Hi John We plan to bring in stock in (some) bulk, with the intention being that orders will be fulfilled from stock.
We will only have a web presence, as IMHO a physical shop will only drive up the price. However, there's no reason Christchurch dwellers can't pick up from us and save them being shipped across town. Defective equipment will be swapped out, the length of warranty we provide will depend on what OpenMoko's terms are. We would swap a defective unit with stock held locally. The defective one would likely be sent back to OpenMoko for repair, but the customer shouldn't have to wait for that. As for price, that will depend on OpenMoko's distributor pricing structure, but I expect we will be able to provide pricing similar or better than purchasing from overseas yourself after shipping is considered. I can't see the benefit in a no-competition arrangement, especially given the niche market of this phone at this time, and it's not really something I'd be interested in anyway - if you can't compete without forcing others out of the marketplace using unfair tactics, you don't deserve to compete at all. Cheers, Jasper On Wed, Jul 09, 2008 at 02:06:28PM +1200, John Carter wrote: > On the surface, given that OpenMoko doesn't have the 900 in stock at > the moment, it would appear best to wait for Jasper's offering. > > However, maybe a decade or two in the computer industry has scarred me > and made me terribly cynical... > > I have often found this "Distributor" term has two very different > meanings. One Good, one Bad. > > A "Good distributor" means - > - imports in bulk > - provides local competency, > - with meat space sales, defective equipment swap out & service > - at round about same price as upstream manufacturers web shop > after postage&packaging. > > Or do you mean > - An empty warehouse "Just In Time" box-mover with no stock and no > competency > - only a web presence > - and a no competition / no grey market dealership arrangement > - that allows local dealer to put the price way up?" > > The one sort of distributor adds value for the consumer, the other > subtracts. > > Which sort are you planning to be? > > > On Tue, 8 Jul 2008, Jasper Bryant-Greene wrote: > >> The Neo FreeRunner is a standard GSM 900/1800/1900 unit and will operate >> on the NZ Vodafone network. >> >> Our company is currently in the process of becoming an official >> distributor and will likely be offering them in NZ very soon. More >> details on price etc shortly... >> >> -Jasper >> >> On Tue, Jul 08, 2008 at 06:04:21PM +1200, Andrew Sands wrote: >>> On Tue, 08 Jul 2008 11:00:33 John Carter wrote: >>> >>>> Question 3 to the Group: I'm planning on ordering one for myself, and >>>> would be prepared to go for a 10 pack if enough others are >>>> interested. Anybody else interested? >>> >>> John, >>> >>> If we can confirm the ability for the device to operate on local >>> networks "easily", then I'd join the list for two (2). >>> >>> Thanks and regards, >>> >>> Andrew >> > > > > John Carter
