota truck and noticed they had a "Group Buy" forum.
They pick a item and take a poll of how many would be willing to commit to buy the item and negotiate a group rate with a dealer. Im thinking this might be a gr8 idea here for detectors, coils, diggers ect.
This could also be a source of income for TQ as the only ones allowed to participate in the group buy would be paid subscribers to the site...It might be worth 10 - 15 bucks a year to some if they saved a few bucks on a new detector or something else throughout the year...I would bet some of your advertisers or dealers on this site would jump at the opportunity for a multiple sale.
All the dealer would have to do is come to this site and check to make sure the customer is a paid subscriber to TQ.
I know there are things we all need or want that we wait for a sale on...
A group price just might be the difference whether we buy it or not...
Just a idea that just might help the membership numbers a bit.
Happy Hunting
Phil

[Gregory]

Sounds like a good idea Phil.
I'll await some feedback on this.

Greg

[rotty23]

Thanks guys...I thought it sounded pretty good also but Im not sure how many will read this thread here...maybe it could be moved to a more traveled area...I just wasnt sure where to post something like this
Happy Hunting
Phil

[bill(de)]

Hi rotty

When the Minelab Advantage had peak interest on the Minelab forum at another site one of the guy's got a deal going with a dealer and forum members and we were able to purchase accessories like coils and some other items cheaper but to my knowlege the detectors were not discounted. But hey it sounds like a good idea and perhaps a multiline dealer would consider some discount items for TQ Subscribers. HH Bill

[rotty23]

well maybe SunRay might be our 1st try...lotsa Ace 250 users out there...and there is a new probe for it....I have the X1 for my Quattro and I love it.
or we could start a thread and find out what the people want?
Phil

[Gregory]

Go ahead and start things off Phil

[Tennessee]

I'm all for it. I would even be willing to chip 5 or 10 bucks along with how ever many would be willing to and let Greg buy something in the metal detecting field depending on how much money we round up for a monthly drawing Greg just let me know here to send the check to

Thanks Will Lane

[Gregory]

Why can't we do this:
Start a usergroup for members to chip in say $5 or $10
Ok, say 10 members chipped in and we have $100.
That would buy a nice probe or what ever the group agreed on.
Then hold a contest for the members in that usergroup and give it away?

[Adam Miller]

I'll need a snail mail addy

[rotty23]

Originally Posted by Gregory

Why can't we do this:
Start a usergroup for members to chip in say $5 or $10
Ok, say 10 members chipped in and we have $100.
That would buy a nice probe or what ever the group agreed on.
Then hold a contest for the members in that usergroup and give it away?

Lets try that