I want to throw money at people, but ...
Posted: Tue Jul 07, 2009 1:42 pm
... there is no one I can give it to.
Okay, here is the funny thing: In the midst of this miserable economy, my business seems to be growing at a rapid pace. As a matter of fact, it is growing at such a rapid pace that we are running into supply issues, and I have customers backed up and waiting.
My problem is this: I have money to spend, but damned few I can trust to spend it on. Here are my priorities, in no particular order:
1) reliability, as in, "I give you money and you give me armour on the date you say you will."
2) reasonable, non-sporty appearance of the armour.
3) Cheap basic armour: this is what gets me in the nads. The market just won't bear the price of the armourers I can trust. I would really like to do business with Ice Falcon. I consider him the height of reliability, and his stuff looks good. His prices are completely reasonable for what he does and the quality of his armour; it's just that that price plus shipping to Japan, plus my markup puts it above what the current market will bear.
4) I would prefer to buy american first, followed by canadian and australian. Nothing wrong with the other guys and I am happy to do business with them; it's just that I want to give as much business to my countrymen -- or my partners' countrymen -- as possible
Here is what I am looking for:
1) New armour: If you can reliably make armour for orders of 5 to 10 pieces at a batch and get it out on time, for god' sake contact me. Maybe we can work something out.
2) Used armour: Do you need to raise some cash for pensic? Contact me and maybe we can work something out.
3) Gambesons: I am looking for cheap, reliably produced gambesons. Can you do it and get it to me on time? I could buy indian; I just don't want to.
Let me know if you think you have something to offer?
P.S. Please don't bother for plastic armour. I have well-known prejudices. I'll bend a bit for aluminum, but plastic: no.
Okay, here is the funny thing: In the midst of this miserable economy, my business seems to be growing at a rapid pace. As a matter of fact, it is growing at such a rapid pace that we are running into supply issues, and I have customers backed up and waiting.
My problem is this: I have money to spend, but damned few I can trust to spend it on. Here are my priorities, in no particular order:
1) reliability, as in, "I give you money and you give me armour on the date you say you will."
2) reasonable, non-sporty appearance of the armour.
3) Cheap basic armour: this is what gets me in the nads. The market just won't bear the price of the armourers I can trust. I would really like to do business with Ice Falcon. I consider him the height of reliability, and his stuff looks good. His prices are completely reasonable for what he does and the quality of his armour; it's just that that price plus shipping to Japan, plus my markup puts it above what the current market will bear.
4) I would prefer to buy american first, followed by canadian and australian. Nothing wrong with the other guys and I am happy to do business with them; it's just that I want to give as much business to my countrymen -- or my partners' countrymen -- as possible
Here is what I am looking for:
1) New armour: If you can reliably make armour for orders of 5 to 10 pieces at a batch and get it out on time, for god' sake contact me. Maybe we can work something out.
2) Used armour: Do you need to raise some cash for pensic? Contact me and maybe we can work something out.
3) Gambesons: I am looking for cheap, reliably produced gambesons. Can you do it and get it to me on time? I could buy indian; I just don't want to.
Let me know if you think you have something to offer?
P.S. Please don't bother for plastic armour. I have well-known prejudices. I'll bend a bit for aluminum, but plastic: no.
