358 makes an excellent point. I feel that a lot of people are under-capatilsed for the business they wish to undertake and therefore cannot carry stock - it is literally a 'hand to mouth' business and that is rarely a recipe for success.
Adams Lake riffle barrels: take care
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This whole thread is ridiculous. Blaming customers for poor communication on part of the vendor and suggesting we somehow owe guys like Ian a favour by being in business in the first place. What a joke. It's the vendor who should be thanking their customers to show faith in them to begin with. I say my "thanks" when the vendor gets 100% of my money upfront so they have the funds to buy what I want. Their profit is 100% upfront with no risk to them at all.
If they found being in business being such a pain in the ass with customers rightfully wanting what they've paid for, then they're in the wrong business. Alternatively, they could actuall STOCK inventory to have on hand to actually SELL a client instead of being an order taker.
If they found being in business being such a pain in the ass with customers rightfully wanting what they've paid for, then they're in the wrong business. Alternatively, they could actuall STOCK inventory to have on hand to actually SELL a client instead of being an order taker.
Adams River (Ian) did have thousands of dollars in inventory, the problem is, that is only a small part of the possibilities that could be ordered.
Say you wanted a .22 cal 1:7 in a CroMoly heavy varmint that finished at 30", yup, you'd have to order it, because Ian only had a stainless .22 1:9 that finished at 28".
Say you wanted a .22 cal 1:7 in a CroMoly heavy varmint that finished at 30", yup, you'd have to order it, because Ian only had a stainless .22 1:9 that finished at 28".
Barrels is a perfect example of too many options to carry stock to satisfy the customers. Contours, twists, materials, length, caliber, shank diameter, etc.
Another pet peeve of mine is the amount of reticle patterns scope manufacturers produce. It is borderline ridiculous and makes it very hard on dealers to carry stock as inevitably they do not have the right one for somebody and they end up with thousands of dollars of inventory that are hard to move and end up special ordering goods with inventory on the shelf...
Another pet peeve of mine is the amount of reticle patterns scope manufacturers produce. It is borderline ridiculous and makes it very hard on dealers to carry stock as inevitably they do not have the right one for somebody and they end up with thousands of dollars of inventory that are hard to move and end up special ordering goods with inventory on the shelf...
Sure, the possible number of combinations are conceivably endless but you're going to have a hard time convincing me that everyone ordering a barrel is a "one off" situation. If a company had something in stock and it was reasonably close to what I wanted, then I'd buy it as opposed to waiting up to a year to get it.
The point is that most of these internet type hobby businesses are shoe string and some are unable to secure even a basic merchant account to accept credit card transactions. They simply don't have the resources or funds to stock inventories. They simply aren't able to satisy their customers because of it.
The point is that most of these internet type hobby businesses are shoe string and some are unable to secure even a basic merchant account to accept credit card transactions. They simply don't have the resources or funds to stock inventories. They simply aren't able to satisy their customers because of it.
