Which Moulton? I wouldn't mind finding an early set for my Alex Moulton. Oops, not a lightweight, or is it?
"Bicycle Mark" Perkins Visalia, CA
On Mon, 05 Feb 2001 10:33:18 -0500 Harvey M Sachs <sachs@erols.com>
writes:
> The discussion has been very helpful, but I think there are a couple of
> other issues that should be raised, in defense of manufacturers' unable
or
> unwilling to supply decals.
>
> first, in my modest experience, the older water-slipped decals don't
have a
> good shelf life. they simply crack and decay in some storage
> conditions. I've tried keeping some decals for a decade or two...
>
> second, from the manufacturers' perspective, even if the things last
> forever, these small orders can be a real nightmare, for several
reasons:
> --> How do you represent the value of these "trivial" things on your
> books? This is an issue for all sorts of things, like chainsaw and
> appliance parts, and my understanding is that "rational" manufacturers
are
> driven to dump old inventory, because the cost of maintaining it is
higher
> than the sales or goodwill value.
>
> --> How do you fulfill the order? Do you have staff dedicated to
> determining which decals went with which model, and whether the
customer
> really has that model? what responsibility do you want to accept.
> There is a joke that there are now far more Pontiac GTOs than were ever
> manufactured, as so many people have "upgraded" LeMans models.
>
> So, as much as I would like to be able to call Schwinn or Waterford for
> decals, it ain't likely to happen. So, I'm just happy that there are
some
> people who want to do the right thing and thus reproduce the decals, as
a
> service or to make a living. Seems like a pretty good solution to
> me...
>
> harvey (anyone have some Moulton decals) sachs
>
>
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