Originally Posted by
norty303
It is nothing of the sort. I have absolutely no problem with people benefitting from GB's, they are a lot of work.
My point is (that I've already made) a GB is supposed to directly benefit the participants, by allowing them to access a product in small quantities, for a better price than they could usually get it for (by grouping together with other people to achieve a quantity discount).
Based on the price posted in the other thread, this group buy does not appear to offer that benefit.
What a GB (any GB, not just this one) DOES offer is a lot of waiting to get everyone on board, confirm numbers, collect all the money, then wait for the product to ship to the organiser, wait for him/her to sort out the distribution, etc, etc
If a person can make an order today, for 1 or 2 pieces, and have it here within the week, for less than a GB is offering, then why on earth would anyone want to get the product from the GB?
GB's are a great thing, I have benefitted from them in the past, but they exist for a reason, and that is to get the end user price down below what it can be got for normally. This GB appears to miss that fundamental point.