I am leaning heavily towards changing my business model. The greatest hurdle has always been figuring out what mech the community wants. Some mechs will have high demand and low sales...others low initial demand but higher sales.
The change I am considering is this. I will offer up a kit with a two part pre-order. The pre-order would go out and require a non-refundable 10% deposit. If there are enough pre-orders then the kit would go into the "build" phase. Once the build is complete the remaining 90% would be due to cover the molding/casting like I do it now. I think this would really help me cut down on the time I spend building mechs that don't sell. Of course, if I am unable to produce the kit, the 10% would be refunded. To do this I would have to provide you with a more clear design than my usual, "trust me" approach.
Thoughts?
