So here is what Aquarium Village will do for us as a club:
Provide a 30% discount for ATI and Giesemann T5 bulbs ONLY, no other discounts will be provided unless we buy a significant number of bulbs 36+, this includes MH and CF.
The pricing is MAP (Minimum advertised pricing) so you can see the prices on any internet web site and get a pretty good idea of the price. I compared Reef Geek to Marine Depot and found the pricing almost identical with a couple of exceptions that reflected $1.00 difference, however with the 30% discount being offered by AV, the price of the bulb was less using the higher price with the additional discount plus .0862% sales tax.
Aquarium Village will require I organize the orders, place it as one order and make one payment. This means I need to collect individual orders, collect payment, (my paypal, money order, cash) and then pick up the order and distribute. I live in Holbrook and I'm willing to bring orders to a central location. Remember we have no April meeting.
While I am willing to do all of the above the one thing I'm not willing to do is to chase people for orders, payment or delivery. I'm willing to do the work but cooperation and timeliness will be key. If anyone has any questions please let me know.
I would like to begin taking orders next Monday 3/10, you can send it by e-mail (jwill275@msn.com) or pm on reef central. If I don't get enough interest I will cancel the Aquarium Village GroupBuy next Friday, 3/14