Group bulb orders
Jane McGary (Sun, 24 May 2009 18:08:28 PDT)
At 05:42 PM 5/24/2009, you wrote:
I like this idea too. I also think prepayment of estimated cost is
a good idea, though it introduces the extra problems of making
refunds or collecting differences on insufficient charges.
The problem is estimating the shipping cost, which in my experience
can run almost equal to the cost of the bulbs themselves, but varies
quite a bit.
Some of the foreign dealers I've bought bulbs from require payment in
advance, and some do not (at least,they billed me on shipment, but it
may be because I was personally acquainted with them).
By the way, I'm not volunteering to manage one of these projects, at
least not in the next 2 years, because I'm still working and also
have to get moved to my new house and get my old one sold. I'm going
to have one more surplus bulb sale, this summer, and after that will
transfer a lot of my stock to a nearby nursery, just keeping as much
as I can use in the new garden and bulb house.
Jane McGary