**Fundraising: The Traveling Segway

[Bduggan04]

Originally posted by JVN
It doesn't matter if it's a fad or not.
In a few years, the novelty will have worn off, and it'll just be another piece of modern technology we all take for granted.

Or it will be another piece of modern technology we forget about entirely. This thread has largely ignored the risk of the segway market. They haven't caught on, and the risk of lawsuits and other ridiculus claims by lawyers are not making it easier for people to have them for personal use. Buying one with the intent of making back the investment at a .4% ($20/$4500) rate seems kind of slow for a single team or a group of teams. Yes you're splitting the costs, but your also splitting the profit.

You don't have to spend any money for a bottle drive. The overhead is much lower on most pizza kit type fundraisers. Long term investments are no good for a team who needs money in the short term. I can't see it being feasible as a reliable fundraiser.

I like the idea of a mutual fundraiser, but I can't see the segway being the best way to raise money. There has to be something else we can offer at a lower cost to ourselves without the legal liability.