Monty
Group Buy Coordinator
Just checking the waters. I've had a few emails about another pen box buy like the last ones. Prices whould be the same as last time, but shipping will be slightly higher since the rates went up.
Here's a link to the last one:
http://www.penturners.org/forum/topic.asp?ARCHIVE=true&TOPIC_ID=10802
There was also some talk on a previous post about using jewerly tags for pricing tags. The company also has these:
http://www.novelbox.com/category.cfm?cid=31665
They come in packs of 1000, except or for "E", which is 500 per pack.
They said the "Computer Tags" are on sheets that can be printed in a computer printer.
Any intrest in these? Price would be whats listed on the company page.
<h2>UPDATE 02-16-06</h2>
I believe most of the interest is in the black cardboard boxes. They are on pg1, pg2 is the metal and leatherette boxes. All of the boxes can be viewed here:
http://www.novelbox.com/CATEGORY.CFM?CID=32414&StartAt=1
The cost is as follows:
Pen box, black cardboard with single insert- $0.50
Pen box sleeve - $0.06
Extra double insert - $0.16
Shipping for the black cardboard boxes, sleeves and insertsâ€"
Shipping will be slightly higher than last time:
Up to 20 boxes and sleeves - $6.00
21 to 30 $8.00
31 to 60 $11.00
61 to 100 $14.00
For more that 100, or shipping out of the US, contact me. If you live in Texas, the shipping will be less, so contact me.
Also, if there is enough interest we can add the metal boxes <s>and the red leatherette boxes</s>. They are still out of the leatherette boxes.
The sizes of the metal boxes are 6 1/8 X 2 1/8 X 7/8.
For comparison, the cardboard boxes we ordered are 6 X 1 3/4 X 7/8.
I’ll see if sleeves are available for these and the price.
Now, my only problem with doing a bulk buy on these is that I know they weigh more and I’m not sure how much to mark them up to cover the shipping to me. In the past, the shipping on the things I’ve ordered that have been shipped UPS has never been more than about 15%. And, I believe I could ship them to you for $10 or less, depending on how many you order. Does this markup and shipping sound reasonable?
I have to order these in lots of 12, that’s no problem. If you want less than 12, I don’t see a problem with that, as I’m sure it will work out in the long run.
Cost for these, adjusted for my shipping cost will be:
Metal Pen Box w/Gold Rim-Single or double - PPE1 or PPE2 - $1.80
Metal Pen Box-Single or double - PPNRE1 or PPNRE2 - $1.59
Sleeve for metal box - $0.06
Shipping for just these boxes to you should be less than $10.00 for 60 or less boxes.
When you email me your order, because of the different combinations of the metal and cardboard boxes, I'll send you a PayPal request with the shipping cost calculated based on your order. Since there is a size difference in the cardboard,and the metal boxes, the number of each ordered will determine what size box I'll need to use. I'll also add in the PayPal fee unless you want to pay by check or MO.
Jewerly Tags:
E - 7/16 dia - 1 3/4 long - $5.00/500
F - 1/2 dia - 1 5/16 long - $6.00/1000
G - 3/8 X 5/8 - 1 3/4 long - $10.00/1000
J - 5/8 dia - 1 3/4 long - $45.00/1000
I - 1/2 X 3/4 - $21.95/1000
H - 3/8 X 3/4 - $19.95/1000
I should be able to ship the for no additional charge when shipped with the boxes. If you just want these contact me.
*******IMPORTANT*******
Please email me your order and I'll send you a PayPal Request for Payment. If you prefer, you can send me a check or MO. Let me know when you send the order and I'll send my address.
I'll be out of town Friday through Monday, so if you send an order, don't worry if you don't receive a reply. It will probably take me through Wednesday to catch up. If you do not get a reply by Thursday email me again.
<h2>2-22 UPDATE</h2>
Everyone that has emailed me should have received a reply by now. If you have posted an order below but not emailed me, I'll get back to you tomorrow.
I've had numerous requests for the black pen pouches so I will add those to the list at $0.17 each. You can add those to your order if you want.
For those of you that have ordered the double cardboard boxes, if I don't get the minimum 250 by Sunday, I'll email you with other options.
I'm planning on closing the buy Sunday Feb 26 at 6PM Central time.
<h2>02-23-06</h2>
Here’s a breakdown on the box orders so far:
DKW5150 - 100 single boxes and sleeves, 10 double inserts
Micah â€" 30 single boxes and sleeves, 1000 tag “Fâ€
Joe â€" 100 single boxes and sleeves, 10 double inserts, 100 pouches
Pssherman â€" 125 boxes,125 sleeves, 25 double inserts, 1000 tag “Gâ€
Jeff â€" 50 single boxes and sleeves, 50 pouches
Ron Mc â€" 100 single boxes and sleeves
Teaclipper â€" 60 single boxes, 30 double inserts, 60 sleeves
RGYost â€" 100 single boxes and sleeves, 30 double inserts, 1000 tag â€Gâ€
Walbin â€" 20 single boxes and sleeves
Lwalden â€" 125 single boxes and sleeves, 20 double inserts, 24 metal/gold single and sleeves, 100 pouches
Rodb â€" 100 single boxes and sleeves, 20 double inserts
Olsenla â€" 60 single boxes and sleeves
Clowman â€" 50 single boxes and sleeves
KC â€" 30 boxes and sleeves
Mplisowski â€" 30 boxes and sleeves, 10 double inserts
FANGAR â€" 60 single boxes and sleeves
Greg â€" 20 single boxes and sleeves
Mick â€" 60 single boxes and sleeves
Deere41h â€" 20 single boxes and sleeves
Snowplow â€" 20 single boxes and sleeves, 20 pouches
Jssmith3 â€" 30 single boxes and sleeves
Wooddreames â€" 2
pmichris - 50
Monty - 25 single boxes and sleeves, 12 metal single and sleeves, 1000 tag"G"
If you have placed an order and your name is not listed above and/or you have not received a reply from me, please email me.
This is a total of 1255 single boxes, 55 double boxes, 100 single inserts, 1310 sleeves, 24 single metal/gold and sleeves, 2000 Tag “Gâ€, 1000 tag “Fâ€, 250 pouches.
We still need 195 more double boxes before they can be ordered. The other option here is to just order the double inserts as extra (as others have done).
<h2>2-26-06</h2>
Buy is closed, but since I have to order the boxes in lots of 250 and and have orders for 1385, I'll still accept orders for the single cardboard boxes and sleeves only, on a first come first served bases till the extra 115 are sold.
I've also updated the list above to reflect what has been ordered.
<h2>2-28-06</h2>
<s>65</s> 35 single boxes and sleeves left
<h2>3-01-06</h2> All sold. None left.
<h2>3/08/06</h2>
I had 10 boxes of boxes waiting for me when I got home today. I have a show on Saturday, so it will be Sunday before I get them boxed and ready to ship out on Monday.
<h2>3-12-06</h2>
Well, we have a minor set back. I didn't open all the boxes when they arrived. Today, I found out that the company sent me a box containing 1000 of the double inserts, not the single inserts. I'll call the company tomorrow and see how fast they can get me the singles. In the meantime, I'll go ahead and fill the first 500 that were placed.
<h2>3/22/06</h2>
Finally got the correct inserts. Got them all boxed and ready to ship. I did manage to get shipping labels and postage on about half of them last night. They will be shipped today. The rest will get done tonight and shipped tomorrow. Please check your order to make sure I counted correctly and let me know if you are short anything. I have been known to miscount.
Here's a link to the last one:
http://www.penturners.org/forum/topic.asp?ARCHIVE=true&TOPIC_ID=10802
There was also some talk on a previous post about using jewerly tags for pricing tags. The company also has these:
http://www.novelbox.com/category.cfm?cid=31665
They come in packs of 1000, except or for "E", which is 500 per pack.
They said the "Computer Tags" are on sheets that can be printed in a computer printer.
Any intrest in these? Price would be whats listed on the company page.
<h2>UPDATE 02-16-06</h2>
I believe most of the interest is in the black cardboard boxes. They are on pg1, pg2 is the metal and leatherette boxes. All of the boxes can be viewed here:
http://www.novelbox.com/CATEGORY.CFM?CID=32414&StartAt=1
The cost is as follows:
Pen box, black cardboard with single insert- $0.50
Pen box sleeve - $0.06
Extra double insert - $0.16
Shipping for the black cardboard boxes, sleeves and insertsâ€"
Shipping will be slightly higher than last time:
Up to 20 boxes and sleeves - $6.00
21 to 30 $8.00
31 to 60 $11.00
61 to 100 $14.00
For more that 100, or shipping out of the US, contact me. If you live in Texas, the shipping will be less, so contact me.
Also, if there is enough interest we can add the metal boxes <s>and the red leatherette boxes</s>. They are still out of the leatherette boxes.
The sizes of the metal boxes are 6 1/8 X 2 1/8 X 7/8.
For comparison, the cardboard boxes we ordered are 6 X 1 3/4 X 7/8.
I’ll see if sleeves are available for these and the price.
Now, my only problem with doing a bulk buy on these is that I know they weigh more and I’m not sure how much to mark them up to cover the shipping to me. In the past, the shipping on the things I’ve ordered that have been shipped UPS has never been more than about 15%. And, I believe I could ship them to you for $10 or less, depending on how many you order. Does this markup and shipping sound reasonable?
I have to order these in lots of 12, that’s no problem. If you want less than 12, I don’t see a problem with that, as I’m sure it will work out in the long run.
Cost for these, adjusted for my shipping cost will be:
Metal Pen Box w/Gold Rim-Single or double - PPE1 or PPE2 - $1.80
Metal Pen Box-Single or double - PPNRE1 or PPNRE2 - $1.59
Sleeve for metal box - $0.06
Shipping for just these boxes to you should be less than $10.00 for 60 or less boxes.
When you email me your order, because of the different combinations of the metal and cardboard boxes, I'll send you a PayPal request with the shipping cost calculated based on your order. Since there is a size difference in the cardboard,and the metal boxes, the number of each ordered will determine what size box I'll need to use. I'll also add in the PayPal fee unless you want to pay by check or MO.
Jewerly Tags:
E - 7/16 dia - 1 3/4 long - $5.00/500
F - 1/2 dia - 1 5/16 long - $6.00/1000
G - 3/8 X 5/8 - 1 3/4 long - $10.00/1000
J - 5/8 dia - 1 3/4 long - $45.00/1000
I - 1/2 X 3/4 - $21.95/1000
H - 3/8 X 3/4 - $19.95/1000
I should be able to ship the for no additional charge when shipped with the boxes. If you just want these contact me.
*******IMPORTANT*******
Please email me your order and I'll send you a PayPal Request for Payment. If you prefer, you can send me a check or MO. Let me know when you send the order and I'll send my address.
I'll be out of town Friday through Monday, so if you send an order, don't worry if you don't receive a reply. It will probably take me through Wednesday to catch up. If you do not get a reply by Thursday email me again.
<h2>2-22 UPDATE</h2>
Everyone that has emailed me should have received a reply by now. If you have posted an order below but not emailed me, I'll get back to you tomorrow.
I've had numerous requests for the black pen pouches so I will add those to the list at $0.17 each. You can add those to your order if you want.
For those of you that have ordered the double cardboard boxes, if I don't get the minimum 250 by Sunday, I'll email you with other options.
I'm planning on closing the buy Sunday Feb 26 at 6PM Central time.
<h2>02-23-06</h2>
Here’s a breakdown on the box orders so far:
DKW5150 - 100 single boxes and sleeves, 10 double inserts
Micah â€" 30 single boxes and sleeves, 1000 tag “Fâ€
Joe â€" 100 single boxes and sleeves, 10 double inserts, 100 pouches
Pssherman â€" 125 boxes,125 sleeves, 25 double inserts, 1000 tag “Gâ€
Jeff â€" 50 single boxes and sleeves, 50 pouches
Ron Mc â€" 100 single boxes and sleeves
Teaclipper â€" 60 single boxes, 30 double inserts, 60 sleeves
RGYost â€" 100 single boxes and sleeves, 30 double inserts, 1000 tag â€Gâ€
Walbin â€" 20 single boxes and sleeves
Lwalden â€" 125 single boxes and sleeves, 20 double inserts, 24 metal/gold single and sleeves, 100 pouches
Rodb â€" 100 single boxes and sleeves, 20 double inserts
Olsenla â€" 60 single boxes and sleeves
Clowman â€" 50 single boxes and sleeves
KC â€" 30 boxes and sleeves
Mplisowski â€" 30 boxes and sleeves, 10 double inserts
FANGAR â€" 60 single boxes and sleeves
Greg â€" 20 single boxes and sleeves
Mick â€" 60 single boxes and sleeves
Deere41h â€" 20 single boxes and sleeves
Snowplow â€" 20 single boxes and sleeves, 20 pouches
Jssmith3 â€" 30 single boxes and sleeves
Wooddreames â€" 2
pmichris - 50
Monty - 25 single boxes and sleeves, 12 metal single and sleeves, 1000 tag"G"
If you have placed an order and your name is not listed above and/or you have not received a reply from me, please email me.
This is a total of 1255 single boxes, 55 double boxes, 100 single inserts, 1310 sleeves, 24 single metal/gold and sleeves, 2000 Tag “Gâ€, 1000 tag “Fâ€, 250 pouches.
We still need 195 more double boxes before they can be ordered. The other option here is to just order the double inserts as extra (as others have done).
<h2>2-26-06</h2>
Buy is closed, but since I have to order the boxes in lots of 250 and and have orders for 1385, I'll still accept orders for the single cardboard boxes and sleeves only, on a first come first served bases till the extra 115 are sold.
I've also updated the list above to reflect what has been ordered.
<h2>2-28-06</h2>
<s>65</s> 35 single boxes and sleeves left
<h2>3-01-06</h2> All sold. None left.
<h2>3/08/06</h2>
I had 10 boxes of boxes waiting for me when I got home today. I have a show on Saturday, so it will be Sunday before I get them boxed and ready to ship out on Monday.
<h2>3-12-06</h2>
Well, we have a minor set back. I didn't open all the boxes when they arrived. Today, I found out that the company sent me a box containing 1000 of the double inserts, not the single inserts. I'll call the company tomorrow and see how fast they can get me the singles. In the meantime, I'll go ahead and fill the first 500 that were placed.
<h2>3/22/06</h2>
Finally got the correct inserts. Got them all boxed and ready to ship. I did manage to get shipping labels and postage on about half of them last night. They will be shipped today. The rest will get done tonight and shipped tomorrow. Please check your order to make sure I counted correctly and let me know if you are short anything. I have been known to miscount.
] Thanks for getting this together!