Lindsey
Well-known member
Good re-seller to partner with to sell pinball PCBs?
Hey Pinheads,
It's been a while since I've been actively posting on this forum. I've had a lot of other things going on that have consumed my time (don't worry, mostly good stuff). I've also been feeling like the time I do have to give to the pinball community is better spent working on my own projects like new conversions or products at this point rather than helping people with their basic repair questions. I would also like to do some repair videos and again, that's probably a better use of my time for the overall pinball community.
Another thing that's been tough to find time for is actually marketing and selling products (like RAM adapters). At this point I think the best thing for me to do is partner with a re-seller to sell this stuff. I'll design and manufacture it and sell it in bulk to someone who will re-sell. Now, I'm sure there will be some interest from collectors and I appreciate that but what I really need is an established seller with an online presence and store front. So... who do you guys suggest as a good choice? Any re-sellers reading this who might be interested?
I should mention that there is a caveat. It will need to find someone set up to burn EPROMs. If I were just selling RAM adapters I would approach someone like Terry and be done with it. The problem is I'm also planning to sell some boards which will require game code to be burned depending on which game the board is installed in.
What really prompted this was a discussion with a fellow collector about all the designs I've got working in prototype but will probably never see the light of day simply because I don't have time to deal with the selling side of things. If I could find someone to partner with I can finally get some of this stuff out to collectors.
Thanks and see you in Seattle!! (I'm speaking on Sunday
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Hey Pinheads,
It's been a while since I've been actively posting on this forum. I've had a lot of other things going on that have consumed my time (don't worry, mostly good stuff). I've also been feeling like the time I do have to give to the pinball community is better spent working on my own projects like new conversions or products at this point rather than helping people with their basic repair questions. I would also like to do some repair videos and again, that's probably a better use of my time for the overall pinball community.
Another thing that's been tough to find time for is actually marketing and selling products (like RAM adapters). At this point I think the best thing for me to do is partner with a re-seller to sell this stuff. I'll design and manufacture it and sell it in bulk to someone who will re-sell. Now, I'm sure there will be some interest from collectors and I appreciate that but what I really need is an established seller with an online presence and store front. So... who do you guys suggest as a good choice? Any re-sellers reading this who might be interested?
I should mention that there is a caveat. It will need to find someone set up to burn EPROMs. If I were just selling RAM adapters I would approach someone like Terry and be done with it. The problem is I'm also planning to sell some boards which will require game code to be burned depending on which game the board is installed in.
What really prompted this was a discussion with a fellow collector about all the designs I've got working in prototype but will probably never see the light of day simply because I don't have time to deal with the selling side of things. If I could find someone to partner with I can finally get some of this stuff out to collectors.
Thanks and see you in Seattle!! (I'm speaking on Sunday
