please put me down for a new cr jersey. thanks, burl simon in los angeles 7.22.4
-------------- Original message from Jerome & Elizabeth Moos : --------------
> Maybe you should see if 100 people are willing to put up a 50% nonrefundable
> deposit in advance. That would mean you would only have to tie up half as much
> of your own cash. A 50% deposit should insure that only a few people would
> renege on the purchase, and in those cases, you could sell the jerseys off at
> half price, which should move them pretty fast.
>
> Regards,
>
> Jerry Moos
> Houston, TX
>
> OROBOYZ@aol.com wrote:
> In a message dated 7/22/2004 9:21:13 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
> aldoross4@siscom.net writes:
>
> << Has anyone (Dale) given any thought to a new "Classic Rendezvous" jersey,
> perhaps in time for the CdC 2005?
>
> I've been wearing and enjoying the lovely Classic Rendzvous jersey (version
> 2002) nearly every day this summer. Is there any chance of a new version, or
> another production run of the old design? >>
>
> Hi Aldo & all:
>
> It could happen ... the first time around, I bought 100 jerseys and sold them
> for $100.00@ to CR members after 2 years. The margins were slim and the sales
> slow so it was not a "positive cash flow" enterprise. I am not crazy about
> tying up $8K + - in these turbulent economic times.
>
> Now, with the dollar even lower relative to the Euro, I imagine they would be
> quite a bit pricier. Maybe Jan Johnson if she is reading this could tell me
> the current cost for such a project.
>
> If we were to do this project, my inclination would be to do another color
> variety to make each edition more special. I do think that those who purchased
> one of the first editions jerseys were very pleased with the garment, no?
>
> I also was interested that we have 1000 vintage buffs on this list but it
> took 2 years to sell 100 jerseys.. Seems like more folks would have stepped up.
> We could order fewer garments but it would affect the price dramatically.
>
> Comments? Any venture capitalists ready to step up?
>
> Dale
>
> Dale Brown
> Greensboro, NC