> From: "Bill Arnold" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Thanks, Stephen. > > The 2nd one, fastpartsinc, got my attention because I really like their > website layout. So I called their # and spoke with Bob. > > We got past the shipping-around-the-world problem (not a problem, lots > of shippers do it), but he mentioned what he sees to be a show stopper: > cars mfg'd overseas don't match cars mfg'd here; that is, a '68 Ford > Falcon's parts aren't the same between here, and say, Pakistan.
Like that is a deal breaker :) He would do better dealing with Cuba where all those fords and Chevy's are USA mfg. Do you think that they are striving for a world market or just a USA/Canada/Mexico arena? Lastly can you get in trouble for shipping auto parts to Pakistan? <g> > Good link though, because this guy knows the business and hooking my guy > and him up is probably the best course of action for me to handle this > situation. I would have preferred putting him in touch with a VFP > developer, but I guess nobody is working in that dept. The site looked like they had it all going on! > My overly simply concept, which may still have some applicability, is > for a yard like this guy's to take electronic photos of each car in his > lot and put the photos up on the web with just make/model data for > searching - and let searchers find him and call for more info about the > specific car of interest. Not a 100% solution by any means, but a big > step better than nothing. Your kidding right? Who the hell wants to go out in the mud in your neck of the woods between Halloween and say Easter? You want the system to tell you what you have out there, and what has been removed. They have that data easily accessed by a local repair shop in Georgia. > Then I stepped into blue skies <s> and imagined him having a set of > cameras around the yard, on poles, say, with remote users in India > aiming the cameras to take closer looks at cars in his yard. Put down the crack pipe Bill. > In a way, I see this as an interesting application - because it's easy > to imagine someone in Oshkosh with a car that only needs one part to get > running, but can't find that part. Will those cameras be able to pop open the hood and verify that the coil is still present as well as the rest of the electronic ignition? Or does this guy specialize in fenders, hoods, and side molding and anything under the hood is just a bonus to sell? _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
