Marcos Maniacs

Hi all,
     Having started the thread along with Paul Dransfields' very 
useful info, I feel I should have let everybody know what I had found
out.........nothing.......I could not get a hold of Colin ......
calling 3 times in all........however... Jeff ,I think getting a UK 
contact would be a good idea.......and count me in for both front and
rear glass.
        Cheers Dave #5577







--- In MarcosManiacs@y..., pauldransfield@i... wrote:
> Hi Jeff,
>  
> A large component of the delay in acquiring the two screens for Ron 
and me
> was due to the reluctance of the manufacturer to produce only a 
couple of
> screens. Undoubtedly, if an order came in for 5 front screens and 5 
rear
> screens or more, the order would receive greater attention. 
>  
> It was a personal choice, to limit the total cost, to clear customs 
myself
> and take delivery of the crate (in our case from a bonded warehouse 
located
> at the Toronto airport even though it came by sea) with the aid of a 
truck
> owned by a friend of Ron. For a price, I'm sure we could have 
arranged to
> have the crate delivered to our doorstep. However, the clearing and
> transportation cost from the warehouse would have been 
disproportionately
> higher than the shipping cost. That's probably on of the reasons why 
Mike
> Denman had such a high total cost, which by my calculator was around 
3 times
> the price paid by Ron and I.
>  
> Regards,
>                 Paul
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jeff Caraway [mailto:DovenWolf@c...]
> Sent: June 17, 2002 1:03 PM
> To: MarcosManiacs@y...
> Subject: RE: [MarcosManiacs] Marcos Glass!!!
> 
> 
>  
> 1.        The size of the crate required to transport two screens 
was quite
> large, around 4 feet long, 3 feet high and 2 feet wide. 
> Great information! Thanks Paul!
>  
> 2.    It would make sense to order all the screens at the same time, 
but
> have them crated and shipped in groups depending on final 
destination. The
> shipping cost is based on volume and weight so it wouldn't cost much 
more to
> separate them that way, bearing in mind that my crate was bearly 
manageable
> by two people.
>  
> 2.        By shipping them to their final destinations directly, 
Canadian
> purchasers, for instance, would not have to incur two customs costs 
etc. and
> the coordinator wouldn't have to be concerned about forwarding the 
screens
> on, which would increasing the cost substantially.
> I agree with both of these points! It would certainly be more 
efficient and
> cost effective to have them shipped directly to the end 
destinations.
>  
> 3.        The biggest problem I had was getting the screens made and 
having
> them available for shipping. That took months. Months!!! The shipper 
I used
> had them in my hands about two weeks after they were available. Once 
they
> arrive, clearing customs is a snap and pickup straightforward as 
long the
> truck is large enough.
> Do you think if we get together a large enough order, they will 
expedite the
> manufacturing process? I can understand it taking a while on a 
one-off
> order, but maybe it will get more attention if there are several 
involved.
> Oh... and did it come directly to you, or did you have to pick it up 
at some
> importation point (since you made the "clearing customs" statement?
>  
> Colin Feyerabend is the appropriate person to contact regarding the 
ordering
> of the screens but it wouldn't hurt if someone else was available in 
the UK
> to expedite matters. And for those with plastic rear screens mulling 
it
> over, the glass ones are significantly, significantly, better and it 
would
> be well worth the cost of joining this venture, particularly as the 
cost
> would probably be somewhat less than if one was acquired later by 
itself.
> I agree here too. It would be most helpful if we had someone in the 
UK to
> "supervise" matters.
>  
> Anyone else want to add to this?
>  
> Jeff
> #8052
>  
>  
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jeff Caraway [mailto:DovenWolf@c...]
> Sent: June 17, 2002 9:29 AM
> To: MarcosManiacs@y...
> Subject: [MarcosManiacs] Marcos Glass!!!
> Hi All,
> I have watched the glass threads "unravel" here and thought that we 
might
> need some organization here to get this going. (Please excuse me, if 
I step
> on anyone's toes!)
>  
> OK, to get this glass thing sorted out....
>  
> First:
> Do we want to place a group order for front and back Marcos glass?
> Everyone that is interested, please reply to this thread marked 
"Marcos
> Glass". (We have replies in so many threads, I lost track!)
>  
> Second:
> If so, who wants to handle the interface with Colin?
> As I see it, we may need someone in the UK to be the point man with 
Colin
> (and keep the pressure on), and someone over here to coordinate 
efforts on
> this side.
>  
> Third:
> We need to find out if they are attainable. (The person in charge of 
the
> contact with Colin should be able to find this answer)
>  
> Forth:
> We really need to get an estimate in US dollars of how much it is 
going to
> cost to get the things over here, so everyone knows what they're up 
for.
> (This includes a manufacturing estimate, customs (if applicable?), 
and
> shipping to the US)
> Part of this would be the need to figure out if we want to have them 
shipped
> to one location in the US, and sort them out here. Or have them 
shipped to
> each location from the UK.
>  
> Am I forgetting anything????
>  
> Jeff
> #8052
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