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Originally Posted by rc_cola1323
It will be anodized if wanted, upon request. We have some plans to open a team 1323 store and we have been talking to first about it. Just keep an eye open =).
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Like Cory said, be careful with the vendor requirements. I'd suggest having your supplier be the business of record here. You can always separately arrange for them to sponsor you with a cut of the profits on FIRST-related items (if that was the intended benefit of having a Team-1323-branded store).
And if your supplier chooses to sell to teams, it would be nice if you could make sure that they have a webpage with a gear and sprocket catalogue, including part schematics, material and surface treatment information and tolerances. Also, if you're planning to sell these during the 2009 season, teams will want to know what the lead time and shipping costs will be, in addition to the part costs—and they'd love to know these things as soon as possible (particularly before Christmas holidays begin).
And though I'm repeating my previous comments a little, I do want to stress that a catalogue would go a long way toward establishing these as COTS parts, as opposed to custom orders. (COTS parts aren't necessarily literally "off the shelf", or from stock; instead, they're effectively standard items with relatively short lead times. The distinction is useful, because teams must account for labour costs on the BOM for custom parts, but don't have to for COTS items.)
The faster you can arrange for this information to be posted, the quicker teams will be able to decide whether or not they're interested in doing business. For my part, I appreciate good information in order to make it easier to commit to using a new supplier for critical parts.