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Foxwing-style awning for $180+ship?

svana said:
Guys (and gals), as much as it pains me to say, I'm going to have to shut this down. I've had way too many folks doing the dance around being in, out, getting refunds, even after I put in the estimate. The import cost because of it is just continuing to rise per unit and I won't do another round of back-and-forth. I'll be refunding all of the paypal folks here over the next couple days. If you don't have it posted by EOD Friday, let me know and I'll double check from my end. I'm REALLY sorry about giving you guys the runaround on it - there were just too many variables that wouldn't allow the order fluctuation to be appropriately back-filled.



If I were to lend any advice to anybody trying to import a group buy:

Keep it to one item only. The wall situation severely altered the ability to equally subdivide the orders for shipping purposes.

Determine a certain amount to order and cap it accordingly. You can inquire about the total costs upfront and won't have to worry about how varying order numbers will affect cost.

Most importantly: RECEIVE THE MONEY UPFRONT! If stick to the above factors you'll know the total costs and operate under the "money talks, bs walks" premise. The biggest downfall here was folks saying they were in and then flaking.


I hope I was able to be as upfront as possible with the whole situation, unfortunately things can take a wrong turn. Again, I'm sorry that it wasn't able to play out.
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Bummer. I'll keep my eye out for the refund.
 
svana said:
Guys (and gals), as much as it pains me to say, I'm going to have to shut this down. I've had way too many folks doing the dance around being in, out, getting refunds, even after I put in the estimate. The import cost because of it is just continuing to rise per unit and I won't do another round of back-and-forth. I'll be refunding all of the paypal folks here over the next couple days. If you don't have it posted by EOD Friday, let me know and I'll double check from my end. I'm REALLY sorry about giving you guys the runaround on it - there were just too many variables that wouldn't allow the order fluctuation to be appropriately back-filled.



If I were to lend any advice to anybody trying to import a group buy:

Keep it to one item only. The wall situation severely altered the ability to equally subdivide the orders for shipping purposes.

Determine a certain amount to order and cap it accordingly. You can inquire about the total costs upfront and won't have to worry about how varying order numbers will affect cost.

Most importantly: RECEIVE THE MONEY UPFRONT! If stick to the above factors you'll know the total costs and operate under the "money talks, bs walks" premise. The biggest downfall here was folks saying they were in and then flaking.


I hope I was able to be as upfront as possible with the whole situation, unfortunately things can take a wrong turn. Again, I'm sorry that it wasn't able to play out.
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Would it be possible to get a quote for just the awning and remove the walls and netting from the equation and set the cap to 30 or 40? I myself am still interested in picking one of theses up because the price is too good to pass on and seems like others are as well. I know you've put a lot of work into this already and may be more work but thought I'd asked.
 
5280 TRail-Runner said:
Would it be possible to get a quote for just the awning and remove the walls and netting from the equation and set the cap to 30 or 40? I myself am still interested in picking one of theses up because the price is too good to pass on and seems like others are as well. I know you've put a lot of work into this already and may be more work but thought I'd asked.
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I agree, I can suck it up for no wall but still want at least the awning.
 
Refund received. Thank you Svana for your tireless effort in putting this together for us.


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Thanks for the great work!

Too bad it didn't work out. People need to keep in mind the effort that some put into group buys! Be and stay committed, as a buyer. Hats off to all who take the initiative to do things like this. :yo:

NZDZRT
 
Sorry about this group buy not going through guys. I was following it the whole time, but had to use the potential funds for this some months back for some repairs, a couple surgeries, and other camping equipment.

If you'd like to use those funds to help support 2 awesome U.S companies (TemboTusk and Blue Ridge Overland Gear) you can hop over here and sign up for this awesome Group Buy:

http://www.toyota-4runner.org/group-buys/239402-tembotusk-skottle-grill-group-buy.html

BTW, shoutout to [MENTION=103627]svana[/MENTION] for putting all this time, hard work, and dedication to try to get this thing on it's feet. Group Buys are not easy endeavors and not every company is willing to work with you.
 
Thanks for your work and persistance Svana!

Also, if someone runs with the Awning only idea, I'm in....
(with that said, does anyone know if any other walls will work with this awning?)
 
Much respect for your patience and effort for all this Svana! I can totally empathize wih your feelings toward cancelling this.
 
Thanks Svana for trying your best to pull this out. I appreciate all the time you invested on this. Refund received.
 
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