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Calling all Vancouver/Lower Mainland/Canadian PCF Members!
I'm going to purchase some Lighted LED Dealer Buttons from @Gavin, and have them shipped to me in Chilliwack. If there is enough interest, I can organize a Group Buy to get lower prices and shared shipping costs to Canada.
Costs are TBD at this point (see below), but a package of two should hopefully be around $40 CDN or less if we can get the order level to multiples of 10 (I'm buying 2 sets). If someone local has a US Dollar Paypal account and/or a US mailing address that is willing to cross the border, we can reduce the costs substantially.
Who:
Battery duration test:
How much:
That depends on total number of units purchased. I'm hoping that they will be less than $40 CDN per pair to the Lower Mainland.
Why:
I'm taking expressions of interest for the next few weeks. If there's enough interest, I'm hoping to nail down the final cost, collect money and make the purchase around Feb 20. Delivery should take about a week to my place, then I'll distribute things in early March.
Cheers!
I'm going to purchase some Lighted LED Dealer Buttons from @Gavin, and have them shipped to me in Chilliwack. If there is enough interest, I can organize a Group Buy to get lower prices and shared shipping costs to Canada.
Costs are TBD at this point (see below), but a package of two should hopefully be around $40 CDN or less if we can get the order level to multiples of 10 (I'm buying 2 sets). If someone local has a US Dollar Paypal account and/or a US mailing address that is willing to cross the border, we can reduce the costs substantially.
Who:
- All Canadian PCF members, especially those in or around Vancouver/Lower Mainland
- For members in Vancouver, Fraser Valley, etc., I can arrange to meet you for delivery (preferably at a Runner Runner, Hitman, MP, LPL,, Cedar Ridge or other local game).
- For those outside the Lower Mainland, I'll use Canada Post padded mailers or cardboard package for final delivery.
- 68mm lighted dealer buttons (as described in https://www.pokerchipforum.com/threads/lighted-led-dealer-buttons-a-truman-sale.123082/)
- Each button can select one of 7 different colours, or you can select to scroll through the colours automatically
- Sold in pairs, with one charging cord (USB Micro B) per pair
- Battery range depends on colour selected, 2.7-7.3 hours (YMMV)
Battery duration test:
How much:
That depends on total number of units purchased. I'm hoping that they will be less than $40 CDN per pair to the Lower Mainland.
- Base price is $20 USD for two dealer buttons (including one charging cord).
- There will be some discount (TBD) available for multiple purchases (hence the group buy)
- Shipping to Canada will be minimum $32.20 USD (USPS SFRB), and maximum $75.15 USD (USPS LFRB), shared among all buyers
- There will be GST/PST of 13% on the purchase price (not including shipping), regardless of where in Canada you live
- Shipping to other parts of Canada will be at lowest available Canada post option - probably around $25-$30 CDN.
- I would prefer to use PayPal G&S for the buyer protection, so we would have to pay the 3.5% difference from F&F (plus the exorbitant PayPal Currency Exchange Fee, PayPal International Transaction fee and whatever other ridiculous fees that PayPal decides to tack on)
- If someone local (Lower Mainland) has a US Dollar PayPal account, and/or they have a US mailing address and are willing to cross the border in these turbulent times, we can reduce the costs (shipping, PayPal fees, brokerage fees, etc.) by a lot! Let me know if you can help out.
- Note that it is possible to buy them on eBay - the price there is $26 USD/pair plus around $18 USD shipping, but you'll likely also get hit with a $32+ CDN brokerage fee, depending on the carrier, and you'd still be on the hook for Paypal Currency Exchange/International Transaction fees and GST/HST. I think that a group buy would be cheaper.
Why:
- They are pretty cool (IMO)
- They are really easy to see on the table, especially in low ambient light (I've seen them in use at @Jeevansluck's game)
- Buying through a Group Buy will reduce per unit costs for purchase and shipping
I'm taking expressions of interest for the next few weeks. If there's enough interest, I'm hoping to nail down the final cost, collect money and make the purchase around Feb 20. Delivery should take about a week to my place, then I'll distribute things in early March.
Cheers!
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