CSUSA Group buy ... closed

lwalden · Sep 15, 2006

With the caveat that we hit a minimum of 100 pens, we are on. As mentioned, the Junior Emperor Rhod/22K RB is in short supply until after October, as well as the Black Titanium Jr Gent completely out of stock. Titanium/Gold Jr Gents will be available with the smooth end cap only. Bushings for all sets are available, @ $3.99 per set (plus the paypal markup).
Assuming the 25% discount, I will be listing the kits at regular price, marked down for the 25% discount, and then with fees added back in for assumed Insurance and Paypal offset. If you wish to pay by check or money order, you can save the roughly 3.5% paypal markup. Shipping will depend on your volume ordered- most likely either 4.50, or 8.50 if your order is larger than would fit in one of the roughly VCR tape size boxes. We'll keep this open until 6:00 PM Texas time, next Thursday (the 21st of September).

==============================25%====W/Paypal================================= Imperial:===============Reg===Disc==fees & Ins
050-4181 Rhod/22K RB===49.99==37.49==40.00
050-4182 Rhod/22K FP===61.99==46.49==49.60
050-4183 Rhod/BTN RB===41.99==31.49==33.60
050-4184 Rhod/BTN FP===51.99==38.99==41.60

Lotus:=================Reg===Disc===fees & Ins
050-4185 Rhod/22K RB===59.99==44.99==48.00
050-4186 Rhod/22K FP===68.99==51.74==55.20
050-4187 Rhod/BTN RB===48.99==36.74==39.20
050-4188 Rhod/BTN FP===56.99==38.99==41.60

Emperor================Reg===Disc===fees & Ins
050-4130 Rhod/22K RB===47.99==35.99==38.40
050-4131 Rhod/22K FP===53.99==40.49==43.20
050-4132 Rhod/BTN RB===37.99==28.49==30.40
050-4133 Rhod/BTN FP===44.99==33.74==36.00

Jr. Emperor============Reg===Disc===fees & Ins
050-4191 Rhod/22K RB===N/A====N/A====N/A
050-4192 Rhod/22K FP===54.99==41.24==44.00
050-4193 Rhod/BTN RB===39.99==29.99==32.00
050-4194 Rhod/BTN FP===42.99==32.24==34.40

Statesman==============Reg===Disc===fees & Ins
050-0322 Rhod/22K RB===31.99==23.99==25.60
050-0321 Rhod/22K FP===37.99==28.49==30.40
050-0324 Rhod/BTN RB===25.99==19.49==20.80
050-0323 Rhod/BTN FP===31.99==23.99==25.60

Jr. Statesman==vII=====Reg===Disc===fees & Ins
050-2326 Rhod/22K RB===27.20==20.40==21.76
050-2325 Rhod/22K FP===30.75==23.06==24.60
050-2328 Rhod/BTN RB===22.70==17.03==18.16
050-2327 Rhod/BTN FP===27.70==20.78==22.16

Gentleman==============Reg===Disc===fees & Ins
050-0396 Rhod/22K RB===17.99==13.49==14.40
050-0397 Rhod/22K FP===22.99==17.24==18.40
050-4020 10K===== RB====9.99===7.49===8.00
050-4030 10K===== FP===17.50==13.13==14.00
050-4460 Titanium RB===14.50==10.88==11.60
050-4461 Titanium FP===21.99==16.49==17.60

Jr. Gentleman vII======Reg===Disc===fees & Ins
050-0353 Rhod/22K RB===13.80==10.35==11.04
050-0354 Rhod/22K FP===17.85==13.39==14.28
050-4151 10K===== RB====7.99===5.99===6.40
050-4152 10K===== FP===12.99===9.74==10.40
050-4153 Titanium RB===12.50===9.38==10.00
050-4154 Titanium FP===17.99==13.49==14.40

Bushings will be 4.15 a set... no discount, and marked up for paypal and insurance.

Please use this format for your orders
===Imperial=== |===Lotus ====== |==Emperor====== |===Jr Emperor= |
Go-Go-Tn-Tn-IM | Go-Go-Tn-Tn-Lo | Go-Go-Tn-Tn-Em | Go-Go-Tn-Tn-JE |
FP-RB-FP-RB-BU | FP-RB-FP-RB-BU | FP-RB-FP-RB-BU | FP-RB-FP-RB-BU |
===================================================================|
00/00/01/00/00 | 00/00/01/00/01 | 00/00/01/00/01 | 00/00/00/01/00 |

===Statesman== |===Jr.Statesman |
Go-Go-Tn-Tn-St | Go-Go-Tn-Tn-JS |
FP-RB-FP-RB-BU | FP-RB-FP-RB-BU |
==================================
00/00/01/00/00 | 00/00/01/00/01 |

====Gentleman========| |===Jr Gent========= |
Go-Go-10-10-Tn-Tn-Gt | | Go-Go-10-10-Tn-Tn-JG |
FP-RB-FP-RB-FP-RB-BU | | FP-RB-FP-RB-FP-RB-BU |
=====================| | =====================|
00/00/01/00/01/00/01 | | 00/00/00/01/00/01/01 |

apologies if this looks confusing- alignment is different between the viewable post and when you're actually typing all this in- I ended up dinking around with this back and forth using the preview for about two hours to try and get things lined up. There are three columns after the kit descriptions-
the first is CSUSA's regular price, the second would be base price after the 25% discount for a 100 or larger order, and the third is the discounted price with paypal fees and insurance factored in. If you plan to pay by check, take the third number and multiply by .965 to get the number that would include insurance, but not the paypal markup. Hope that didn't make things more confusing.

Feel free to ask questions or double check this info- keep in mind this is my first time to try one of these. Thanks for your patience, all.

Running total.......
Tea Clipper-*****PAID*****Shipped.....Received 10/4
Airrat- *****PAID*****Shipped.....Received
Orgtech-*****PAID*****Shipped.....Received
Yarael- *****PAID*****Shipped......Received 10/2
TheHeretic- *****PAID*****Shipped.....Received 10/2
Wayneis- *****PAID*****Shipped
jjenk02- *****PAID*****Shipped........Received 10/2
Marc Phillips- *****PAID*****Shipped.....Received 10/4
Huzzah- *****PAID*****Shipped***** Received 10/2
Twoofakind- *****PAID*****Shipped.....Received 10/2
JIM15- *****PAID*****Shipped......Received 10/3
R&B crafts- *****PAID*****Shipped.....Received 10/4
Jerry conn- *****PAID*****Shipped.....Received 10/2
Kaspar- ****PAID*****Shipped.....Received 10/3
wudwrkr- *****PAID*****Shipped
Bartstar- *****PAID*****Shipped
alamocdc- *****PAID*****Shipped.....Received 10/2
mewell- *****PAID*****Shipped
Oklahoman- *****PAID*****Shipped......Received 10/2
GregMuller- *****PAID*****Shipped.....Received 10/2
Johnnycnc- *****PAID*****Shipped.....Received 10/2
TBone- *****PAID*****Shipped.....Received 10/2
ncseeker- *****PAID*****Shipped********Received 10/2
dennis_vallianos- *****PAID*****Shipped.....Received 10/2
Jersey- *****PAID*****Shipped
HvyDuty- *****PAID*****Shipped
Woodlvr- .....Out.....
Sylvanite- *****PAID*****Shipped
hilltopper46- *****PAID*****Shipped......Received 10/2

UPDATE 9.25.2006
Talked with Brian at CSUSA, he's still double checking availability against the order I sent him, but indicated our order should still ship out tomorrow. Airrat and Woodlvr have had followup communication, still waiting to hear from alamocdc and Greg Muller. Guys, your kits have been ordered, if for some reason you are needing to bail on this just let me know and I'll see about putting your kits out on the individual classifieds section. Thanks everyone for the participation- good turnout.
Few quick stats.....
total of 280 pens ordered, plus 49 sets of bushings. I did order an extra 40 threaded end caps in the rhodium finish that will work for Jr statesmen vII or Jr Gent vII- they're $2.25 apiece. If anyone needs a few let me know, otherwise I'll hang on to them.
Kits- Jr Gent most ordered, with a total of 104 in the various finishes. 2nd place, Jr Statesman vII with 59, then Gentelman with 43, Statesman with 35, 16 Emperors, 13 Imperials, 6 Jr Emperors, and 4 Lotus. Total order, $5,542.71.

UPDATE 9.27.2006
Package shipped today- took an extra day to get ready due to the request that they label each package. Bryan (CSUSA) indicated they don't deliver on Saturdays (UPS), so I arranged for 2 day delivery (I really want to get these all taken care of this weekend). I'll try to get as many of these out in Saturday's mail as possible, the rest should go Monday Morning. Several of you indicated an interest in any extra kits- Mike (wudlvr) is having some health issues so I'll have those available, and I still have not heard from Greg Muller so his might be available. I'll contact you guys in the sequence you e-mailed me once I now Greg's Status, but Friday at the latest, and see what interest there is in these specific kits. Thanks again, everyone, for the participation.

update 9.30.2006
all packages shipped before local PO deadline of 12:00 with 4 exceptions- Wayneis, Teaclipper, RandBcrafts, and MarcPhillips your packages will be shipped Monday. I have delivery tracking confirmation numbers for everyone else- e-mail if you would like yours. These were all sent priority mail and insured. Thanks again, all.

Update 10.2.2006
:Last 4 packages shipped today, and it looks like some of you are receiving yours already. Please post back once you've rec'd your package and checked the contents, so I can update your status. Thanks again, everyone. Given it's my first time to strawboss one of these group buys, it went a lot smoother than I anticipated.

Tea Clipper · Sep 16, 2006

Woodlvr · Sep 16, 2006

Lyle,
Is the 100 pen kit minimum the number of pen kits combined of all of the different kits? I am interested in 5 to 10 pens but would like to know more before I commit. Thank you kindly. Mike

airrat · Sep 16, 2006

wudwrkr · Sep 16, 2006

Lyle,
It looks like the Paypal fees are built into the pricing is that correct? If I pay with a check, can I deduct the 3.5% off of the total then? Just making sure I understand before I make any commitments.

Thanks,

lwalden · Sep 16, 2006

you're correct, both the paypal fees and the insurance costs are added in to the pricing in the third column. If you're paying by check or money order, back out the 3.5% for the paypal fees.

Originally posted by wudwrkr
 Lyle,
It looks like the Paypal fees are built into the pricing is that correct? If I pay with a check, can I deduct the 3.5% off of the total then? Just making sure I understand before I make any commitments.

Thanks,

lwalden · Sep 16, 2006

the 100 is for the combined order, not for each individual type.....

Originally posted by Woodlvr
 Lyle,
Is the 100 pen kit minimum the number of pen kits combined of all of the different kits? I am interested in 5 to 10 pens but would like to know more before I commit. Thank you kindly. Mike

Kaspar · Sep 16, 2006

Lyle, I take it the insurance cost is the cost of insuring the combined shipment to you?

Also, we can add any insurance we would like to have when the individual shipments are sent to us, right?

The USPS insurance charges are listed here, should anyone need to look.

lwalden · Sep 16, 2006

I'll double check with Dario on the spreadsheet he sent me, but I believe this covered the cost of insurance to you, as well.

Originally posted by Kaspar
 Lyle, I take it the insurance cost is the cost of insuring the combined shipment to you?

Also, we can add any insurance we would like to have when the individual shipments are sent to us, right?

The USPS insurance charges are listed here, should anyone need to look.

Kaspar · Sep 16, 2006

Okay. Then if I send a MO, calculate the total using the final column of prices and then knock off 3.5 percent. Got it.

Orgtech · Sep 16, 2006

Yarael · Sep 17, 2006

TheHeretic · Sep 17, 2006

wayneis · Sep 17, 2006

jjenk02 · Sep 17, 2006

Marc Phillips · Sep 17, 2006

050-4151 10K===== RB====7.99===5.99===6.40

I can't seem to get this ordering system... sorry. I want 10 of the 050-4151 kits with bushings...

Is the below the correct way using this format?

====Gentleman========| |===Jr Gent========= |
Go-Go-10-10-Tn-Tn-Gt | | Go-Go-10-10-Tn-Tn-JG |
FP-RB-FP-RB-FP-RB-BU | | FP-RB-FP-RB-FP-RB-BU |
=====================| | =====================|
00/00/00/00/00/00/00 | | 00/00/00/10/00/00/01 |

I was also wondering if anyone knows if this is a problem still with the CSUSA kits?

http://www.penturners.org/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=17543

lwalden · Sep 17, 2006

yep, you got it right. Thanks- we'll get you added on.

Originally posted by Marc Phillips
 050-4151 10K===== RB====7.99===5.99===6.40

I can't seem to get this ordering system... sorry. I want 10 of the 050-4151 kits with bushings...

Is the below the correct way using this format?

====Gentleman========| |===Jr Gent========= |
Go-Go-10-10-Tn-Tn-Gt | | Go-Go-10-10-Tn-Tn-JG |
FP-RB-FP-RB-FP-RB-BU | | FP-RB-FP-RB-FP-RB-BU |
=====================| | =====================|
00/00/00/00/00/00/00 | | 00/00/00/10/00/00/01 |

Marc Phillips · Sep 18, 2006

Thanks Lyle ....

Dario · Sep 18, 2006

Originally posted by lwalden
 I'll double check with Dario on the spreadsheet he sent me, but I believe this covered the cost of insurance to you, as well.

Originally posted by Kaspar
 Lyle, I take it the insurance cost is the cost of insuring the combined shipment to you?

Also, we can add any insurance we would like to have when the individual shipments are sent to us, right?

The USPS insurance charges are listed here, should anyone need to look.

Click to expand...

Lyle,

As I mentioned, you can revise the factors I used on the worksheet.

That said, yes...I added the insurance from CSUSA and to the participants on my original. Note that it works good on orders that are $100.00 or more...but you will loose money on orders less than that. In the end, it did even out for me.

The items you included are really good but judging the qty you have to work with, you will have a monumental task ahead of you. In behalf of the participants, I thank you and bid you good luck!!!

twoofakind · Sep 18, 2006

===Imperial=== |===Statesman=== | ===Gentleman========
Go-Go-Tn-Tn-IM | Go-Go-Tn-Tn-ST | Go-Go-10-10-Tn-Tn-Gt
FP-RB-FP-RB-BU | FP-RB-FP-RB-BU | FP-RB-RP-RB-FP-RB-BU
======================================================
00/01/00/00/01 | 00/01/00/00/01 | 00/01/00/00/00/00/00

This should be three pen and two bushings. The total should be $88.30 just let me know when and where to send the money. Thanks for doing this for us by the way. I joined the forum right after the last one and thought I would have to wait a long time before another one.
Andy

Jim15 · Sep 18, 2006

randbcrafts · Sep 18, 2006

Jerryconn · Sep 18, 2006

Kaspar · Sep 18, 2006

Kaspar · Sep 18, 2006

BTW, what's the timeline here?

The buy closes on Thursday. Then what?

lwalden · Sep 18, 2006

Since we're now comfortably over the 100 pen minimum, I'll start sending out invoice/payment instructions to those that have signed on. Cutoff 6:00pm Thursday, I'll compile the last of the info, try last minute contact for anyone not having paid, and place the order with CSUSA Friday. I'd hope they would ship the following Monday, I'd receive Wed earliest, likely Thurs or Friday, get everything sorted and repackaged that weekend, and out in the mail to everyone the following Monday and Tuesday.(at least, that's the current plan[

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Originally posted by Kaspar
 BTW, what's the timeline here?

The buy closes on Thursday. Then what?

wudwrkr · Sep 18, 2006

Lyle,
Here is what I would like:
====Gentleman========|
Go-Go-10-10-Tn-Tn-Gt |
FP-RB-FP-RB-FP-RB-BU |
=====================|
02/00/02/00/00/02/01 |

I believe that will come to 96.65. Please send me an invoice and I will send you payment through PayPal.

Thanks!

Bartstar · Sep 19, 2006

Lyle,

Here's my order - And I'll pay via Paypal.

If I understand your shorthand - GO is for Rhodium with 22K accents -
I'd like to get 10 Jr Gent Rollerballs in Rhodium with 22k accents and with screw caps please (if available). I'd also like 5 Jr Statesman Rollerball in Rhodium with 22K accents.

Thanks
Bart

lwalden · Sep 19, 2006

Just clarifying- these are all vII Jrs. And yes, GO is for Rhodium/22K

Originally posted by Bartstar
 Lyle,

Here's my order - And I'll pay via Paypal.

If I understand your shorthand - GO is for Rhodium with 22K accents -
I'd like to get 10 Jr Gent Rollerballs in Rhodium with 22k accents and with screw caps please (if available). I'd also like 5 Jr Statesman Rollerball in Rhodium with 22K accents.

Thanks
Bart

alamocdc · Sep 19, 2006

Okay, I'm a dead man, but here goes.
===Statesman== |
Go-Go-Tn-Tn-St |
FP-RB-FP-RB-BU |
================
00/04/04/02/00 |

twoofakind · Sep 19, 2006

I forgot to mention that I will be using paypal if you need to know, just let me know when.
Thanks Again,
Andy

mewell · Sep 19, 2006

Code:

Here goes:

Jr. Gentleman vII======Reg===Disc===fees & Ins
4 - 050-0353 Rhod/22K RB===13.80==10.35==11.04 (Threaded)
2 - 050-0354 Rhod/22K FP===17.85==13.39==14.28 (Threaded)
4 - 050-4153 Titanium RB===12.50===9.38==10.00 (Tapered)
2 - 050-4154 Titanium FP===17.99==13.49==14.40 (Tapered)

====Gentleman========| |======Jr Gent=========|
Go-Go-10-10-Tn-Tn-Gt | | Go-Go-10-10-Tn-Tn-JG |
FP-RB-FP-RB-FP-RB-BU | | FP-RB-FP-RB-FP-RB-BU |
=====================| | =====================|
00/00/00/00/00/00/00 | | 02/04/00/00/02/04/00 |

No bushings needed - thanks for getting this together.
Mark

OKLAHOMAN · Sep 19, 2006

GregMuller · Sep 19, 2006

johnnycnc · Sep 19, 2006

Kaspar · Sep 20, 2006

C'mon you guys. Pony up. I need those kits ASAP. [

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TBone · Sep 20, 2006

ncseeker · Sep 20, 2006

dennis_vallianos · Sep 20, 2006

jersey · Sep 20, 2006

CSUSA Group buy ... closed

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