Steve Clarkson
01-22-2009, 9:31 AM
So I bought a 4'x8' sheet of bright orange acrylic and had it cut down to 16 sheets of 12"x24"......come to find out, I only needed TWO of those sixteen sheets. So I was losing sleep last night thinking about what I'm going to use those other 14 sheets for and how I could dye two of them pink for a job I'm doing tomorrow.......and then I had an idea.......
Would it be feasible to create some type of CoOp or "Substrate Barter Exchange" where you could contribute some of your excess inventory and be allowed to obtain other people's excess inventory?
I bought a roll of gold LaserLights.....used about 18"....but what I need today is 18" of Silver....or black......etc. etc. What if there was a list of "excess inventory" where I could get 18" of black? For free.....
If I "contribute" two sheets of orange acrylic.....I would get say a $40 "credit" to my account where I could order up to $40 of other stuff that is in the "inventory".
It would come down to finding someone that is willing to do the recordkeeping (maybe that could be their "contribution").
We really wouldn't even need to warehouse the inventory either. If I have a $40 credit for the two sheets of orange acrylic that's still sitting in my basement.....if Johnny Jones needs one sheet, the "administrator" would simply send me an e-mail telling me to mail the one sheet to Johnny Jones.....then the Administrator deducts the one sheet from inventory and deducts $20 from Johnny Jones account.
I guess the main issues would be making sure people don't contribute only "crap" materials in order to get some good stuff and "valuing" someone's contribution (should I get a $20 credit for the sheet of acrylic or only $18?)....but I guess rules could be set up to address these issues.
I have a key ring with 20-30 different colors of acrylic.....I sure would like to have a sheet or two of each......but when you have to buy a 4'x8' sheet....it's just not feasible to have a rainbow of colors in inventory.
What do you think? Would this be feasible? Anyone willing to step up and be the "recordkeeper" or "administrator"? Not me!!!!!
But I'd sure be happy to get rid of a sheet or two of that orange acrylic.......
Would it be feasible to create some type of CoOp or "Substrate Barter Exchange" where you could contribute some of your excess inventory and be allowed to obtain other people's excess inventory?
I bought a roll of gold LaserLights.....used about 18"....but what I need today is 18" of Silver....or black......etc. etc. What if there was a list of "excess inventory" where I could get 18" of black? For free.....
If I "contribute" two sheets of orange acrylic.....I would get say a $40 "credit" to my account where I could order up to $40 of other stuff that is in the "inventory".
It would come down to finding someone that is willing to do the recordkeeping (maybe that could be their "contribution").
We really wouldn't even need to warehouse the inventory either. If I have a $40 credit for the two sheets of orange acrylic that's still sitting in my basement.....if Johnny Jones needs one sheet, the "administrator" would simply send me an e-mail telling me to mail the one sheet to Johnny Jones.....then the Administrator deducts the one sheet from inventory and deducts $20 from Johnny Jones account.
I guess the main issues would be making sure people don't contribute only "crap" materials in order to get some good stuff and "valuing" someone's contribution (should I get a $20 credit for the sheet of acrylic or only $18?)....but I guess rules could be set up to address these issues.
I have a key ring with 20-30 different colors of acrylic.....I sure would like to have a sheet or two of each......but when you have to buy a 4'x8' sheet....it's just not feasible to have a rainbow of colors in inventory.
What do you think? Would this be feasible? Anyone willing to step up and be the "recordkeeper" or "administrator"? Not me!!!!!
But I'd sure be happy to get rid of a sheet or two of that orange acrylic.......