thats right lets all put in a 1000 bucks and start ourselves a onlline mercedes benz product company ^_^
that way we ourselves can get stuff really cheap as well as maybe turn over alil profit ^_^

iono jus brainstorming any opinions welcome

 

haha.....good idea though....but there will be many conflicts, such as management wise, pay-wise and others..

Lets say that 100 join in, we get 100,000.

Put it to good use, and we might be able to come out with many products for C classes

 

yah i think it would be cool and so lil invested
i think we would have to set up some kind of system of doing things thats for sure..but with planning and brainstorming of all these smart pplz on this forum im sure we could figure somthing out..unfortuneltly im not that smart:P so someone would have to come up with all the details. and from there we all could discuss how things should be done.

but with only a small investment ($1000 to 3000) each person and plus with knowledge and luv for mercedes im positive that we could do very good...

40 members join in just c class alone put in 2,500 u.s each...
thats 90 G's with 30 busineess associates..not bad and alot of money to work with ....

 

What if you all chip in and put a dyno in my garage and you guys can use it!

 

hahaha awww no....:P

 

you're assuming i'd save more than $1000 on MB products. not likely.

 

well the primary point of this is to turn over profit...

n ew ayz i jus curious of your guys opinion i wasnt really serious just thinking..

 

session...

i suppose this concept is not for you to save 1000 with this current car, but with all future mercedes.

if we seriously sit down and think of it...it might be possible..

 

Good idea but not practical. Investing 1k each between 100 people.... that is 100 people to split your profits with. I would rather invest 50k somewhere else and make more money. Plus you would be up against the stiffest competition of established brand names. 100k won't cut it, you would need to start with a million atleast!

 

Great idea! I'll hold the money.

 

my thoughts exactly.

$100,000 might be enough to start an online baseball card vendor, but not an auto parts store.

 

gimpy yah you have a point i guess you would no more about this then i ...though still your suggesting putting 50,000 into sumthing else but u cant compare it to what im saying...

i am jus implying if we all put out like $2000 into it the investment is minor..chump change really compared to a large investment which can turn ugly. though yes profit would be cut into very small peices..but having alot of owners could be a benefit
since we all have some information of what we like in our benz's this could be a good thing where this businees relies on customers tastes...
and since we are saving money on our upgrades (since we get discounts or course) 2 G;s or 1 wutever.. to drop aint that bad.
i think we all have things we could contribute to a business since we all come from different walks of life

keep in mind i am not fully thinking this through just making peoples think..and generating ideas

 

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Just feeling out and getting a readout is how most good businesses start. I am not trying to knock you, just trying to be practical. Some of the best ideas are the ones that no one else likes in the beginning. We will see where this goes, if everyone else jumps on, I will be willing to.

 

definitely practicality is needed and thats one of the componets we need to be successful..i think the more thoughts and opinons generated the better.

"Just feeling out and getting a readout is how most good businesses start" -gimpy

-i think so too, though i have no experience in online stores and barely have a clue what we could offer in terms of products ,
nor how much dollars are involved to start somthing like this up
it seems like $100,000 U.S would be sufficient in starting one up but like i say i am not too sure..thats not my specialty maybe someone else would know these details...

in order for this to start up we must all believe to some extent(risk of 1 to 2 grand) that this has potential to make profit as well as benefit the people who invest in it.

then we must have people who can step up and generate questions and ideas so we can get the ball rolling and really come up with a blue print on exact details on how this is going to work. for now we need someone with business experience and fully understands our goal as well fully understands how much financially it will be to start somthing like this up. i am not that person ..im just the idea guy :P but for the most part decisions are made by the investors
if 40 people joined and each put in 2.5 Grand thats 100 grand
and profits are split accordingly thats still not bad if we can market good products which i think we could due to our devotion to our toyz ^_^ as well as im sure we could all come to agreements with less then 50 members n e more i think it would be difficult,,but then again thats my opinion.

plz any one with advice/critiscm/coments is very welcome


ok so far theres two peoples willing to put money down
thats around $4000

 

You do realise that to be distributors for a lot of products, you have to commit to several thousand $$s alone for just one product. Needless to say, it can be very very expensive. Big companies such as Performance Products have enough money to cover the overhead costs and can afford to spend that kind of money without making a profit for a while.

Formymercedes.com also has a decent amount of things, especially for the M-class.

 

hey your from B.C too? cool

ne wayz though i kind of realised what your saying already you have given me a clearer picture on how things run.
so where does that leave this idea?
gutter maybe..but still what if we decided to go a more custom route...i checked out Performance products they have alotta stuff!
but still if we devoted on products just for C class and they were original and really cool(of course they would be since we are making them !) as well as priced right and made well quality wise why wouldn't they sell?.
i say we go for more quality over quantity as well as originality
even if we made only one product but it was original and very cool, priced right that alone could bring in alot of $$$

iono jus an idea

 

well..i believe theres a lot of C class owner on the forum who is not in NA....therefore, it is possible to market our product overseas. I am from Malaysia, and can cover Singapore too!

 

cool! thats what i mean all walks of life!
im sure we can all contribute in some aspect even if its just an idea its all welcome


so i guess this makes a potential $6000!

 

A Co-op is a fine idea. Hippies meet the 21st century! Pullies are more fun than sprouts. Unfortunately, MB parts are not in the garden. This would be a big buck endeavor, frought with risk. On the plus side, we'd be obliged to attend SEMA and leave our mark on Vegas.

 

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