Module Of The Month club proposal

[Troy Sheets]

Do the first 10 modules only cost a penny?

Sounds like an interesting idea... as long as some crazy modules are 
available beyond your typical vcf/vco/eg/vca stuff.  I would like to
see a schedule, like, "By month 6, the signal multiplier will be available"

And these are module kits?  

-troy


> 
> Paul Schreiber has asked me to "re-pitch" my Module Of The Month (MOTM) idea
> here on AH to see how much interest there really is.  So without further
> adieu....
>                                   MOTM
> 
> Synthesis Technologies would make available a module "subscription", along
> the lines of some book clubs.  When signing up for MOTM, the customer would
> choose a case size, and commit to buying modules, one a month, until that
> case was filled.  Naturally, payment can be accelerated as desired, and the
> customer could request a "break" in service.  This isn't Columbia House. :-)
> (n.b. not meaning to defame Columbia House, or imply any policies they might 
> hold.)  Paul gets a very clear idea of the level of interest up front, and
> the customer gets the fun of anxiously awaiting the next module in the series
> every month.
> 
> Here's the process in more detail:
> * Customer chooses a case w/power supply.  This will likely be either a wooden
>   case holding 10-12 modules, or a rack box holding 6-8 modules.  Customer
> must
>   pay for the case at this time, and is entered into the MOTM club.  Maybe
> joining
>   the MOTM club could give you a discount....
> * Modules are all of a standard size (possibly 1/2 modules available as well.
>   Full module kits can be ordered, and are standard for the MOTM club.  Others
>   can buy just PCBs at regular prices.
> * For the first few months, the customer receives the "core" set of modules.
>   At first, this will simply be the first modules that are ready. :-)  The
>   customer pays for the modules as they arrive (invoiced), or automatically
>   throught credit card debit.  Members get a fairly substantial price break,
>   since they've committed to buying a full case of modules.
> * For non MOTM members, the module would be available at a slight discount
>   during its "first month", to encourage sales.  Modules not currently
> featured
>   can always be bought at normal price.  Some special modules may never be
>   featured, if Paul can't do a big enough run for whatever reason.
> * At any time, a MOTM member should be able to buy any modules needed, with
> those
>   modules reducing the "commitment" count.  This makes sense, since if your
> case
>   can only hold 10 modules, you shouldn't be forced to buy more. :-)
> 
> These modules are expected to cost around $100us, and will include everything
> except resistors and capacitors (why, I don't know, but that's the deal).
> Some
> modules will cost more, the 100 mark is just an estimate.
> 
> Oh yeah, and I don't work for Paul Screiber, nor do I have any connection
> to him
> other than belonging to some of the same lists.  I do plan to join the MOTM
> club,
> if it becomes available, however. :-)
> 
> So what do you all think?  Could such a plan work?  How many of you would be
> willing to do this?  I mean really willing, not just think it sounds cool.
> I think it sounds like a lot of fun, but if there's not enough interest in the
> "automatic purchase" thing, we might have to settle for a gutted version of
> the system.  Maybe something where the first month a module appears, it's at
> a discount, then the price goes up a bit.  This would encourage promptness in
> buying for serious customers, but keep the commitment level down.
> 
> 
> -------------------------------
> Dan Higdon (hdan at charybdis.com)
> http://www.charybdis.com/~hdan
> 
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