MOTM

Yee-haw!  Thanks for this, Paul.

And thanks to the other Paul, too!

Mike

--- In motm@yahoogroups.com, "paulhaneberg" <phaneber@o...> wrote:
> 
> Okay,  I've been keeping my mouth shut, but this has reached the 
> point where I'm going to pitch in.
> 
> It is my company that is doing order fulfillment for all module kits 
> with the exception of the VCOs and Power Supplies.
> 
> Of those modules that we are handling there are about 150 IN STOCK 
> right now and ready to ship.  We are building to a point where there 
> will be between 300 and 400 modules in stock.
> 
> While there is still the possibility of a delayed shipment due to a 
> parts shortage, Paul S. is making a major, major investment in parts 
> to make sure that does not happen.
> 
> All you naysayers have no idea of the complexity involved in an 
> operation like this.  Paul has to guess at the number of a given 
> module that will sell over a period of time and then try to figure 
> out when to order parts.  Some parts come in a few days.  Others can 
> take several months.  Paul has invested tens of thousands of dollars 
> in parts over the last few months so that everyone can get their 
> modules faster.  It costs money to have kits sitting on the shelf.  
> In mzny cases Paul might have to buy 50 panels or PCBs for a given 
> module in order to get the per module cost down low enough to make a 
> profit.  He might have to wait until 40 of those modules sell just 
> to recover his cost.  And now he is shelling out the additional 
> expense of having my company put kits together and ship them.
> 
> Paul could have gotten out of this business a long time ago.  It is 
> certainly not making him rich.  The main reason I got involved was 
> not to make money off of the situation, but to make sure that Synth 
> Tech stayed in business.  This was partly selfish as I am a big 
> customer as well.  Like the rest of you I can't wait to see some of 
> the new modules that will be coming out.  
> 
> To any of you who haven't ordered in a while, buy a module kit now 
> and then.  You can never have too many!  And you'll be surprised how 
> fast you get it.
> 
> Paul Haneberg