Re: [GSAS-board] Turface Aquarium Substrate

[Erik Olson <erik@thekrib.com>]

Remember, though, I'm not the board... this is just a proposal/suggestion 
to the board from 'club member Erik'.  I don't want to step on anyone's 
toes!!

   - Erik

On Fri, 14 Mar 2008, Susan Welenofsky wrote:

> Wow, thanks Erik! I will bring the bags and sample with some water in like
> on Tuesday. I think I may need to move between ten and fourteen.
>
> Susan
>
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> Subject: Re: [GSAS-board] Turface Aquarium Substrate
>
> It would be very easy to put the bags of Turface in the auction at your
> cost, a fixed price, and I am sure that the board will approve treating it
> as a reimbursement (i.e., full price) instead of a 'sale' (60%) because
> you aren't making money on them to begin with, just providing a service to
> the membership like Larry is doing.  This is totally different than
> members selling their plants and old junk.  If it's treated as a service,
> like a group buy, it's OK that neither you nor the club makes (nor loses!)
> cash off it, right?
>
> Announce at the beginning that they're available, bring one bag + sample
> bucket out of the car so people can see what they're getting.  By then
> Larry's will be in peoples' tanks and folks will be reporting back on the
> list how they're working.
>
> How many bags do you still need takers on?  Just the ten?
>
>   - Erik
>
> On Fri, 14 Mar 2008, Paul Wallace wrote:
>
>> Susan:
>>
>> My condolences to your family.
>>
>> On the SMS/Turface question I am slightly confused.  When if the Turface
>> scheduled to arrive?  Can we cancel?
>>
>> I would like to keep the kitty litter in the auction to A) reach a wide
>> audience and B) Craigslist.  I believe the auction system can handle
>> "full price" items like the membership and would gladly support a motion
>> if this is deemed unusual.  I can also offer some storage space behind
>> the house so that this is a shared burden.
>>
>> -Paul
>>
>> On Fri, 14 Mar 2008, Susan Welenofsky wrote:
>>
>>> Board:
>>>
>>> I am just a bit disappointed that Larry decided to order after I set up
>>> having 40 bags shipped out. It would have been nice if he could have said
>>> something about getting Soilmaster after I said none was available on
> West
>>> Coast and had Lesco/John Deere bring out the new line from the East
> Coast.
>>>
>>> Since everyone has shifted to buying from Larry, I'm hoping that I won't
> get
>>> stuck with extra bags.
>>>
>>> I would like to drag the extra ten bags down for the auction and sell
> them
>>> out of my car. If I do the 60/40 split, I will lose money. Any
> suggestions?
>>> Can we do an announcement at the auction?
>>>
>>> Susan
>>
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