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Main => Main Forum => Topic started by: sdweim85 on September 26, 2013, 01:42:36 pm
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Anyone know if this is worth it.
I just wanted to create Dynamo style arcade control panels for some extra dough. Usually wood/plexi cost is about 20. And they sell for like 75.
I'm sure someone on here has done this before.
Worth pursuing?
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Anyone know if this is worth it. I just wanted to create Dynamo style arcade control panels for some extra dough. Usually wood/plexi cost is about 20. And they sell for like 75. I'm sure someone on here has done this before. Worth pursuing?
If you have a product people want, and you have the inspiration to see it through, then yes, it's certainly worth pursuing. (In fact, I have toyed with this idea myself as well, as I have recently started producing bartop, cocktail and pinball cabinets for the Canadian market.)
Just remember, it's as much your professional attitude, the speed at which you answer questions, respond to e-mails, and the quality of your personality when dealing with people - even the ones that give you challenge - as it is a quality product. That is what it takes to have a successful business.
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Make sure you spell out exactly what you provide as well as what kind of support you offer. :cheers:
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What does a "Dynamo style control panel" look like? ???
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Nope, not worth it.
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What does a "Dynamo style control panel" look like? ???
I meant Dynamo showcase.
http://wa1.images.onesite.com/capcom-unity.com/user/kagaden/showcase/converted/large/img_0452.jpg (http://wa1.images.onesite.com/capcom-unity.com/user/kagaden/showcase/converted/large/img_0452.jpg)
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test the waters by posting a mock craigslist ad.
no one is biting where i'm at. maybe its different where you are.
where are you?
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If you make the whole pedestal and stick a computer in there that people can put in front of their wall mounted flatscreen you may have some customers. But who is going to buy just a large control panel? ???
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test the waters by posting a mock craigslist ad.
Don't do this. If you don't have a product to sell, don't post on Craigslist. Feel free to post that you provide a service to build them, sure, but no "mock" ads.
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Where would you get that much wood and plexi for $20? Sign me up!
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test the waters by posting a mock craigslist ad.
no one is biting where i'm at. maybe its different where you are.
where are you?
I'm in NJ.
I wouldn't use Craigslist though. I would use Ebay, community forums such as this, IAMKLOV, and shoryuken where i already buy and sell items from people.
I would make them able to be broken down and shipped easier. Like ikea style.
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I'm in NJ. I wouldn't use Craigslist though. I would use Ebay, community forums such as this, IAMKLOV, and shoryuken where i already buy and sell items from people. I would make them able to be broken down and shipped easier. Like ikea style.
That's considered "flat pack" packaging. Check out Haruman's thread (http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,130522.0.html) and my personal thread (http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,133905.0/all.html) for some information and possibly inspiration.
Good luck!
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Lots of people getting into this supplier market, you need to come up with something original and unique.
WWW.Xtremepinball.com
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test the waters by posting a mock craigslist ad.
no one is biting where i'm at. maybe its different where you are.
where are you?
I wouldn't use Craigslist though.
Why no craigslist? I sell the bulk of my stuff there