Blatboy Posted November 10, 2015 Report Posted November 10, 2015 I'm 0 for 2 in the bulk order department. Please put me in batch #2. Thanks! Quote
rwo Posted November 23, 2015 Report Posted November 23, 2015 Hi Martin,I have just got mine knobs. Thanks a lot. 1 Quote
CF3 Posted April 23, 2016 Report Posted April 23, 2016 Any plans on doing another buy of these? I need 50 of the "Drehknopf DK16-190V3 A.6/4,5 AT=14 schwarz soft-transparent klar (transparent clear)" cheers Quote
dk Posted April 29, 2016 Report Posted April 29, 2016 I want 44 Drehknopf DK16-190V3 transparent clear knobs. Can I order now? Quote
jaytee Posted October 20, 2016 Report Posted October 20, 2016 Any chance we can get another GB going? Quote
Molom Posted October 23, 2016 Report Posted October 23, 2016 I need to get 15x Drehknopf DK16-190V3 opaque white knobs, so I'm in for a bulk order. Quote
jaytee Posted October 23, 2016 Report Posted October 23, 2016 I wouldn't be opposed to running the GB, but I'm in North America; I imagine it would be cheaper if someone in Europe is home base? Although maybe not, if most of the buyers are NA too... Quote
ilmenator Posted October 24, 2016 Report Posted October 24, 2016 Guys, it's kind of kristal='s "privilege" (or obligation) to run the bulk order. Many years back we found out the hard way that it can be very bad if a manufacturer / industry supplier is flooded with small orders from unknown hobbyists - they often shut the door to private / hobbyist's orders after such a wave. kristal= has since then established a relationship with ALBS, so let's count on him doing a bulk order again. Quote
kristal= Posted October 24, 2016 Author Report Posted October 24, 2016 Hey guys, I'm not really in the mood for a bulk. So my advice: autonomously organize a bulk (wikipage/thread). Take the prices and schedules of the previous bulk as an approximate value (it's work, nothing you really want to do for free. Big bulks with no financial incentive are prone to go into the wrong direction, grease the gears, act professional). Once you have a substantial amount of units (~300-500 u) give them a call/mail. The minimum order is 50EUR excl. shipping (a thing you can do once). My connection to ALBS is pretty loose, I did all orders via mail (they understand English). My experience was that they are very reliable, once you make clear you have a substantial order and pay on time. ilmenator is right, don't bother them with petty orders, organize a bulk and give them a call. They are happy to fulfill your order. I basically give up the "privilege" (or obligation ) to run bulks for knobs. Quote
jaytee Posted October 24, 2016 Report Posted October 24, 2016 Not trying to step on anyone's toes, and specifically trying to *avoid* pestering ALBS with small orders, hence the effort to get the next GB going. @kristal=, can you tell me what the minimum order amount would be for an ALBS group buy? I checked their website, but couldn't find specific information on this; I'm gathering that they don't do a lot of business in English. Quote
ChinMuzik Posted October 24, 2016 Report Posted October 24, 2016 (edited) I will buy 50 I'm also in NA Edited October 24, 2016 by ChinMuzik Quote
kristal= Posted October 24, 2016 Author Report Posted October 24, 2016 (edited) @ jaytee: MOA is 50EUR and a knob is ~1EUR with taxes. The last bulk had the right size: http://www.midibox.org/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=waldorf_knobs_bulk_order_2015_2016. You can make them always bigger, but that's what Albs is okay with. Edited October 24, 2016 by kristal= Quote
latigid on Posted October 24, 2016 Report Posted October 24, 2016 I might do a bulk order in the future, I'm in Germany and I'd consider a run of 1000 or so. But probably not until next year at the earliest. If it's more convenient for someone to organise one now, then please go for it. Quote
Mr_Samx Posted October 24, 2016 Report Posted October 24, 2016 i just shared email to the French ALBS about price and availability, i'm gonna probably order 100, maybe we can made a global order ? Quote
jaytee Posted October 25, 2016 Report Posted October 25, 2016 I just need a handful, it probably makes more sense for someone in Europe to handle the GB and to just add my small amount to the order. Maybe it's time for a new thread, if anyone wants to take charge? Quote
Molom Posted October 25, 2016 Report Posted October 25, 2016 I'm based in South Korea so I'm probably not best to arrange it, but I am definitely in for it. Quote
jaytee Posted February 14, 2017 Report Posted February 14, 2017 On 10/24/2016 at 9:47 AM, latigid on said: I might do a bulk order in the future, I'm in Germany and I'd consider a run of 1000 or so. But probably not until next year at the earliest. If it's more convenient for someone to organise one now, then please go for it. @latigid on Any movement on this? I'm still not in any rush, but I'm wrapping up my MB-6582 in the next month or two, so I'm just trying to figure out what my options are. Basically, if you're still thinking you might run a large GB here soon, I'll wait for that, but if it's totally up in the air or not happening for six months, I'll probably try to get my own GB going here very soon. Quote
latigid on Posted February 14, 2017 Report Posted February 14, 2017 No definite timeframes from my side, but still likely in the near future. Quote
ChinMuzik Posted February 14, 2017 Report Posted February 14, 2017 Does anybody have other sources for Encoder knobs? They are the single hardest component to source. Everything is detented or just ugly. Quote
jaytee Posted February 15, 2017 Report Posted February 15, 2017 Thonk carries some decent choices... https://www.thonk.co.uk/shop/1900h/ https://www.thonk.co.uk/shop/sifam-soft-touch-encoder-knob/ https://www.thonk.co.uk/shop/intellijel-style-knobs/ https://www.thonk.co.uk/shop/make-noise-mutable-style-knobs/ My only real problem with these is that they're all kinda small. Nothing that makes me want to reach out and twist, like the ALBS knobs. Can't seem to find any knobs as deep as the ALBS either. Quote
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