Marcos Maniacs

1.        The size of the crate required to transport two screens was
quite large, around 4 feet long, 3 feet high and 2 feet wide. 
Great information! Thanks Paul!
 
2.    It would make sense to order all the screens at the same time, but
have them crated and shipped in groups depending on final destination.
The shipping cost is based on volume and weight so it wouldn't cost much
more to separate them that way, bearing in mind that my crate was bearly
manageable by two people.
 
2.        By shipping them to their final destinations directly,
Canadian purchasers, for instance, would not have to incur two customs
costs etc. and the coordinator wouldn't have to be concerned about
forwarding the screens on, which would increasing the cost
substantially.
I agree with both of these points! It would certainly be more efficient
and cost effective to have them shipped directly to the end
destinations.
 
3.        The biggest problem I had was getting the screens made and
having them available for shipping. That took months. Months!!! The
shipper I used had them in my hands about two weeks after they were
available. Once they arrive, clearing customs is a snap and pickup
straightforward as long the truck is large enough.
Do you think if we get together a large enough order, they will expedite
the manufacturing process? I can understand it taking a while on a
one-off order, but maybe it will get more attention if there are several
involved.
Oh... and did it come directly to you, or did you have to pick it up at
some importation point (since you made the "clearing customs" statement?
 
Colin Feyerabend is the appropriate person to contact regarding the
ordering of the screens but it wouldn't hurt if someone else was
available in the UK to expedite matters. And for those with plastic rear
screens mulling it over, the glass ones are significantly,
significantly, better and it would be well worth the cost of joining
this venture, particularly as the cost would probably be somewhat less
than if one was acquired later by itself.
I agree here too. It would be most helpful if we had someone in the UK
to "supervise" matters.
 
Anyone else want to add to this?
 
Jeff
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-----Original Message-----
From: Jeff Caraway [mailto:DovenWolf@...]
Sent: June 17, 2002 9:29 AM
To: MarcosManiacs@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [MarcosManiacs] Marcos Glass!!!
Hi All,
I have watched the glass threads "unravel" here and thought that we
might need some organization here to get this going. (Please excuse me,
if I step on anyone's toes!)
 
OK, to get this glass thing sorted out....
 
First:
Do we want to place a group order for front and back Marcos glass?
Everyone that is interested, please reply to this thread marked "Marcos
Glass". (We have replies in so many threads, I lost track!)
 
Second:
If so, who wants to handle the interface with Colin?
As I see it, we may need someone in the UK to be the point man with
Colin (and keep the pressure on), and someone over here to coordinate
efforts on this side.
 
Third:
We need to find out if they are attainable. (The person in charge of the
contact with Colin should be able to find this answer)
 
Forth:
We really need to get an estimate in US dollars of how much it is going
to cost to get the things over here, so everyone knows what they're up
for.
(This includes a manufacturing estimate, customs (if applicable?), and
shipping to the US)
Part of this would be the need to figure out if we want to have them
shipped to one location in the US, and sort them out here. Or have them
shipped to each location from the UK.
 
Am I forgetting anything????
 
Jeff
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