RE: Is this sundial business 'genuine', or not?

[William Irvine]

Thanks to the people who responded, either direct to this Mailing
List - or had E-mailed to me privately, with their own comments.

Based on those replies, I contacted "Sunclocks" to ask why their
price was so low (compared with the people acting as Distributors
for them) - as well as why they show so many 'negative' details
on their website, telling people about dangers of Human Sundials.


I will not give away the 'secret' here, (as you can always contact
them yourselves if you want) - but it appears that they exploit a
'loophole' in Scottish Law, which allows them to make much greater
profits by persuading customers NOT to purchase, but seemingly it
only works if their advertised price does not go above 20 Pounds.

Apparently, that is why their website says that the price will be
permanently FIXED at this level - and would never be increased at
any time in the future, no matter what happens to 'inflation'.

Doug Hunt explained their overseas Distributors get customized
Plans at the same low cost, and choose their own selling prices
to suit 'local markets' - while "Sunclocks" profit from persons
who do NOT buy, so this is a "win-win" situation for everybody.


Because each "Sunclock" layout will automatically become its own
'advert' (particularly those in public locations), the business
is basically guaranteed a 'chain reaction' of enquiries - plus
they make money regardless of whether any person buys, or not!

After looking at hundereds of pictures on their website (as they
say themselves "from Australia to Alaska and Tasmania to Tibet"),
I now understand why it is such a world-wide success - and they
do not even need to supply a 'physical' product, since all sets
of customized Plans are simply 'down-loaded' via their website.

However, as Frank King indicated in his reply, some unscrupulous
people try 're-selling' those Plans (or even making counterfeit
copies, under their own name) - but that just annoys people who 
buy them, as the 'Latitude & Longitude' will be wrong so all the
measurements plus layout instructions would not apply either.


Many thanks, also, to those people who gave me suggestions about
various means of making an income from sundials - for example by
giving some 'lectures', as I prefer not to work in stone/metal.

As far as my own 'paying hobby' is concerned, I might just try
painting some "Sunclocks" on school playgrounds - because other
businesses already do it, making hundreds of Pounds each time!


Sincerely,

Bill Irvine.


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RE: easy drawing a vertical sundial

[Dave Bell]

Now, THIS is a really cool device!

I probably won’t buy one, but I really like the idea.

Some reservations about the execution – accuracy/precision, repeatability, 
long-term buildup of erased ink, but hopefully, the developers have those 
issues all worked out (or will by delivery time!)

 

Dave

 

From: sundial [mailto:sundial-boun...@uni-koeln.de] On Behalf Of Th. Taudin 
Chabot
Sent: Wednesday, July 11, 2018 5:47 AM
To: sundial@uni-koeln.de
Subject: easy drawing a vertical sundial

 

Ever wondered how to easy draw a vertical sundial?
Look at:
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Thibaud



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easy drawing a vertical sundial

[Th. Taudin Chabot]

Ever wondered how to easy draw a vertical sundial?
Look at:
https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/scribit-turn-your-wall-into-a-wonderwall-design?utm_content=campaigns_one_column1_cta_source=sailthru_medium=email_campaign=bck-07112018weekly#/
Thibaud

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