Topic: GPSCRazy.com (Read 4332 times)

Unbalanced · « **on:** December 08, 2006, 07:19:46 PM »

All,

I called over to http://stores.gpscrazy.com/-strse-110/Garmin-Zumo-550/Detail.bok tonight and spoke with Bill the owner of the company. He was very friendly and willing to help me out with a few questions about the 550. He says he is willing to consider a group buy from the site if anyone is interested or maybe interested. I gave him the address and Naitrams info to send him a message about possibly setting up as a vendor on the site.

Currently the price is 739.99 including shipping per his site.

Please post if you would have interest in something like this.

-harry

Fired00d · « **Reply #1 on:** December 08, 2006, 07:22:25 PM »

/me would be interested.

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gpscrazy · « **Reply #2 on:** December 08, 2006, 07:35:56 PM »

Hello all! My name is William, and I'm actually the owner of GPS Crazy, Inc. My email is wep041803@sbcglobal.net. After a long bout with Garmin, we now have almost 70 units in stock. Please let me know who is interested and we may be able to offer a group discount, organized by Harry!

Let me know if there are any questions and I'll make sure I get them all answered for you....

Thanks and have a great weekend

-William

cuthbertss · « **Reply #3 on:** December 08, 2006, 07:49:06 PM »

I am interested as well..... [smiley=xyxthumbs.gif]

2Lane OCDeriffic... where are you?

Fired00d · « **Reply #4 on:** December 08, 2006, 07:52:54 PM »

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Hello all! My name is William, and I'm actually the owner of GPS Crazy, Inc. My email is wep041803@sbcglobal.net. After a long bout with Garmin, we now have almost 70 units in stock. Please let me know who is interested and we may be able to offer a group discount, organized by Harry!

Let me know if there are any questions and I'll make sure I get them all answered for you....

Thanks and have a great weekend

-William

William,
Welcome aboard, glad you found us, and glad to have you. Since you indicated you are willing to offer a group discount you may want to send a PM to Naitram and let him know you are interested in being set up as Vendor, and he can give you information where it would be appropriate to offer your discount. Thanks for joining and look forward to doing business with you.

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Twolanerider · « **Reply #5 on:** December 09, 2006, 04:22:54 AM »

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I am interested as well.....

Fired00d · « **Reply #6 on:** December 09, 2006, 08:39:34 AM »

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I'm still a bit up in the air on the unit.

WFP · « **Reply #7 on:** December 09, 2006, 09:31:42 AM »

Anne spent last Sunday shopping at Talbot's...that gives me the authorization to be interested in this purchase also! [smiley=huepfenjump3.gif]

/Bill

cuthbertss · « **Reply #8 on:** December 09, 2006, 11:29:07 AM »

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Anne spent last Sunday shopping at Talbot's...that gives me the authorization to be interested in this purchase also! [smiley=huepfenjump3.gif]

/Bill

excellent! quid pro quo [smiley=xyxthumbs.gif] [smiley=xyxthumbs.gif]

Twolanerider · « **Reply #9 on:** December 09, 2006, 11:56:47 AM »

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Heh, you may as well get one, because if I do you are going to get calls from me on "how to" install/setup/operate/etc. [smiley=huepfenlol2.gif]

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That sounds like fun D00d. Fiver beers in, two guys on the phone poking at missing at the touch screen saying "Gee, we missed!" The falling on the floor and laughing like idiots.

Most important, we can do all this legally because: We Be Grown Ups [smiley=xyxthumbs.gif] .

Twolanerider · « **Reply #10 on:** December 09, 2006, 11:58:04 AM »

Just need the proprieter of the business to come back with a price that shakes us (ok, me) out of ambivalence in to a buying frenzy.

Fired00d · « **Reply #11 on:** December 09, 2006, 11:59:59 AM »

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That sounds like fun D00d.

Twolanerider · « **Reply #12 on:** December 09, 2006, 12:02:11 PM »

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By then we will be in the "operate" part of it so it'll be all good. [smiley=xyxthumbs.gif] [smiley=huepfenlol2.gif]

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Speaking of "operate." Did you know that there is a certain point during a an adult beverage supplied party that the kid's game "Operation" can become a heluva lot of fun?

Fired00d · « **Reply #13 on:** December 09, 2006, 12:07:20 PM »

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Speaking of "operate."

Twolanerider · « **Reply #14 on:** December 09, 2006, 12:09:53 PM »

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Ok, I'll bite... When??? [smiley=nixweiss.gif]

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After about the 4th beer and the 2nd or 3rd shot. Game is hilarious after that point.

Twolanerider · « **Reply #15 on:** December 09, 2006, 12:10:50 PM »

Until the moment when someone is intently leaning over and peering in, carefully trying to extract whatever it is they are trying to extract; and then barfs in the game.

WFP · « **Reply #16 on:** December 09, 2006, 08:16:19 PM »

d00d...do your job and move this off topic banter where it belongs!

I know, sometimes I should just

Twolanerider · « **Reply #17 on:** December 10, 2006, 03:02:52 AM »

William, if you log back in to check this thread and consider a group purchase discount for the product would you consider a mixed product group? If so please offer a price point on teh 2820 as well as the Zumo and what total number of units would need be sold to achieve the discount you suggest.

Johnny · « **Reply #18 on:** December 10, 2006, 11:57:12 PM »

I would also be interested in purchasing one.

dbevins · « **Reply #19 on:** December 11, 2006, 07:33:32 AM »

If I can sell my iWay, I would be interested in purchasing one.

YBOld · « **Reply #20 on:** December 11, 2006, 10:04:33 PM »

I would be interested...And how about the GMX-30 XM Radio.. Antena Bundle as package....

Scrrem · « **Reply #21 on:** December 12, 2006, 07:12:54 PM »

I would be interested in the Zumo 550.
Scrrem

rlavigna · « **Reply #22 on:** December 12, 2006, 11:38:40 PM »

I am interested in the Zumo 550.

Rich07

Twolanerider · « **Reply #23 on:** December 13, 2006, 12:07:57 AM »

Wonder if the guy is ever coming back [smiley=nixweiss.gif] ?

Doc · « **Reply #24 on:** December 13, 2006, 12:12:58 PM »

I would advise caution guys. I ordered mine from this guy on 11/15 and received it 12/5. I was very worried about fraud until I finally got it on 12/5. No tracking number and no replies to emails and phone calls. There are poor ratings all over bizrate from his company. Yes, I did recieve it and all, finally, but customer service is not a huge priority. The box was unsealed, but I think everything was still inside.

Now that I see William's email address, and know that I emailed him (the owner) directly twice, instead of the customer service generic email, I am more unimpressed. I still got no response. Obviously his company has the capability to deliver, but I was very dissatisfied with the service. The price was great tho! Hopefully I don't offend anyone with this, but I want you to have the best info possible. Any moderator please feel free to delete this if you think it's inappropriate.

http://www.bizrate.com/ratings_guide/cust_reviews__mid--141144.html

gpscrazy · « **Reply #25 on:** December 13, 2006, 05:11:58 PM »

Hey guys,

That website is not fair. We just started advertising on there and they have sent us over 3000 customers, of which 10 had bad replies. Every one is from the delays we had with the Nuvi 660 and Zumo 550......

Garmin pushed back the release date on us 4 times, but did start shipping to the "big box" companies right away(i.e. Best Buy, Staples, etc.). Unfortunately, Garmin has great product but they do not treat their "small" retailers very well.

My apologies for the delay with your shipment, but again, we were doing everything we can. We are a small store, and between the flood of customers in the store, on the web, and the complaints about delivery times on the Nuvi and Zumo we were getting slammed....

We did our best. We dropped the price of the Zumo to $729.99 on our website, if anybody is still interested. You may want to purchase quickly, from us or somebody else, because Garmin will be imposing MRP Pricing after Christmas, and everybody should be selling it at $899.99.

For whatever it is worth, we are doing our best, as a small company with only 6 employees.

Also, your Zumo was brand new??? If the box was opened or damaged in any way it had to be during shipping. If you have any problems, please email me........

If anybody has or plans to purchase from us, please leave a GOOD review on bizrate.com(assuming we deserve it). They always seem to post only the bad ones........

William P.
GPS Crazy, Inc.
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Twolanerider · « **Reply #26 on:** December 13, 2006, 05:21:25 PM »

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Unbalanced · « **Reply #27 on:** December 13, 2006, 05:30:33 PM »

Bill (GPSCrazy),

While it was great talking to you on the phone, I have a complaint as well. Yes you picked up the phone the first time i called, but the next 3 times it went to voicemail. I have emailed your company and left messages. I was the one that invited you here and you were going to get back to me about the hard wiring for guys with roadkings and about the possibility of a group buy for this site. I have yet to hear from you and yet to get a response from your email team. While you maybe busy, you told me personally you would get back to me, yet its been a few days a few calls / emails and I am a bit suspect to be honest.

Harry
cvoseeg@bellsouth.net

Rhino · « **Reply #28 on:** December 13, 2006, 06:56:53 PM »

Dear Spectator.

Hmm, the last note you sent out to the group is a bit disconcerting. Kinda reminds me of this guy Unbalanced, who had no patience for lack of followup. On the other hand, if the price is right, I would be interested, as long as it has a color choice for the case, a chrome mount for my SEUC, and no one else had one within 10 miles of me, so when i stumble, I mean walk out to my bike, I will recognize it as mine, not my evil twin's. [smiley=huepfenjump3.gif]

Rhino

Twolanerider · « **Reply #29 on:** December 13, 2006, 07:42:43 PM »

I can be officially delisted from any group purchase interest here.

Doc · « **Reply #30 on:** December 16, 2006, 10:05:30 AM »

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Guess the gentleman decided against offering the group a group discount for several purchases concurrent? Oh well......

By the way, how does Garmin or any other vendor mandate MSRP pricing? Once a company has bought product it is theirs to do with (pretty much) as they please. You can give it away if you want to.

I hate it when the sniff test is failed.

Actually, Garmin mandates that authorized dealers, who are supposed to get the products first, sell at MSRP, so that there are no price wars. Garmin tries very hard to keep the prices consistent. XBOX and Playstation do this too. Some dealers get around this by adding accessories to the bundle for the same price, but there's little they can do. If Garmin catches them 'cheating' too much, they will cut them off from supply. So there IS plenty they can do...if they want to. Hope this helps. Also, I didn't mean to set off a firestorm with William. I stand behind the comments about customer service. It's either there or it isn't. I know setting up a small business is hard, but customer service trumps all. Communication with customers is the biggest way to overcome diversity and shipping delays.

cuthbertss · « **Reply #31 on:** December 16, 2006, 11:02:01 AM »

interesting that he cant do a group buy, and yet he offered a group buy?

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hogheritage04 · « **Reply #32 on:** December 22, 2006, 02:23:28 PM »

It's evident that there is a lot of interest here on the forum. I would think that if this guy is serious about a group discount, he should provide it ASAP! I believe in the GPS and have found them VERY useful. I hope he will come through for the group, as I believe there will be a lot of purchases. All we can do is wait and see [smiley=nixweiss.gif] I am concerned about customer service, so if he comes back with group discounts, I would also want to know that he is committed to taking care of service after the sale. [smiley=xyxthumbs.gif]

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