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Brock Poling

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Posted: Tue Oct 09, 2007 4:48 am

Old Growth Brazilian Rosewood

Joined: Mon Dec 27, 2004 1:20 pm
Posts: 5915
Location: United States

[QUOTE=fmorelli] Brock,
Might be a good idea not to open the posting area until Monday morning. Otherwise I think you're going to see activity underway prior to Monday, in spite of your desires.

In fact, that already seems to be happening.

Filippo[/QUOTE]

It is only open to sellers who want to set up their tables early. That takes some of the pressure off for Monday.

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Columbus, Ohio
http://www.polingguitars.com

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Brock Poling

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Posted: Tue Oct 09, 2007 4:49 am

Old Growth Brazilian Rosewood

Joined: Mon Dec 27, 2004 1:20 pm
Posts: 5915
Location: United States

[QUOTE=Hesh1956]

QUESTION FOR BROCK (and no I am not yelling, sorry for using capital letters.....

)

Does the tiered structure kick in for items "sold" or items listed? For example if one lists $2,500 worth of stuff but only sells $500 what is the fee please?

[/QUOTE]

No only the stuff that is sold counts toward the total.

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Columbus, Ohio
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Brock Poling

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Posted: Tue Oct 09, 2007 4:53 am

Old Growth Brazilian Rosewood

Joined: Mon Dec 27, 2004 1:20 pm
Posts: 5915
Location: United States

SLAP!!

Don -- no buying or selling amongst the sellers early.

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Columbus, Ohio
http://www.polingguitars.com

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Tom Dowey

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Posted: Tue Oct 09, 2007 5:28 am

Contributing Member

Joined: Sun Jun 19, 2005 10:42 pm
Posts: 316
Location: United States
First name: Tom
Last Name: Dowey
City: Sudbury
State: Massachusetts
Zip/Postal Code: 01776
Country: USA

Please add me as a seller. And thanks for doing this.

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David R White

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Posted: Tue Oct 09, 2007 9:13 am

Cocobolo

Joined: Tue Aug 15, 2006 8:03 am
Posts: 456
Location: Toronto, Canada

Brock, please add me as a seller.

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"All my favourite singers can't sing."

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Bobc

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Posted: Tue Oct 09, 2007 10:24 am

Brazilian Rosewood

Joined: Mon Dec 27, 2004 9:42 pm
Posts: 4217
Location: Buffalo, NY
First name: Robert
Last Name: Cefalu
City: Buffalo
State: NY
Zip/Postal Code: 14217
Country: US

Brock count me in.

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Dennis Leahy

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Posted: Tue Oct 09, 2007 10:37 am

Koa

Joined: Wed Jun 08, 2005 1:00 pm
Posts: 1644
Location: United States
City: Duluth
State: MN
Country: USA
Focus: Build
Status: Amateur

Yay! Bob's in!

Oh dear god, Bob's in! Better go sell some blood plasma... {mumble, mumble}

Dennis

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Duluth, MN, USA
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fryovanni

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Posted: Tue Oct 09, 2007 11:18 am

Koa

Joined: Thu Dec 01, 2005 3:05 pm
Posts: 503
Location: Portland, Oregon

Brock,
I would like a virtual table. The fee structure sounds very fair, and it is great that you are allowing everyone a chance to get things ready in advance. If it is at all possible to be able to edit, that would really help to keep the postings cleaner(updating what was and was not sold was kinda painful last time).

Thanks,
Rich

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Brock Poling

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Posted: Tue Oct 09, 2007 12:07 pm

Old Growth Brazilian Rosewood

Joined: Mon Dec 27, 2004 1:20 pm
Posts: 5915
Location: United States

Thanks.

Yes, edit abilities will be turned on for sellers. I just updated you (and everyone else who has asked). Feel free to go in and start setting up your thread.

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Columbus, Ohio
http://www.polingguitars.com

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Shane Neifer

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Posted: Tue Oct 09, 2007 2:23 pm

Brazilian Rosewood

Joined: Thu Aug 04, 2005 7:50 am
Posts: 3152
Location: Canada

Brock, I will take up a "table" on this one as well, mostly non-Lutz related stuff!

Thanks

Shane

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Woodenspoke

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Posted: Wed Oct 10, 2007 2:14 am

Walnut

Joined: Wed Oct 10, 2007 12:31 am
Posts: 6

Brock

My first post as a member so bear with me, Maybe it will cost me less if I became a sponsor. A friend fryovanni over at PGF said I should look into your swap meet. But after reading your initial post and all the posts here and it being only 5 days away, there is still a big question mark hanging over my head. Since I didn't see last years Swap Meet (a better description would be online flea market) I have no idea how this will go, so my concerns are these:

It seems like you changed the format to the teired system????

Another idea is just charge every one a set fee for a table at the meet and limit the lots per table but not the quanity per lot, lets say $25 just like a flea market table. Just a thought saves you having to figure out how every member made out in the end and will save you time.

Payment terms must also be flexible I dont see it mentioned on how it will be done, and PayPal makes it easier for anyone who uses the service. I will of course keep my payment methods open for the forum members as some people hate PayPal as much as I hate waiting for a check and going to the bank. This also brings up keeping your personal info private except to buyers??

Also the logistics of selling maybe 100+ lots and making payment arrangements how is it done?

Count me in; But

Your thoughs and clarification on the whole Swap Meet would be appreciated in a comprehensive posting so I know what I will be getting myself into.

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Brock Poling

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Posted: Wed Oct 10, 2007 2:46 am

Old Growth Brazilian Rosewood

Joined: Mon Dec 27, 2004 1:20 pm
Posts: 5915
Location: United States

This is pretty clearly outlined in this thread. The rationale for the prices is explained and it is pretty clear how it will be calculated. The fees will be based on what has sold, and since all commerce needs to happen in the threads it should be as simple as reading the thread from top to bottom and tabulating the final sales.

(Of course that does require that everyone is honest and keeps business in the threads, but it is cheap enough that I can't think that this will be a problem)

Paypal is fine.

These are pretty loosely run affairs and generally run very smoothly. There are always a few minor hiccups (as I mentioned in my original note), but for the most part they are very easy.

I updated you and you can start building your table any time you like.

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Columbus, Ohio
http://www.polingguitars.com

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peterm

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Posted: Wed Oct 10, 2007 4:49 am

Brazilian Rosewood

Joined: Thu Oct 06, 2005 1:05 pm
Posts: 3350
Location: Bakersville, NC
Focus: Build
Status: Professional

Brock,
I would like to get a "table" too.

Thanks,

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Cornerstone Guitars
http://www.cornerstoneukes.com

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Brock Poling

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Posted: Wed Oct 10, 2007 6:35 am

Old Growth Brazilian Rosewood

Joined: Mon Dec 27, 2004 1:20 pm
Posts: 5915
Location: United States

I was thinking today that it might be kind of fun to start a Want-to-Buy thread for the swap meet.

Since the general public can't get into that discussion forum yet I will start it here and then I will move it over to the Swap Meet Discussion on Monday.

Please (please please) keep the chit chat out of that thread, just keep it to stuff you are interested in buying and letting the sellers know what you are jonesing for.

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Brock Poling
Columbus, Ohio
http://www.polingguitars.com

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Larry Davis

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Posted: Wed Oct 10, 2007 10:56 am

Koa

Joined: Thu Dec 01, 2005 9:40 am
Posts: 600
Location: United States

Brock, I'm seriously impressed the way you have adjusted and re-fined this "swap meet" into a near business model....It's almost seamless and quite impressive.

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Brock Poling

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Posted: Wed Oct 10, 2007 12:13 pm

Old Growth Brazilian Rosewood

Joined: Mon Dec 27, 2004 1:20 pm
Posts: 5915
Location: United States

Thanks guys! I appreciate the comments.

I think it will be fun too. I am jazzed up... that is for sure.

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Brock Poling
Columbus, Ohio
http://www.polingguitars.com

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Steve Saville

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Posted: Wed Oct 10, 2007 12:39 pm

Contributing Member

Joined: Sat Nov 26, 2005 7:32 pm
Posts: 1969
Location: United States

Sign me up, I have a few things to sell/trade.

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blindreality

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Posted: Wed Oct 10, 2007 11:29 pm

Cocobolo

Joined: Fri Mar 09, 2007 1:40 am
Posts: 134
Location: United States

Sign me up for a booth please.

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Chris Oliver

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Posted: Thu Oct 11, 2007 3:32 am

Koa

Joined: Tue Apr 03, 2007 7:16 am
Posts: 567
Location: United States

Brock,
Please add me as a seller.
chris

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Infinity Luthiers
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sharp_custom

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Posted: Thu Oct 11, 2007 4:58 am

Cocobolo

Joined: Wed Nov 08, 2006 6:12 am
Posts: 216
Location: United States

I'd be interested too!

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Don Sharp
Got Brazilian?
http://www.sharpguitars.com

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Hibdon Hardwood

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Posted: Thu Oct 11, 2007 5:31 am

Cocobolo

Joined: Mon Feb 05, 2007 2:50 am
Posts: 101
Location: United States

Thanks Brock, please reserve a table for Hibdon Hardwood.

www.hibdonhardwood.com

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KenH

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Posted: Thu Oct 11, 2007 6:57 am

Brazilian Rosewood

Joined: Thu Mar 01, 2007 3:15 pm
Posts: 2302
Location: Florida

Man, I'm getting excited about this swap meet

I've seen a preview of some of the things that are going to be available at bargain prices and I cant hardly hold myself still

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Ken H

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letseatpaste

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Posted: Thu Oct 11, 2007 7:03 am

Koa

Joined: Mon May 09, 2005 1:41 am
Posts: 1157
Location: Siloam Springs, AR

What the heck, sign me up, I think I've got a thing or two to sell or possibly even swap.

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