[tpliquid]

Oh man that's terrible news.

[Supernova66]

Originally Posted by machman767

Agreed, jsGt, I do genuinely feel Avin want to do their best, this one unfortunately turned into a maze of smoke and mirrors.....

Mick

My wife tells me I am nieve because I believe what someone tells me. I guess I still thought a word meant something.

I had hoped for the best... Sorry to say I did not expect the worst. Live and learn...

Sorry guys...

As a side note, I did tell him he played this out with the whole world (our multinational group) watching... like it mattered.. sheesh...

[bheng89]

Originally Posted by Supernova66

The response I got from "Louie" was...

I am much sorry for my misoffer, as I thought you are reseller, the retail price is different.

I was very clear from the beginning. I further questioned his logic...

Unfortunate for you now... many are not happy. So what you are saying is we can not get a better price because we would not sell for a profit? You should go back to the forum and see how many are unhappy now.

He was surprised when I pointed out there are 323,000 members on all of the forums. I hate getting jacked around

practically got the same response from Alice as well. Price is 460 + 60 shipping.

Earlier when I was AFK, I was very curious about how much it costs for a wholesale license...but after some thought, it would cost just too much for the members since I would need apply and get the license, get them all shipped to me and then individually shipping to each purchase member.

No one interested happens to also run an import business right? =P

Anyways, thank you, Supernova, for the effort you put forth to try to get this going. back on the hunt... never know, we may find something else down the road. =]

[Supernova66]

Originally Posted by bheng89

practically got the same response from Alice as well. Price is 460 + 60 shipping.

Earlier when I was AFK, I was very curious about how much it costs for a wholesale license...but after some thought, it would cost just too much for the members since I would need apply and get the license, get them all shipped to me and then individually shipping to each purchase member.

No one interested happens to also run an import business right? =P

Anyways, thank you, Supernova, for the effort you put forth to try to get this going. back on the hunt... never know, we may find something else down the road. =]

I had thought the same thing... I was hoping to get drop shipping direct to buyers. There are places over there who specialize in logistics such as that. Maybe I should look into that....hmmm..

[Supernova66]

Ok... call me stubborn. I just sent out a request for logistical support to "assist a worldwide group of BMW owners to utilize their collective purchasing power, by obtaining items at wholesale cost, and shipping direct."

You just never know what you can do unless you try. Stay tuned...

[machman767]

In business cash flow is king, clearly he would much rather have a minimum of 6 units gathering dust rather than over $2k capital, good business model.....
Appreciate your on going efforts, Bob, let's see how this goes.

Mick

[Supernova66]

Originally Posted by machman767

In business cash flow is king, clearly he would much rather have a minimum of 6 units gathering dust rather than over $2k capital, good business model.....
Appreciate your on going efforts, Bob, let's see how this goes.

Mick

Thanks Mick,

I can be goal oriented and tenacious to a fault... but it's fun

[jsGt]

I give up, no response from Alice after various attempts. Going to order by Avin.

[jsGt]

just placed the order at Avin, good luck all with the Chinese

[machman767]

Think I'll be joining you jsGt, shame as Bob put a lot of effort into sorting a deal out, let me know how your experience with Avin goes.

Mick

[jsGt]

Originally Posted by machman767

Think I'll be joining you jsGt, shame as Bob put a lot of effort into sorting a deal out, let me know how your experience with Avin goes.

Mick

free shipping to NL and no PayPal costs. of course these are in the whole sale price... normal website with support and other accessories. keep you posted about the shipping. order acknowledgement is send already.

[sleeeper335]

Im defiantly interested in this, look forward to seeing how it works. im so sick of the CIC system in my 2014 335.

[Supernova66]

Originally Posted by jsGt

free shipping to NL and no PayPal costs. of course these are in the whole sale price... normal website with support and other accessories. keep you posted about the shipping. order acknowledgement is send already.

Keep us posted.. I hope it works out for you

[jsGt]

Track en trace is live, now I have to wait 5 working days...

[jsGt]

Originally Posted by jsGt

Track en trace is live, now I have to wait 5 working days...

the unit is in already, the fun starts this weekend.

[machman767]

That's incredibly quick, how did you find installation? First impressions?

Mick

[changeitup]

You can buy these direct from vendors on Taobao. They also have some that include 4G built in (with sim card) all avin and these other do is resell and markup the prices 50-100$

[Supernova66]

Originally Posted by changeitup

You can buy these direct from vendors on Taobao. They also have some that include 4G built in (with sim card) all avin and these other do is resell and markup the prices 50-100$

you have links?

[jsGt]

Originally Posted by machman767

That's incredibly quick, how did you find installation? First impressions?

Mick

Install was quite simple and easy to do. I running now for 2 days with the unit and I am more than happy! Also installed a new high-gloss mid-panel with ambient lightning.

[machman767]

Good looking job, nice to see you've gone for the DAB option, am I right in thinking you're using an external hard drive for music?

Mick

[jsGt]

Originally Posted by machman767

Good looking job, nice to see you've gone for the DAB option, am I right in thinking you're using an external hard drive for music?

Mick

Hi Mick,

External 1T HD contains music, and Video files (concerts/movies)

[machman767]

Well I've gone and ordered one, with DAB, hopefully will be here for next weekend.

Mick