From the last post of Doom's before he locked that thread:
Regarding your confusion, there still remains the possibility that a homemade, though you stated you tested it, may not function upon arrival at the buyer's location. While you may not be to blame, the buyer may feel otherwise and may even go as far as questioning whether the homemade functioned in the first place. My earlier statements were not to imply that you'd be putting together garbage soakers and trying to pass them off, rather I was thinking as a consumer who is about to spend a good chunk of money on something being built somewhere else pretty much on trust. Buying a Doom-crafted homemade may be nice, but after laying down $55.50 USD+, I'd want to feel that it's a safe investment and my interest in whether you start a store or not depends on that.As for guarantees, all guns will be tested. I'd never go so low as to ship out a non-functional gun. I am confused as to why someone would think I would do such a thing. Building time will depend on my available time. Remember, this isn't a factory. If I got an order however, I pretty much could guarantee it would be done in a month during spring and summer.
Again, this is only a poll looking for interest. All of these concerns would have been addressed even if they weren't brought up. I have been asked many times about starting this business and I wouldn't have expressed interest in this topic unless I had it worked out. This topic is now locked because apparently no one realized that. The poll should still be functional.
Your choice to lock the thread due to the concerns being presented is questionable. The concerns (mine and others) actually do show that there is interest in your store concept, but for it to fly, these initial concerns shouldn't be pushed aside. If someone said they were wondering whether they should build a soaker site, interest in it would really depend on how the site is done, not just because it would be a new soaker site. Same goes for a homemade soaker store -- it's all about how it is done. If everything was 'worked out', then you should not get worked up regarding the concerns raised since those should have already been considered and you should have solid answers to them.
At any rate, your site.. your potential store... you do as you wish.
'nuff said.
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