Re: [CR]New CR jerseys?

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From: "Mike Self" <self@fuse.net>
To: <Classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
References: <195.2c3b6da5.2e31215c@aol.com>
Subject: Re: [CR]New CR jerseys?
Date: Fri, 23 Jul 2004 00:16:06 -0400


Dale,

I will gladly buy 2 jerseys & pay for both up front. When your supply runs out I'll sell my second one at my cost.

I know it will be a great jersey. The bigger the order the lower the cost. And that is 1 less jersey tying up your $.

Mike Self
Cincinnati, OH


----- Original Message -----
From: OROBOYZ@aol.com
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Sent: Thursday, July 22, 2004 9:55 AM
Subject: [CR]New CR jerseys?



> In a message dated 7/22/2004 9:21:13 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
> aldoross4@siscom.net writes:
>
> << Has anyone (Dale) given any thought to a new "Classic Rendezvous" jersey,
> perhaps in time for the CdC 2005?
>
> I've been wearing and enjoying the lovely Classic Rendzvous jersey (version
> 2002) nearly every day this summer. Is there any chance of a new version, or
> another production run of the old design? >>
>
> Hi Aldo & all:
>
> It could happen ... the first time around, I bought 100 jerseys and sold them
> for $100.00@ to CR members after 2 years. The margins were slim and the sales
> slow so it was not a "positive cash flow" enterprise. I am not crazy about
> tying up $8K + - in these turbulent economic times.
>
> Now, with the dollar even lower relative to the Euro, I imagine they would be
> quite a bit pricier. Maybe Jan Johnson if she is reading this could tell me
> the current cost for such a project.
>
> If we were to do this project, my inclination would be to do another color
> variety to make each edition more special. I do think that those who purchased
> one of the first editions jerseys were very pleased with the garment, no?
>
> I also was interested that we have 1000 vintage buffs on this list but it
> took 2 years to sell 100 jerseys.. Seems like more folks would have stepped up.
> We could order fewer garments but it would affect the price dramatically.
>
> Comments? Any venture capitalists ready to step up?

>

> Dale

>

> Dale Brown

> Greensboro, NC