# 5032 bygeorge@... on March 11, 2004, 10:21 p.m.
Member since 2021-10-03
Just consider five things:
the way and back to L5 and/or earth)
-- shopping mall
-- asteroid materials (ie Platinum Group Metals, etc)
-- vacant space at a ring spin system at L5 for tourists, employees,
and new residents
-- SPS
Looks good to me.
# 5033 bymichael@... on March 11, 2004, 10:40 p.m.
Member since 2021-10-03
Walmart wouldn't sign up for these, they're too high ticket for Walmart.
For these things think Sharper Image, Franklin Mint, etc.
And even then Walmart will squeeze your margins beyond pain. You should
only be using Walmart as a sales channel if you've exhausted all of the
others and you are willing to let them commoditize your brand.
The best way to think about these things is to what you're own personal
behavior: what are the big ticket items you have bought lately? Who did
you buy it from? Why? Etc. Think, for example, why people prefer
Starbucks over Maxwell House?
-MM
On Thu, 2004-03-11 at 17:21, George Perkins wrote:
# 5034 bygeorge@... on March 11, 2004, 11:04 p.m.
Member since 2021-10-03
Good points.
--- In spacesettlers@yahoogroups.com, Michael Mealling
wrote:
> Walmart wouldn't sign up for these, they're too high ticket for
Walmart.
> For these things think Sharper Image, Franklin Mint, etc.
>
> If you want Walmart's ubiquity you have to get something very low
cost.
> And even then Walmart will squeeze your margins beyond pain. You
should
> only be using Walmart as a sales channel if you've exhausted all
of the
> others and you are willing to let them commoditize your brand.
>
> The best way to think about these things is to what you're own
personal
> behavior: what are the big ticket items you have bought lately?
Who did
> you buy it from? Why? Etc. Think, for example, why people prefer
> Starbucks over Maxwell House?
>
> -MM
>
> On Thu, 2004-03-11 at 17:21, George Perkins wrote:
> > Just consider five things:
> >
> > -- tourism (one moon orbit with fine dining and fun things to do
on
> > the way and back to L5 and/or earth)
> > -- shopping mall
> > -- asteroid materials (ie Platinum Group Metals, etc)
> > -- vacant space at a ring spin system at L5 for tourists,
employees,