Skippy SH13
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All,
Most of you know I have tip protectors for pin pointers manufactured (Which is actually more pricey than you'd think..costs me several hundred bucks a batch!), and I offer them close to cost to folks on Ebay (I do make a few bucks, to cover my time and give me some reason to actually keep selling them.)
These tip protectors are currently offered only in BLACK, because that's the material that I originally prototyped and tested. Talking with my supplier, we've worked out that the material can also be produced in RED without compromising any material integrity (it's amazing that colors CAN compromise, but totally makes sense, when you get down to the chemistry of coloring materials).
Here's the thing, though... while the costs would be "about" the same (not enough to raise end user costs), it does mean I'd have to get another shipment. That means hundreds of dollars in investment for a product that might not sell. I'm currently sitting on product inventory now, for example, that will take 4 months of selling to finally break even on the TRX series. I have to be careful with that kind of investment.
I'm trying to gauge whether or not there'd be interest in a tip protector that was RED. Personally, I'd only want it on a black pin pointer (such as the TRX, Pro Pointer, or Pro Find... but don't know how other folks feel).
Any one care to chime in? The tip protectors are the ones shown in the pictures (if you want one, btw, just type in "pinpointer tip protector" on eBay, and they'll pop right up... mine are the ones that are sold in sets of 3, so you never have to order another one. LOL).
Here's the pictures:
Most of you know I have tip protectors for pin pointers manufactured (Which is actually more pricey than you'd think..costs me several hundred bucks a batch!), and I offer them close to cost to folks on Ebay (I do make a few bucks, to cover my time and give me some reason to actually keep selling them.)
These tip protectors are currently offered only in BLACK, because that's the material that I originally prototyped and tested. Talking with my supplier, we've worked out that the material can also be produced in RED without compromising any material integrity (it's amazing that colors CAN compromise, but totally makes sense, when you get down to the chemistry of coloring materials).
Here's the thing, though... while the costs would be "about" the same (not enough to raise end user costs), it does mean I'd have to get another shipment. That means hundreds of dollars in investment for a product that might not sell. I'm currently sitting on product inventory now, for example, that will take 4 months of selling to finally break even on the TRX series. I have to be careful with that kind of investment.
I'm trying to gauge whether or not there'd be interest in a tip protector that was RED. Personally, I'd only want it on a black pin pointer (such as the TRX, Pro Pointer, or Pro Find... but don't know how other folks feel).
Any one care to chime in? The tip protectors are the ones shown in the pictures (if you want one, btw, just type in "pinpointer tip protector" on eBay, and they'll pop right up... mine are the ones that are sold in sets of 3, so you never have to order another one. LOL).
Here's the pictures:
