Most of us are able to find HiTec HS-425BB and Futaba S3003/3004(HiTec 425BB equiv's) and for abt $15/ea. I am going to look for sellers for a quantity purchase, best price for the most servos, from sellers in the US (no foreign sellers). There is the Lindberg skull COOP going on now,
http://halloweenforum.com/showthread.php?t=67365, to abt the end of the month. For 3-axis skulls, each requires 4 servos (3 movement, 1 jaw) and at $15/ea, they can really add up. If we can find a seller, either online or local hobby shop, willing to get them in quantities (approx 30-50 servo order)
how many of you would place an order for servos at a lower cost?
I'm figuring on (an example cost)
1-10 servos, $15/ea(or normal price)
10-20 servos $14/ea
20-30 servos $13/ea
30-40 servos $12/ea
The total cost would be determined as soon as the COOP is closed, we look where the number of servos would fall in the price breakdown (ex: 54 servos ordered by 10 people, @11/ea = $551.00, plus $39 shipping(guess)= $590 total,
makes it just under $6 per servo ordered. I bundle the servos, ship them off to each buyer for abt $10, would make each servo
abt $8-$9, saving abt $6-$8/ea.
Payments would be by PayPal, CashiersChk/Money Orders. There might be a way to pay the seller directly, thru PayPal or by check, so the CO-OP Manager wouldnt have to deal with $$.
UPDATED: A Local Hobby Shop(LHS) will sell us the Hitec -425BB;'s for $12/ea. I would package them and ship to you. Your costs would be the # of servos you order, plus cost of shipping. This would be a cost-only order, no profit for me. We will be using USPS Flat-rate shipping, small box(can hold 12 servos), $9.95, or larger box (holds 30+ servos), $14.
If you have a seller that treats you well, and can give good prices for quantity orders, let me know and we'll check if they'll work with us.
We all come out ahead doing COOP(group) orders, again, this is a cost-only COOP, no profit for the Coop Manager. Details to follow...
Is there enough interest in bulk ordering servos for 3axis skulls for cheap??