AUSTRALIA'S ORIGINAL AND BEST CAMP OVEN AND OUTDOOR COOKING CAMPING AND LIFESTYLE FORUM

Reply #10 - Aug 12^th, 2008 at 9:06pm

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Another motto we have here is that you can sell anything if you make it cheap enough!!!

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Reply #11 - Aug 12^th, 2008 at 9:38pm

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Hey Derek, have you thought of getting a price from Camp Chef, they do a pretty good oven and do smaller runs than 1000 units if some of the stuff I read is correct.

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Reply #12 - Aug 12^th, 2008 at 9:52pm

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It's a shame you cant get it done in Oz, but that's the way the country is go'in I suppose, everything cheaper offshore these day's.
I certainly would'nt mind paying a bit extra for something produced in Oz.
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Reply #13 - Aug 12^th, 2008 at 9:58pm

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IMHO as in been there - done that.

Go local.
Do quality.
Go "exclusive' and have them numbered.
Nice quality wooden box.
Recipe book to go with same.
Charge heaps and get about the same turnover in terms of dollars as if you went large quantity.

What makes an old Furfy so desirable? It's rare my son - rare or exclusive and that's what sells.

My 2c worth. Oh - and be prepared for a "knockoff" version of YOUR oven that will be sold to Joe Blows Camping for .10c each if you get it made O/S. Me cynical??? Betcha! And that won't happen if it's made locally.
I would buy a local product at 3 times the price (in the hundreds of dollars only - not more!) in a flash rather than buying an ase*^le as in everyones got one....and it's made somewhere else......

Not sure if this is rant or opinion...
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Reply #14 - Aug 12^th, 2008 at 10:02pm

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Mish Nodzio made to Aussie Bush Kettle and it sold very well. Had a patent and all. That patent has now expired like Mish and there are copies coming out.
The original kettles were pulling 4 times their new price on eBay not long back.
Niche market will win always.

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Reply #15 - Aug 12^th, 2008 at 10:04pm

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I'm hear'in ya OJ.

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Reply #16 - Aug 12^th, 2008 at 10:33pm

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I reckon you'd get rid of probably half here on the forum, for the other half, word of mouth and where do we all look?

Ebay

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Mmmmmm.......If I win the Furphyslinger draw a couple more times the proceeds might have to go toward a new oven.

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Reply #17 - Aug 12^th, 2008 at 11:40pm

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"Probably half" Now there is a market annalists best friend. In best humour - there is no robust market research in that remark. eBay is experiencing it's worst downturn in trade in 7 years. I would be wary there apart from niche market items....hint......hint

again, my 2c worth...

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Reply #18 - Aug 13^th, 2008 at 1:46am

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Excellent idea Derek,

I remember that a year or two ago that Lodge did a special run of 1000 of the 5" ovens for someone in Japan. They had a special logo on the botom of the pot and could not be sold outside of Japan. However, I did hear of several that made it back to the USA, but not to me. Sad

The 6" Lodge's are currently being produced so it might not be too hard to get a special run of 1000 and your shipping costs would be lower due to overall weight of the 6" vs. the 12". Grin

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Reply #19 - Aug 13^th, 2008 at 2:36am

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Duncan, Camp Chef are actually made in Asia. It makes more sense to me with the higher quality of oven to try them. Their freight costs should be less than with Lodge.

Also, this crew seems to really like the Cabelas, which are Camp Chef produced.

Also, going back to the Lewis and Clark commemorative. I don't know Aussie history so well that I would come up with an Aussie 'event' as well known as that of Lewis & Clark over here. But isn't there something? Best I can come up with is Gallipoli.

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