[pct-l] try before buy - UL backpacks

[Bruce Harvey]

Vendors who participate in ADZPCTKO might be amenable to trial use  
during the kickoff, with trial time limits specific to the product.   
That would enable prospective customers to make a loaded trial tramp  
around the park, or possibly single day border to Morena tramp.  It  
worked for me a few years ago- had a one-night trial use of a tent.


On Mar 16, 2009, at 11:47 AM, ralbach at austin.rr.com wrote:

> So to further stoke the flames of discussion...
>
> I work for a vendor of specialized computer security equipment and we
> provide eval equipment all the time prior to purchase. However I do
> recognize that we deal with established entities and the costs are
> typically in 6 figures meaning we don't mess around.
>
> I was just imagining an evaluation pool of inventory that folks  
> could use.
> I know the accounting practices behind this so to some degrees it  
> is moving
> the burden off inventory to cost of sales. With that said though  
> who knows
> if I'm an honest buyer or not? I can understand why they might not  
> do it.
>
> Was just hoping to find somebody who would.
>
> BTW - thanks to all who offered their positive and negative  
> feedback on
> vendors in this vein.
>
> -Robert
>
> Original Message:
> -----------------
> From: Bob Bankhead wandering_bob at comcast.net
> Date: Sun, 15 Mar 2009 19:14:42 -0700
> To: gwtmp01 at mac.com, ralbach at austin.rr.com, pct-l at backcountry.net
> Subject: Re: [pct-l] try before buy - UL backpacks
>
>
> I see your point, but his question was "Does anybody know a vendor  
> that
> would do a try before buy? Would happily lay out a credit card  
> number they
> can charge me if it doesn't get returned in 2 weeks."
>
> No vendor I know of will hold off charging his carge for  
> merchandise they
> shipped. Perhaps that's what I should have said.
>
>   ----- Original Message -----
>   From: Gary Wright
>   To: Bob Bankhead
>   Cc: Albach ; pct-l at backcountry.net
>   Sent: Sunday, March 15, 2009 7:00 PM
>   Subject: Re: [pct-l] try before buy - UL backpacks
>
>
>
>   On Mar 15, 2009, at 9:34 PM, Bob Bankhead wrote:
>
>> I don't know of any vendor who would hold off charging your card
>> before shipping; that's not how business is done.
>
>   This doesn't sound right to me.  Credit card companies generally
>   forbid merchants from charging a card before an item is shipped.  I
>   just googled for one of those agreements and found this, for  
> example:
>> You will not charge a customer before merchandise is shipped.  In
>> the case of an intangible product (i.e. Registration) charge the
>> customer when confirmation is sent to the customer.
>
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