Could we get some idea of likely demand by publishing a shortlist of items and ask for an intention to buy, yes or no. This would lets us see what the demand actually is and in what sort of quantities. Then we would need to find someone on the Forum prepared to put a lot of time and effort (for free).......any takers?
We did this in the past with tee shirts. It works, but was very long winded. If I mind right, at the time, price was dependant on the size of the order, so we had a ball park figure. We got a price which was higher and several who said they wanted a tee then backed out. We still went ahead though, and made a loss.
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We had a forum bank account, but the monthly charges went up over the years to the point it was taking too much money each month plus transaction charges. So just ended up sticking with the paypal option.
They always sound easy to do, and legally not to bad at your local pub, school etc. The problem we have is that we are an online forum, therefore need to register with the gaming commission and all that it entails with regards to their rules and legal requirements plus fees as well. (To try and do it without registering is a criminal offence)
Hmm.... so, taking onboard the above......
That's really good to know, thank you... I couldn't get it to work!
just notied my little red banner gone too , ooooonoooo cannot be having that eitherTalking of which I just remembered I needed to top up for this years subscription contribution, I'd lost me little red banner, can't be having that
Just to confirm, you don't need a paypal account, it gives you the option to pay by card instead of logging into paypal.
my little red banner that is...
Everyone should have onemy little red banner that is...
Sooooo I think we are heading towards a 2021 “best in mankini” competition with an entry fee to support the forum , photos published on the forum and members to vote
What I really want/need is a new lime green mankini like @erubus regularly wears around the place, I'll need the industrial gusset cos I'm getting on a bit now, cant have any escapages scaring the animals
Having the forum logo printed on the straps might be jolly, it'll certainly make me stand out in Aldi, no such thing as bad publicity and all that. I'd also perhaps like the logo on my baccy tin, it might look a bit much with the one on the kini* but, nice to have options
SO.......
How about a logo design, maybe something different to the sticker ? .... a competition perhaps, pay a small donation to enter ?.... the winning entry becomes the approved logo and can then be made into (eggshell knowledge) a PDF file (?) which can be bought from the forum for a small fee and used to print onto whatever the hell ya want
Tea towels, bedsheets, a bum bag, the world is your mollusc. No 'stock' no post and packing>>> less admin ???
A potential way of raising forum funds could perhaps be something along the lines of a podcast or vlog on the youtubes... perhaps a 'channel' with contributions from forum members, maintainance how too's, adventure or rebuild diarys, maybe even some of the music featured on the what ya got in your player thread...... If done well enough it could/would attract viewers and >>>> advertising, for which the forum can get a payment. not vast sums perhaps but between us we have enough mobile phones/cameras/skills and enthusiasm to make an interesting space.... we do pretty well already with the threads on the forum !
Happy to be shot down in flames if all or any of that's a silly idea, it's been a looong day at work so it's nice to distract my mind with something else !
*where do I keep a baccy tin when I'm in the mankini ? In the pockets of course !!!
how did we get here .....