[sdiy] Small Bear Electronics retiring
MTG
grant at musictechnologiesgroup.com
Fri Sep 24 03:08:50 CEST 2021
Just like the Monty Python Buying a Bed sketch,
"Excuse me, sir, but before I go, I ought to have told you that Mr
Verity does tend to exaggerate. Every figure he gives you will be ten
times too high. Otherwise he's perfectly all right."
On 9/23/2021 4:46 PM, James Coplin wrote:
> *5,000* square feet. That's a substantial amount of inventory.
>
> James
>
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> On Sep 23, 2021, at 6:36 PM, David G Dixon via Synth-diy
> <synth-diy at synth-diy.org <mailto:synth-diy at synth-diy.org>> wrote:
>
> I would imagine that his entire stock could easily be stored in a basement
> or large spare bedroom or garage. He said "500 sq ft warehouse" -- 500 sq
> ft is a room 22 x 22 ft -- in other words, a 2-car garage.
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> cheater cheater via Synth-diy
> Sent: Thursday, September 23, 2021 1:34 PM
> To: Peter Pearson
> Cc: Brian Willoughby; synth-diy mailing list
> Subject: Re: [sdiy] Small Bear Electronics retiring
>
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> The real value in the business is the cheap warehouse lease and the
> returning customers. A new business wouldn't have either, unless it really
> lucked out. The sourcing is likely an ongoing hassle.
>
> On Thu, Sep 23, 2021 at 7:56 PM Peter Pearson via Synth-diy
> <synth-diy at synth-diy.org> wrote:
>
>
> I fail to see how that would make selling his inventory easier. What
>
> you're trying to say is "I want his list of sources". Why don't you just
> ask? If he's retiring, it might not make much difference to him now.
>
>
> Time spent emailing about, packaging, and shipping parts orders
> is time
>
> that you aren't spending breadboarding new circuits and doing your own synth
> diy. If you make it your full-time job you'll probably stop doing diy
> entirely. Think about it.
>
>
> Anyway, really sad to see Small Bear go. I've ordered from them
> a bunch.
>
> Hope they have a long, fulfilling, and happy retirement.
>
>
> On Thu, Sep 23, 2021 at 1:38 PM Brian Willoughby
> <brianw at audiobanshee.com>
>
> wrote:
>
>
> Small Bear Electronics plans to stay in business and sell
> off the
>
> inventory. I suppose that may be harder than he imagines. Sharing the
> sourcing list would be a lot easier than selling the entire inventory
> (adding another shipping cost).
>
>
> There's always ad-hoc, where the first person who needs a
> strange part
>
> does a bulk order from a distributor, then shares the remaining inventory on
> a list like Synth DIY (assuming they don't mind re-packaging and shipping
> after collecting from others).
>
>
> Brian Willoughby
>
>
> On Sep 23, 2021, at 10:25, Peter Pearson
> <electrocontinuo at gmail.com>
>
> wrote:
>
> My personal $.02 is that the real savvy would be making
> enough money
>
> off such a venture that you can keep the business afloat and pay yourself
> and any employees a living wage at the same time. Not easy. As Dave Jones
> from the EEVblog likes to say, "inventory is the enemy of cash flow".
>
>
> Just guessing here but it's probably a few hundred grand
> worth of parts
>
> in total so the price of admission wouldn't be cheap either.
>
>
> On Thu, Sep 23, 2021 at 12:57 PM Brian Willoughby
>
> <brianw at audiobanshee.com> wrote:
>
> It seems that the business model is:
>
> Buy in bulk, maintain inventory, display inventory
> on web site, take
>
> and fulfill orders, price items to maintain business overhead, ship to happy
> customers (while dealing with customer support).
>
>
> I assume that anyone willing to do all of that labor
> could start a
>
> similar business. It doesn't seem necessary for the replacement to be called
> "Small Bear Electronics" or hold any relation.
>
>
> Perhaps the one key piece of business savvy to pass
> on would be: Where
>
> to source all of the parts that Small Bear carries.
>
>
> Brian Willoughby
>
> On Sep 23, 2021, at 08:09, David G Dixon via Synth-diy
>
> <synth-diy at synth-diy.org> wrote:
>
> It would be ideal if there were someone that he
> could pass the
> business off to, rather than just shutting it
> down. A succession
>
> plan, as it were.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ben Stuyts
> Sent: Wednesday, September 22, 2021 2:38 PM
>
> [CAUTION: Non-UBC Email]
>
> Just read this: Small Bear is retiring and
> shutting down the
>
> business.
>
> Selling down the inventory, so if you need
> something, be quick:
>
> https://smallbear-electronics.mybigcommerce.com/autumn-2021
> <https://smallbear-electronics.mybigcommerce.com/autumn-2021>/
>
> I've only ordered a once or twice from them
> (other side of the
> pond), but they have a great assortment of parts.
>
> Ben
>
>
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