Kelly Kasabian
March 26, 2007, 06:15 PM
Gordon and Michael -
Great great info - thanks to both of you ... indeed lots of questions I need to start asking ...also, being for the fact that I have one, I suppose I can find out about patents and such just looking it over ... good news on that is - from what I've gathered on my prelim. research (from what sold on eBay) is that patents shouldn't be too much of a problem getting around ... the reason it (seems to be) selling so well - it has just one simple feature that none of the others have that's easily duplicatable...
..and Gordon - I think that's part of what I'm ancy about ...if I contact the original manufacturer (yup, still in biz.) ...these days it's so easy for anyone who has a "dead" product to think "Hmm... why should we let this person do it - when we can just crank up ops. and sell 'em ourselves on eBay?" ... I'd hate to tip those guys off as to what my intentions are (I suppose playing P.I. could still get me my answers though)...
... Michael - I've thought about doing exactly what you've mentioned ... using regular media (newspapers, pennysavers, etc.) to advertise - in fact there's one paper here in the city that will let you run ads for free (craigslist has been decimating print media's classified sections ...so they have to try to compete ...not sure how they can "compete" by making stuff free, but I certainly don't mind! :) ...
...and to answer your other questions Michael - I actually have a stateside resource to have just about ANYTHING I want reverse engineered in China ... the downside is unless it's a big-order they're not interested (they actually have a few eBay powersellers they supply) ...so you've gotta' already know you've got a sure niche to deal with them...
Hey thanks again fellas...
Best,
KK
P.S. - Gordon, I appreciate it on the email ...just didn't want to wear out the welcome
Great great info - thanks to both of you ... indeed lots of questions I need to start asking ...also, being for the fact that I have one, I suppose I can find out about patents and such just looking it over ... good news on that is - from what I've gathered on my prelim. research (from what sold on eBay) is that patents shouldn't be too much of a problem getting around ... the reason it (seems to be) selling so well - it has just one simple feature that none of the others have that's easily duplicatable...
..and Gordon - I think that's part of what I'm ancy about ...if I contact the original manufacturer (yup, still in biz.) ...these days it's so easy for anyone who has a "dead" product to think "Hmm... why should we let this person do it - when we can just crank up ops. and sell 'em ourselves on eBay?" ... I'd hate to tip those guys off as to what my intentions are (I suppose playing P.I. could still get me my answers though)...
... Michael - I've thought about doing exactly what you've mentioned ... using regular media (newspapers, pennysavers, etc.) to advertise - in fact there's one paper here in the city that will let you run ads for free (craigslist has been decimating print media's classified sections ...so they have to try to compete ...not sure how they can "compete" by making stuff free, but I certainly don't mind! :) ...
...and to answer your other questions Michael - I actually have a stateside resource to have just about ANYTHING I want reverse engineered in China ... the downside is unless it's a big-order they're not interested (they actually have a few eBay powersellers they supply) ...so you've gotta' already know you've got a sure niche to deal with them...
Hey thanks again fellas...
Best,
KK
P.S. - Gordon, I appreciate it on the email ...just didn't want to wear out the welcome
