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Would like to start a Stereo Club in the midwest.

I have talked to several people, and they love the idea. Take a group of individuals that love this hobby, and that you can trust, and everyone throws in $1000.00, and you start buying gear, ie.. amps.. preamps...cables.. speakers, I am not to sure about,.,everybody gets to listen, and then pass it on to the next. and if someone really likes a piece, they buy it at the price that it was purchased for..by doing this everyone in the club gets to listen to that piece for a pre-dtermined amount of time.. for no money, no selling etc.. let me know if anyone thinks this will work..

Tunes4me (Threads | Answers | This Thread)

12-31-02

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12-31-02: Tok20000
If you can make this work... More power to you!

I doubt it feasible. There are too many variables in this equation. And when you start playing with serious money aka thousands of dollars, an amount of accountability comes into play.

Ask yourself the following questions:

1-Who decides what stuff to buy?
2-What happens if a transaction goes wrong? Such as you get ripped off, or the item you bought gets damaged (claims are so fun to file and even win) or if an item gets damaged in transit to someone in your group... Lots of stuff can happen... And litigation could destroy your club.
3-What happens if a piece of equipment is damaged in your posession? Accidents happen. Power surges happen. Amps can occilate and blow your speakers. Natural disasters happen.
4-What happens if more than one person wants to buy a piece of gear?
5-What happens if no one wants to buy a given piece of gear and you are having problems selling it?

Anyway, those are a few of the questions you really must ponder before embarking on your endeavor. I am not going to say your idea is impossible. However, I would only include people who you are good friends with AND who are local to you. I would also cap the number of people in this club to a relatively small number (less than 10).

Good luck!

KF
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01-01-03 Sounds exactly like what dealers are supposed to do rather t ... Rcrump

01-01-03 Kf, i have already addressed your concerns..i have thought t ... Tunes4me

01-01-03 This is an interesting idea. there could be a lot of advant ... Kthomas

01-01-03 Very good questions...that is why i posted it... 1. used g ... Tunes4me

01-01-03 An important item you did not address (in your answer to my ... Tok20000

01-01-03 Hmmmm... nothing ventured... nothing gained... Tunes4me

01-01-03 Tok20000 - you raise a lot of really good points with some e ... Kthomas

01-01-03 Kt, very thorough and very enlightning, you and the others h ... Tunes4me

01-01-03 Bye the way, kt, when do we start?? i would love to have you ... Tunes4me

01-01-03 What is ironic is i think this concept would work better wit ... Tok20000

01-01-03 More good points...kf, but lets be honest for a moment... th ... Tunes4me

01-01-03 I like the idea! if we could get a group of 8 or 10 people i ... Leasingguy

01-02-03 Yes, nothing ventured nothing gained, by that doesn't mean y ... Asa

01-02-03 You already are... lol, a charter member... Tunes4me

01-02-03 asa, i really dont think you'll be invited..and what correl ... Tunes4me

01-02-03 Oh tunes, i should have put a smiley face on it; i was just ... Asa

01-02-03 Asa, my sincere apologies....i misread your intent. there ar ... Tunes4me