~The Billet Box~ page 1559 continued...

[raqball]

As funny as it would be doxxing someone would probably be a really bad idea. I wouldn't want to be the one responsible for someone getting harassed

Oh I know, I was just being silly...

 

[rudedog]

I have sold a couple of BB's to fund a different colour.

I have been offered quite a bit for the renovated polished one with wood panels but I won't sell any more of my collection.

i was gonna start to try and redo the one i sent you but i couldnt bring myself to put a piece of sandpaper on it cuz other than putting body filler in the dings i didnt know what to use to fill them.the wife still has kentastics green bbox and she digs it and i even use it occasionally.i did get my steamcrave squonker and will be starting the dna200 redo soon as i get the face plate for the dna200 chip,diamond plated cutoff wheels and drillin an grindin we will ago!!have to show me the box when its done for sure Krisma...besides im a bricklayer not a autobody filler guy!!ha ha

 

[Krisma]

i was gonna start to try and redo the one i sent you but i couldnt bring myself to put a piece of sandpaper on it cuz other than putting body filler in the dings i didnt know what to use to fill them.the wife still has kentastics green bbox and she digs it and i even use it occasionally.i did get my steamcrave squonker and will be starting the dna200 redo soon as i get the face plate for the dna200 chip,diamond plated cutoff wheels and drillin an grindin we will ago!!have to show me the box when its done for sure Krisma...besides im a bricklayer not a autobody filler guy!!ha ha

I have some ideas for it and will see what works when it gets here. Things take a while to get to us so probably a couple of weeks away. I have been playing with embossed leather and have some beautiful pieces of teal treated leather that I have been waiting for something to use it on. I will show pics when complete.

 

[Greenj22]

I have some ideas for it and will see what works when it gets here. Things take a while to get to us so probably a couple of weeks away. I have been playing with embossed leather and have some beautiful pieces of teal treated leather that I have been waiting for something to use it on. I will show pics when complete.

Sorry if I'm late to the party, but do you restore BB's, and/or just put new faceplates on them?

 

[meleemark]

Not real sure this would work either.. Lets use some # I have completely made up.

-5,000 people want the rev 4 and order it.
-DD makes 200 a week

The # of people who want and order is probably low and the # I estimate he makes might be high. Using those numbers you'd be waiting 2-years for a BB..

This is a tough one to solve. I use to buy Super T products and there was always a long, long long wait. He would cap the numbers at 500 or so but it would still take 6-12 months to get your mod. Flipping still happened.

The problem can't really be solved. The only way is to produce more than the demand and that means mass China production.

You understand that the hypothetical math you did and the wait time applies to the current sales model, right? And while I understand that you were doing it for effect, using those numbers the last 200 people out of the 5k that ordered would receive their BB in 25 weeks....

No, moving the production to China isn't the only way. Raising the price would also solve the problem if the price point was adjusted properly.

 

[Krisma]

Sorry if I'm late to the party, but do you restore BB's, and/or just put new faceplates on them?

Hubby works with wood so we put panels on them and we fully restored a polished aluminium. I play with the other finishes shimmer or metal sheets and other fabric finishes, they are just for personal use. He also makes matching driptips and buttons.

The one in the left is the restored one which was in really bad shape when we started.



I put the other pics in my blog.

 

[raqball]

You understand that the hypothetical math you did and the wait time applies to the current sales model, right? And while I understand that you were doing it for effect, using those numbers the last 200 people out of the 5k that ordered would receive their BB in 25 weeks....

No, moving the production to China isn't the only way. Raising the price would also solve the problem if the price point was adjusted properly.

My 'math' was blown out of proportion for a reason..

Nope.. Raising the price will not work either and then when do you cut off this list / orders? 1K order this week maybe 1K next week then 2K another week. Rinse, lather, rinse and repeat.. The man can only make so many a week. So yes people will be waiting forever to get their mods and it will not deter flipping one bit. Look at some of the other high end mods where 'lists' are made. People wait for a year or more and the mod is still constantly flipped for 3x and 4x it's retail..

Sorry but your plan would not have a chance of stopping flipping.. List are done all the time and they do little to nothing to even put a dent in the flip'age..

It's simple really.. Far to many people want the mod than he can keep up with and it's not even close! The man only haz 2 hands..

I'll digress and exit stage left

Anyone F5'ing next weekend?

 

[LEGOMAN]

I'm kicking it old school and new school tonight. I got my rev 3 with the delrin tank that has a 2 ohm carto and my rev 4 with my Uno that has a clapton build inside

 

[raqball]

Old skewl rocks! I really want to score another rev 3a in plain / silver..

 

[Freedom2Vape]

Sorry for the late notice, but I had to share - My new BB rev 4 arrived!

I built my first Uno, but had some issues with it, so I swapped over to the bridge and am happily vaping at 11w! I am loving this device!

 

[LEGOMAN]

What issues were you having with the Uno?

 

[raqball]

Sorry for the late notice, but I had to share - My new BB rev 4 arrived!
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I built my first Uno, but had some issues with it, so I swapped over to the bridge and am happily vaping at 11w! I am loving this device!

Gorgeous! Sessy! Stunning! Awesome! Beautiful! Congrats!!!!!!

 

[Freedom2Vape]

What issues were you having with the Uno?

User errors. My first build was shorting against the chamber causing the resistance to read at .05Ω - the o-ring had fallen out and I missed putting it back. My second build was correct at 1.7Ω, but the draw was too airy for my style of vaping (very restricted LH). In my attempts to correct, I ended up dumping a tank of juice. I just set it aside for now, but I believe I have the the build correct for the next time (but will need to determine if the wicking will work). I need to get another boro tank or two, so I can have a spare and one to work with the Uno.

 

[Freedom2Vape]

Gorgeous! Sessy! Stunning! Awesome! Beautiful! Congrats!!!!!!

Thank you, Raq - I am extremely pleased!

 

[Krisma]

Sorry for the late notice, but I had to share - My new BB rev 4 arrived!
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I built my first Uno, but had some issues with it, so I swapped over to the bridge and am happily vaping at 11w! I am loving this device!

So pretty.

 

[DPLongo22]

Absolutely BEAUTIFUL, F2V!!!! GREAT choice on color, just by the way. You're truly a man with exquisite tastes.

 

[Katdarling]

Hey F2V?





Congratulations!!! It's absto g'orangeous.

 

[LEGOMAN]

User errors. My first build was shorting against the chamber causing the resistance to read at .05Ω - the o-ring had fallen out and I missed putting it back. My second build was correct at 1.7Ω, but the draw was too airy for my style of vaping (very restricted LH). In my attempts to correct, I ended up dumping a tank of juice. I just set it aside for now, but I believe I have the the build correct for the next time (but will need to determine if the wicking will work). I need to get another boro tank or two, so I can have a spare and one to work with the Uno.

It took me a while to get used to building on the Uno. Keep at it and you'll get it in no time!

In other news I saw someone claiming they got 5k for a rev 4. I'm having a really hard time believing that.

 

[raqball]

It took me a while to get used to building on the Uno. Keep at it and you'll get it in no time!

In other news I saw someone claiming they got 5k for a rev 4. I'm having a really hard time believing that.

I believe it.. Some people have more money than brains.. I've seen the BB Flipper's go for 6K and I've seen other hard to get high end mods go for 5K..

Send BB that person name or a screenshot so they can add him/her to the flipper / no can ever haz again list..

 

[LEGOMAN]

I believe it.. Some people have more money than brains.. I've seen the BB Flipper's go for 6K and I've seen other hard to get high end mods go for 5K..

The flipper is more believable to me since there is such a limited number of them. With the rev 4 all you need is a little bit of money and patients