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Well I have a sales manager checking to see if there are any still available but it is not sounding too promising.

I am also seeing if we can get ahead of it and get something put together for next years version.
 
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thanks. not going to lie, if this falls through i will be kinda bummed, but hopefully we can make it happen for next year.

i would guesstimate about 150 or even 200 units could be appropriate. i stopped this buy at around 100 units, but some more interest trickled in after that.
 
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feeling desperate with nothing to lose, i linked them to this thread. i really want a bottle opener. lol :)

still no response though.

Hello Mr...,

For evidence of my claims, please see this link to a forum discussion:

https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=470011

My username is "pizza" on that page.

As I explained, we are serious tool fans. Can you please help us?

Otherwise, if you cannot help us, may I ask for the specific reason why the order was canceled? What mistake did I make or what policy was not followed?

Kind regards,
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thanks for throwing this deal together.
hopefully the gj link you sent them will persuade them to release the order.
as others stated - their reasoning most likely is to not sell to a 'tool speculator' waiting to make profit on resale.
 
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metaldad said:
thanks for throwing this deal together.
hopefully the gj link you sent them will persuade them to release the order.
as others stated - their reasoning most likely is to not sell to a 'tool speculator' waiting to make profit on resale.
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I know they don't know our final price on it, but at $30 a unit, I have to think that much more over that would quickly diminish the demand. I already know that I'm probably spending more than I should on this as it is, but if it was more than 30 I quite certain I would have passed.
 
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pizza said:
feeling desperate with nothing to lose, i linked them to this thread. i really want a bottle opener. lol :)

still no response though.
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Good luck. I am starting to get the feeling they just don't have enough to fill the order.
 
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will335i said:
Good luck. I am starting to get the feeling they just don't have enough to fill the order.
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Yes I highly suspect they only have a handful left.

Maybe ask if we reduce the order number and do a random draw so some of is might get one?
 
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I have not been on GJ in about a year. The deals thread cost me WAY too much lol. I hope you guys get your bottle openers. Hopefully I can get in if we ever do something like this again
 
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i got a response.

Knipex Rep B said:
First and foremost, we would like to thank you for the great interest in our products.

As you have probably already noticed, we had to cancel your orders.

Unfortunately, it is not possible for us to sell such large numbers of bottle openers to individuals.

Of course, we wouldn't assume that you would resell these in the first place, but the risk is too high for us. Unfortunately, we have had bad experiences over and over again in recent years, which is why we at KNIPEXFANS do not act as an intermediary, but deliver directly to the end consumer.

I hope I was able to help you.
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i think that's pretty reasonable, but as the organizer of this group buy, obviously i'm obligated to appeal one more time:

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pizza said:
Thank you for your response.
That makes complete sense. I understand.

Still though, there is no other reasonable way for us to acquire these bottle openers. :(

Would you consider the idea of making an exception in our case? Perhaps we could demonstrate our sincerity in some way, and I could prove that I am not a reseller. I will be distributing these to a large number of people in the form of a group buy at zero markup (no profit whatsoever). It is only for my friends and family who love Knipex products.

The forum discussion I linked to documents our intentions:

https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=470011

This discussion is 11 pages long, and it contains over 200 messages from excited fans.

Including myself, there are 74 friends participating in this effort.

Here is the summary (96 bottle openers across 75 people):
  • 54 participants (73%) want one bottle opener.
  • 18 participants (24%) want two bottle openers.
  • 2 participants (3%) want three bottle openers.

As further evidence, these are some ideas:

  1. I could share with you the list of buyers (but I must first ask for their permission).
  2. I could ask them all to contact you.
  3. Please tell me what you would like to see, and I will do as you ask.

Would any of those options be helpful?

Also, if you have conditions, I would be happy to honor them. For example, if you want, I can limit it to one bottle opener per person. There are many more people waiting in a queue that expressed interest after I closed the group buy. If you want, I can add these people to the list so that each person only receives one bottle opener. In this case, I would send 96 bottle openers to 96 people.

Another idea: instead of adding more people, maybe we could reduce the order to 74 bottle openers so that each person gets only one bottle opener.

Your wish is my command. Do you think we can reach some kind of compromise?

Finally, if it is not possible this year, could you please help us next year for "version 4" of the bottle opener? I ask with sincerity.

Thank you for your consideration,
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if he wants to see the list of buyers, does anyone have a problem with me sharing it?
 
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You have my permission to share it, or at least mine. They can cross-reference the one I tried to buy directly that was also cancelled and refunded.
 
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It's not hard to find any of the information we've shared, so send away if it'll get me a bottle opener!
 
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I know it's not Knipex, but now that we're all becoming bottle opener aficionados, might as well grab an SK one while we wait patiently for this to play out....:

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https://sktools.com/content/sktools/en_US/steals---deals.html

Direct link:

https://sktools.com/shop/sk-socket-bottle-opener.html

Price is $7.99 once added to your cart.

Now let's just hope we can get the Knipex ones!!!
 
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Name and email is ok with me. Worst case scenario I buy another set of Cobra’s and use them only to open bottles, lol
 
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