Re: [CR]New CR jerseys?

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From: <b.b.simon@att.net>
To: Jerome & Elizabeth Moos <jerrymoos@sbcglobal.net>
Subject: Re: [CR]New CR jerseys?
Date: Thu, 22 Jul 2004 14:47:58 +0000
cc: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
cc: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org

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