Hi Al;
Those that routinely visit the board and are interested will likely have already read the thread and responded in some shape or form. That said, there are many Powersellers who only infrequently even visit the board. This is the only real way to touch base with them as eBay is not going to make a mailing list available.
Provided the thread is bumped up on an occasional basis I expect that a lot more will express interest over the coming weeks. Regardless, there are enough that have expressed interest to now get an initial meeting off the ground.
Perhaps it would make sense to start a new thread calling for agenda topics, a preferred location (city) that would be central for most and convenient date. Based on the numbers that respond with a commitment to attend, a suitable meeting place could be determined.
Cheers,
Bill treasure-pot
Those that routinely visit the board and are interested will likely have already read the thread and responded in some shape or form. That said, there are many Powersellers who only infrequently even visit the board. This is the only real way to touch base with them as eBay is not going to make a mailing list available.
Provided the thread is bumped up on an occasional basis I expect that a lot more will express interest over the coming weeks. Regardless, there are enough that have expressed interest to now get an initial meeting off the ground.
Perhaps it would make sense to start a new thread calling for agenda topics, a preferred location (city) that would be central for most and convenient date. Based on the numbers that respond with a commitment to attend, a suitable meeting place could be determined.
Cheers,
Bill treasure-pot
How about the weekend of the 20/21st jan either Sat or Sun
Location Barrie area, close to the 400 exits.
Bill.
Location Barrie area, close to the 400 exits.
Bill.
How about the weekend of the 20/21set jan, either Sat or Sun
Location London area, close to the 401 exits.
Location London area, close to the 401 exits.
LOL Well this is going well. 😛
How about plug in everybody's location into a program or something and find somewhere equally closest to all participants? Everybody is going to suggest somewhere closest to themself. That's not gonna work. lol :)
How about plug in everybody's location into a program or something and find somewhere equally closest to all participants? Everybody is going to suggest somewhere closest to themself. That's not gonna work. lol :)
Weather is also something that has to be considered, no one wants to drive long distance in a blinding snow storm. There is a program called GoToMeeting Not sure if that would be usefull, but its free.
Bill.
Bill.
Bill - sorry, but Barrie would be one of the least convenient places for the majority of Powersellers that have expressed interest. Barrie represents a much farther drive for people in London, Windsor, Goderich, etc.
"Booking a hall" seems overkill when we are more likely to have an initial meeting of less than 20 people (more likely 10-15).
Kitchener would be fine although Cambridge probably makes more sense. There is a Zehr's grocery store right along the 401 that has a free "Community Room" that will hold 30 or more people. They are happy to cater lunch (for a small fee) if all who attend are in favour. Saturdays are often spoken for well in advance but Sundays are generally more available. We could probably get the room for a couple of hours on a Sunday if they have a few weeks notice.
I don't like the idea of selling tickets. We are only trying to determine (at this time) if we can even work together. Thus far, the divisiveness that exists over even a meeting location does not bode well. As much as we would all like to have it in our backyard it is just not possible.
My past familiarity with buying groups is that the "host" does all the work to arrange a meeting place and coordinate an agenda. We don't need to pay for a hall for 10-15 people. If we all agree that we are going to have a lunch or refreshments (coffee, pop, water), everyone will need to come with a $10 bill in their pocket. It doesn't need to be more complicated than that.
Bill treasure-pot
"Booking a hall" seems overkill when we are more likely to have an initial meeting of less than 20 people (more likely 10-15).
Kitchener would be fine although Cambridge probably makes more sense. There is a Zehr's grocery store right along the 401 that has a free "Community Room" that will hold 30 or more people. They are happy to cater lunch (for a small fee) if all who attend are in favour. Saturdays are often spoken for well in advance but Sundays are generally more available. We could probably get the room for a couple of hours on a Sunday if they have a few weeks notice.
I don't like the idea of selling tickets. We are only trying to determine (at this time) if we can even work together. Thus far, the divisiveness that exists over even a meeting location does not bode well. As much as we would all like to have it in our backyard it is just not possible.
My past familiarity with buying groups is that the "host" does all the work to arrange a meeting place and coordinate an agenda. We don't need to pay for a hall for 10-15 people. If we all agree that we are going to have a lunch or refreshments (coffee, pop, water), everyone will need to come with a $10 bill in their pocket. It doesn't need to be more complicated than that.
Bill treasure-pot
Bill;
I wouldn't suggest that anyone be "excluded". It's just not practical for virtually everyone to travel the furthest distance to satisfy one or two.
I'm not sure that we really have anything going here. The sole purpose for a meeting would be to determine if we can work together to our mutual benefit. I, for one, am not interested in a social event exclusively. If it doesn't have a benefit for my business in some form or another I would take a pass.
I also am not interested in spending a lot of my company resources on meeting rooms, banquets, hotels, etc., when I don't even know if we can work together.
djbullet2005 - this thread should give you a pretty good idea as to who has expressed interest. It only needs to be determined where and when a meeting would be possible. It would then be up to the individual to confirm attendance.
So far, the people who seem to be interested are:
fitzheueninternational
djbullet2005
futuretech_liquidations
zarzuella
eureka9988
treasure-pot
laplaya29 (depending on location)
thetickletrunk
bennyz69
whoscloset
binplace
jakeeangel
There are others who may just be a little too far to attend an initial meeting. They include:
eleganttime
vesivus
straw11
marsu450
Bill treasure-pot
I wouldn't suggest that anyone be "excluded". It's just not practical for virtually everyone to travel the furthest distance to satisfy one or two.
I'm not sure that we really have anything going here. The sole purpose for a meeting would be to determine if we can work together to our mutual benefit. I, for one, am not interested in a social event exclusively. If it doesn't have a benefit for my business in some form or another I would take a pass.
I also am not interested in spending a lot of my company resources on meeting rooms, banquets, hotels, etc., when I don't even know if we can work together.
djbullet2005 - this thread should give you a pretty good idea as to who has expressed interest. It only needs to be determined where and when a meeting would be possible. It would then be up to the individual to confirm attendance.
So far, the people who seem to be interested are:
fitzheueninternational
djbullet2005
futuretech_liquidations
zarzuella
eureka9988
treasure-pot
laplaya29 (depending on location)
thetickletrunk
bennyz69
whoscloset
binplace
jakeeangel
There are others who may just be a little too far to attend an initial meeting. They include:
eleganttime
vesivus
straw11
marsu450
Bill treasure-pot
