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#306367 - 20/01/2008 01:04 VERY crazy idea
Boelle
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Registered: 22/11/2007
Posts: 475
Loc: Denmark, Odense
woke up with this idea in my head.... a used parts service and small repair's service

the general idea is to collect used and partly broken empegs and dis-Assemble them, keeping the parts that work. this can be on a "donation" basis where users with broken or used empegs can donate them to me or i can buy them very cheap... if done on "donation" basis i had the idea that if another user need parts or repair they only need to pay for the work hours, not the parts

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#306370 - 20/01/2008 02:19 Re: VERY crazy idea [Re: Boelle]
tfabris
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Registered: 20/12/1999
Posts: 31594
Loc: Seattle, WA
I think it's a good idea considering that's more or less what Stu and Mark are doing right now...

Whether it's a good idea for someone else to start up a similar operation, I don't know.
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#306371 - 20/01/2008 02:25 Re: VERY crazy idea [Re: tfabris]
Boelle
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Registered: 22/11/2007
Posts: 475
Loc: Denmark, Odense
i stu the one eho runs http://www.empegrepair.com/?

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#306373 - 20/01/2008 02:33 Re: VERY crazy idea [Re: Boelle]
tfabris
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Registered: 20/12/1999
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Loc: Seattle, WA
empegrepair.com is Rob Schofield, he is the Europe/England repair. Stu is Eutronix .com in the US.
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#306374 - 20/01/2008 02:41 Re: VERY crazy idea [Re: tfabris]
Boelle
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Registered: 22/11/2007
Posts: 475
Loc: Denmark, Odense
oki.... mailed rob for some spare parts but all his stuff was located in storage that he could not get to... he better tell why himself.. a bit personal reason
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#306387 - 20/01/2008 14:20 Re: VERY crazy idea [Re: Boelle]
FireFox31
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Registered: 19/09/2002
Posts: 2494
Loc: East Coast, USA
I'm all for reusing the dying empegs out there (being responsible for one myself). It's tough to ask someone to donate a valuable VFD though. Maybe more of a "salvage yard" network. Or a Craigslist type "ask and you shall receive" setup.

Hm, sounds like the For Sale forum.

Still, is it a bad thing to have another repair expert?
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#306389 - 20/01/2008 14:58 Re: VERY crazy idea [Re: FireFox31]
tfabris
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Registered: 20/12/1999
Posts: 31594
Loc: Seattle, WA
It's always good to have additional repair experts and stashes of spare parts.
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#306396 - 20/01/2008 20:07 Re: VERY crazy idea [Re: tfabris]
Boelle
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Registered: 22/11/2007
Posts: 475
Loc: Denmark, Odense
my idea was an international "salvage yard" network...

i could setup a shop system.. each item will have contact info for the one who has the part....or i could offer to collect and store parts?

maybe even set up a site that collects info so that owners and interested only have to go one site... of course with links to all others that offer services for empeg players
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