The Mike New Technics Bearing

[Tiff_Needle]

Oh, bullocks. .. let me know if you decide to produce a new batch.

[Mike_New]

Hi Bollocks, sorry Johnathan,
It's really amazing; when folks think that the Bearing will no longer be available then everyone comes out of the woodwork saying they want one!!!
Everyone seems to sit on the fence thinking they will buy it next month or the year after.
I have had to decline payment from 4 potential customers!!!!
So I guess what I will need to do is to offer the same deal that I did 18 months ago.
People pay up-front a deposit of $300.00 and when I have 18 takers I will commence making them. This worked last time but it did take about 8 weeks to get the money in.
Are there enough people out there to make this work again????
Please indicate your intentions.

[Audio Al]

Are you and (The Mike New Technics Bearing now at MCRU ) still a item ?

Does Dave still stock your products ?

[allthingsanalogue]

Hi Bollocks, sorry Johnathan,
It's really amazing; when folks think that the Bearing will no longer be available then everyone comes out of the woodwork saying they want one!!!
Everyone seems to sit on the fence thinking they will buy it next month or the year after.
I have had to decline payment from 4 potential customers!!!!
So I guess what I will need to do is to offer the same deal that I did 18 months ago.
People pay up-front a deposit of $300.00 and when I have 18 takers I will commence making them. This worked last time but it did take about 8 weeks to get the money in.
Are there enough people out there to make this work again????
Please indicate your intentions.

eeeeek!

I'm now wondering after buying mine, should I buy a spare one? Would I need a spare? Will I kick myself If I don't?

ATB

Andrew, Norfolk, UK.

[allthingsanalogue]

Are you and (The Mike New Technics Bearing now at MCRU ) still a item ?

Does Dave still stock your products ?

No disrespect to Dave @ MCRU but I bought mine from Mike direct. It was cheaper and that was that.

[CageyH]

The bearing is so well engineered that I think the rest of the TT will wear out before the bearing.

[Mike_New]

Hi Folks,
Dave Brooks of MRCU no longer sells my Bearings. So all sales are now direct from me
this way I can control the price and sell where I want to.

[Marco]

Good news on the bearings, Mike. The problem is, mate, you don’t discuss them enough or encourage people to buy them: you just sit back and except the orders to fly in!!

Like I’ve said before, you need to be more proactive, in terms of promoting your products, which means using your sub-forum in the trade room to advertise [hint, hint], offering special promotions now and then [i.e. giving members an incentive to buy, other than the fact that ‘it’s a great bearing’, and so will sell itself - no it won't], and more importantly, engaging with the membership throughout on the forum, particularly during discussions involving modifying the Technics, even if your bearing isn’t the actual topic of discussion.

In short, you need to be ‘seen’ more by members as a core part of the AoS community, not simply a fleeting visitor, who pops in now and again when he feels like it….. Take a leaf out of Stan’s book. As ever, merely some constructive and friendly advice, designed to help

Oh, and in some other news, MCRU has been permanently banned from the forum, for inappropriate behaviour and business practices. There will be an announcement on this in due course (probably tomorrow). Please don’t ask for details here, as none will be forthcoming. All will be explained in a separate thread later, where you will have the opportunity to comment.

Marco.

[Mike_New]

Thanks for the advice Marco.
I really have always tried not to appear to pushy as I felt this was not the thing to do but I will try to give myself a higher profile.

[Marco]

There’s a difference, Mike, between being ‘too pushy’, and laid-back to the point of comatose!

Seriously though, as you’ve just seen, as soon as you give people a reason to buy, by reigniting their interest in your bearings, that’s precisely what happens: they want to buy…. So yes, a much higher profile here would be of more benefit to you, and to AoS. Essentially, don’t be so much of a stranger

Now, please, pop along to your sub-forum and ‘open your shop’ by posting there and introducing the possibility of a new batch of bearings, just as you outlined earlier.

Marco.