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Group Ebonite buy

Posted: Wed Aug 03, 2011 1:04 am
by wdteipen
Anyone else ready for another group ebonite buy? I'm not volunteering to head it up because I suck and that sort of thing, mind you. I'm just curious if anyone else is considering it or if a need exists.

EDIT:

Here's the running list:

Wayne 6 black 4 cumberland
Beatus Liebowitz 1 black 2 cumberland
fuchi_jeg 2 black 1 cumberland
Nate 7 black 3 cumberland
taharris 1 black 1 cumberland
NathanA 3 black 2 cumberland
nolo 2 black 1 cumberland
mredmond 2 black 2 cumberland
bregolad 3 black
kkendall 3 black 3 cumberland
billiard 1 black
LAH 5 black 3 cumberland
emarkle 6 black 3 cumberland
Tyler 2 black 2 cumberland (?)
FredS 2 black 1 cumberland
Sethile 8 black 4 cumberland
Nester 1 black 1 cumberland
Skip 3 black 3 cumberland
baweaverpipes 3 cumberland
staffwalker 4 cumberland
SimeonTurner 4 black 4 cumberland
RadDavis 4 black 4 cumberland
Edward 1 black 3 cumberland
hammer8 2 black 1 cumberland

Running total: 69 black, 55 cumberland
Minimum number of each rod: 27 black, 25 Cumberland

Re: Group Ebonite buy

Posted: Wed Aug 03, 2011 5:29 am
by taharris
I would participate.

Todd

Re: Group Ebonite buy

Posted: Wed Aug 03, 2011 7:02 am
by Nate
Me as well.

Re: Group Ebonite buy

Posted: Wed Aug 03, 2011 7:21 am
by JeremyV
I'd like to hear the details. I just ordered my first ebonite rod last night. That shit is expensive!

Re: Group Ebonite buy

Posted: Wed Aug 03, 2011 7:25 am
by Massis
I'm interested, but not going to participate. Having you send it back to me in Europe will most likely make it more expensive than just buying it myself here in Europe...

Re: Group Ebonite buy

Posted: Wed Aug 03, 2011 8:53 am
by billiard
Dependent on minimum order size I would be in.

(in other words I probably could only afford a rod or two but would like to participate if possible)

Group Ebonite buy

Posted: Wed Aug 03, 2011 7:08 pm
by mredmond
I can dig it. I've never done a group buy, but it seems cost effective.

Micah

Re: Group Ebonite buy

Posted: Wed Aug 03, 2011 7:55 pm
by Joe Hinkle Pipes
Does anyone know what the minimun order for ebonite from germany is? I would be interested in some rods if i could get a ballpark price per rod. It seems crazy expensive to order 1 or 2 from a briar supplier in the U.S. i would rather buy a few more rods, than to pay shipping 2 or 3 times from PME.

Re: Group Ebonite buy

Posted: Wed Aug 03, 2011 11:49 pm
by Tyler
Terms depending, I'm interested

Re: Group Ebonite buy

Posted: Thu Aug 04, 2011 12:33 am
by e Markle
I'm in.

Re: Group Ebonite buy

Posted: Thu Aug 04, 2011 2:49 am
by wdteipen
If we get enough interest, I'm hoping Kurt will chime in since he coordinated the last one. I'd be willing to do it if Kurt coaches me through it and sends me what info he has but, like I said, I suck at this sort of thing. If anyone is interested in coordinating speak up.

Re: Group Ebonite buy

Posted: Thu Aug 04, 2011 4:42 am
by Massis
If you're buying from germany it might be interesting to have it shipped to someone in Europe and ship it from there? I should be able to send up to 5kg's of ebonite to the USA for 42USD. (10kg would be 82USD, 20kg would be 126USD)

Max packet size is 4ft 11" long and 1ft 3" diameter, so that should fit quite some rods.

Offcourse I don't know what the manufacturers shipping costs to the USA are, might be cheaper anyway.
In case anyone needs my services, just let me know :-)
If it's cheaper to have it sent to me and have me sending it to the US, I'll order some rods for myself aswell.

Re: Group Ebonite buy

Posted: Thu Aug 04, 2011 8:54 am
by KurtHuhn
I've got plenty so I won't be participating.
wdteipen wrote:If we get enough interest, I'm hoping Kurt will chime in since he coordinated the last one. I'd be willing to do it if Kurt coaches me through it and sends me what info he has but, like I said, I suck at this sort of thing. If anyone is interested in coordinating speak up.
It's really nothing. Just keep a spreadsheet of who ordered what, shipping from you to the participants, and shipping from manufacturer to you (split among all of you).

Aside from being a pain in the butt, it's not too bad.

Re: Group Ebonite buy

Posted: Thu Aug 04, 2011 10:17 am
by Nate
KurtHuhn wrote:I've got plenty so I won't be participating.
wdteipen wrote:If we get enough interest, I'm hoping Kurt will chime in since he coordinated the last one. I'd be willing to do it if Kurt coaches me through it and sends me what info he has but, like I said, I suck at this sort of thing. If anyone is interested in coordinating speak up.
It's really nothing. Just keep a spreadsheet of who ordered what, shipping from you to the participants, and shipping from manufacturer to you (split among all of you).

Aside from being a pain in the butt, it's not too bad.
:lol: Aside from being a problem, it's not much of a problem.

Re: Group Ebonite buy

Posted: Thu Aug 04, 2011 11:38 am
by Tyler
wdteipen wrote:If we get enough interest, I'm hoping Kurt will chime in since he coordinated the last one. I'd be willing to do it if Kurt coaches me through it and sends me what info he has but, like I said, I suck at this sort of thing. If anyone is interested in coordinating speak up.
You pulled the pin on this grenade, they're tricky to hand off.

So now Kurt explained it. You're all set.

:thumbsup:

Re: Group Ebonite buy

Posted: Thu Aug 04, 2011 1:42 pm
by nolo
I'd be interested.

fuchi_jeg:
From the price list I recently received from SEM:
22mm unicolored black raw 1m rod 1-5, 45.00; 6-10, 42.50; 11+, 40.00
26mm unicolored black raw 1m rod 1-5, 56.25; 6-10, 53.75; 11+, 51.25


edited: price should be in Euros not $, sorry

Re: Group Ebonite buy

Posted: Thu Aug 04, 2011 2:38 pm
by NathanA
I would be interested as well.

I'm sure you don't really want the accolades or the responsibility, but thanks for taking the initiative on this one, Wayne.

Re: Group Ebonite buy

Posted: Thu Aug 04, 2011 5:31 pm
by wdteipen
Okay. It looks like were moving forward with this. I'll contact SEM and find out what the minimum order is and an updated pricing list. After that, I'll start making a list of who wants what. Stay tuned.

Re: Group Ebonite buy

Posted: Thu Aug 04, 2011 5:36 pm
by wdteipen
Massis wrote:If you're buying from germany it might be interesting to have it shipped to someone in Europe and ship it from there? I should be able to send up to 5kg's of ebonite to the USA for 42USD. (10kg would be 82USD, 20kg would be 126USD)

Max packet size is 4ft 11" long and 1ft 3" diameter, so that should fit quite some rods.

Offcourse I don't know what the manufacturers shipping costs to the USA are, might be cheaper anyway.
In case anyone needs my services, just let me know :-)
If it's cheaper to have it sent to me and have me sending it to the US, I'll order some rods for myself aswell.

That's not a bad idea. That way our fellow pipemaker's in Europe could participate in the bulk buy. I'll have to get some info from SEM and try to wrap my head around the logistics and get back with you Massis. Thanks for the offer.

Re: Group Ebonite buy

Posted: Thu Aug 04, 2011 9:02 pm
by e Markle
wdteipen wrote:Okay. It looks like were moving forward with this. I'll contact SEM and find out what the minimum order is and an updated pricing list. After that, I'll start making a list of who wants what. Stay tuned.
Oh,
If you're buying from SEM, I'm less interested. I'll still keep tabs on this thread though.