Pit Posse

[dt]

I buy stuff from Pit Posse over in St. Pete from time to time. They’re a pretty good outfit and help find hard-to-find stuff when I need it. I like them quite a bit. Anyway, I got an interesting email from them yesterday; more of an announcement or press release. They’re looking for new product ideas; nothing wrong with that. What struck me was, when you get to the bottom, the deal is that if they select a product the inventor gets 2 of whatever, plus $300. Hmmmmmm.

That doesn’t seem like a very good deal, particularly if the idea ultimately has extreme value. The typical arrangement for something like this is a royalty to the inventor, usually a percentage of revenue and, depending on the invention, as high as 40%, recognizing that the licensor has production responsibilities and related costs. I guess they’re leveraging the ego factor by offering to name the inventor in their publications.

What do you think?

Here it is. If you can’t read it here’s the link is right below:



http://campaign.constantcontact.com/render?v=001ZWNbY6QNS4xq4a8iqiv5HD0VRIgtbuYi5BIPwRLKjwOAs6JZQQZ_7a7dlU3UPjY98qT1ZMRzMiii7sop8ogIRWvkNc_-gvMHEpqywI9U4zE%3D

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[mrbones]

Yeah, I don't think $300 is a very good pay out for inventing a new product. I give them credit for trying.

I've used their EZ Pull clutch lever on my last ATV and ATC. It's a great product and it's cheap, too.

I was looking at their handlebar riders to raise my SV bars up a little. I never ordered them because the finish is dull gray. I guess they are made for dirt bikes instead of street bikes. I could polish them if they were aluminum, but I couldn't tell what they were made of.

[dt]

Here's a Black Friday flyer from Pit Posse in the email this morning. 20% off everything and free ship over $150. This place is based over in St. Petersburg. Good guys.

Note the code for online checkout.

http://pitposse.com/