FRC Blogged-FIRST Chocie-Liquidation

[AllenGregoryIV]

Are we really doing this again? Isn't this the same system that got people so upset last year. I know it's not the real FIRST Choice but it's still just who has the quickest mouse. Especially with no quantity limits per item at all and currently no way for anyone to know how many of any of the items they have in stock. At least not yet, they could post item quantities on the 19th.

If I'm ordering and I think 3 IR sensors is reasonable but then find out they only had 10 to give away maybe that is too many for one team.

Also how are these items going to be considered for next year's robot? Are they kit items (doesn't seem like it), are they previous years' kit items, or are they some other category? Seeing as some of these parts are discontinued and would then be no longer available to all teams, they wouldn't fit the 2013 definition of a COTS part.

I like this idea, just a little unsure on some of the details. I think as long as the people ordering actually use the items they get for their team and they just don't sit on a shelf, it's a great idea.