FestoolRecon.com coming VERY soon (US)

[Administrator_JSVN]

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I posted this to an existing thread on Sunday, but — for fear that it could have been buried deep in an old thread — I'm creating a separate thread.

Festool USA will begin selling reconditioned tools online in a few weeks. You can sign up now at www.festoolrecon.com.

Here's how it will work:
The website will feature one tool at a time. Every time a new tool becomes available, subscribers will receive an email notification. That tool will be available until it's gone. At that point the next tool will become available.

Why aren't we just making everything available at once? There are a few reasons. First off, we think this is a fun, exciting and unusual approach that we hope you enjoy. Also, we're not a retailer, so we want to approach this in a way that's manageable and makes sure that orders are fulfilled quickly and accurately.

A few notes

• This is for US residents only. (Sorry, Canadian friends.)
• All tools will come with a one-year warranty.
• Vouchers including the PRO 5 voucher cannot be applied to reconditioned tools.
• If you're worried about your friendly neighborhood Festool dealer, don't be. We've involved them in this in a way that most should be very pleased with.

Subscribe now at festoolrecon.com to be alerted when the first tool becomes available!

(Tyler)

 

[jeh]

This sounds way more complicated than it need be. Just post them all to eBay to make it fair for everyone.

 

[Cheese]

Hey Tyler, in the past Festool offered tools in 3 categories, less 10%, less 20% and less 30%, depending upon the cosmetic condition of the tool, the Systainer & the accessories. Will this also be the case now?

If so, will we be notified of how many of each category is available for each tool? I'd rather get 30% off of a DF 700 than 10%, on a SysRock it doesn't really matter and I'd purchase that at the 10% level.  [tongue]

 

[Gregor]

This looks like a perfect application for a dutch auction.

 

[ChuckM]

I am not eligible... but I am confused as how the sales works.

"Here's how it will work:
The website will feature one tool at a time. Every time a new tool becomes available, subscribers will receive an email notification. That tool will be available until it's gone. At that point the next tool will become available."

Is the tool sold on a "first-come-first-served" basis, i.e. the first one who responds to the notification "wins"?

 

[rmwarren]

When I first read "The website will feature one tool at a time" my immediate thought was "one" as in a single tool, someone buys it and there is nothing else.

After rereading I believe the notion is to offer a batch of a single SKU at once until they are all gone. Makes more sense to me now.

My hunch is this approach lets FUSA stockpile returns until they have a critical number of one SKU & then refurb them in a batch followed by selling them off in a batch. Sounds like a logical approach to simplify a business issue to maximize return/minimize effort.

As usual, I could be all wet.

RMW

 

[epicxt]

^this is how I interpreted it as well.

 

[jaguar36]

Sounds like a great idea to me!  Hope they'll still have the various discount levels too.

 

[semenza]

Right, one tool at a time as in one model at a time. Not one single item.  Example  - ETS 150/5  recons available until sold out. Might be a hundred of them or however many.

Seth

 

[Bigdaddy65]

FesWooTool

 

[ear3]

Lol, I'd like to see that Lord of the Flies scenario if they were to do one individual item at a time...

Right, one tool at a time as in one model at a time. Not one single item.  Example  - ETS 150/5  recons available until sold out. Might be a hundred of them or however many.

Seth

 

[#Tee]

i think they just want our email addresses for future money making opportunities

 

[Cheese]

i think they just want out email addresses for future money making opportunities

If you’ve ever registered a tool on-line with Festool...they already have your email address.  [tongue]

 

[Trosey]

they already have your email address.

Unless it has change. [eek]

 

[Cheese]

they already have your email address.

Unless it has change. [eek]

Well I don’t know about others...but mine hasn’t changed in over 20 years.

 

[#Tee]

ya but not everyone here and those that are still on the fence about their first festool purchase..seeing its their first chance to get one at a discount.

 

[JCLP]

Being Canadian I'm not a happy camper. Why are we being left out. I thought North America included Canada. It does for your product launches and even the roadshow.

JC

 

[antss]

Being Canadian I'm not a happy camper. Why are we being left out. I thought North America included Canada. It does for your product launches and even the roadshow.

JC

I feel your pain brother but Festool USA is hosting the sale.  Which stops at the border.

Now as to how you should feel about the double standard is open for discussion.

 

[Cheese]

...seeing its their first chance to get one at a discount.

Unfortunately, we don’t know what the level of discount is, if there indeed is a discount, because Festool corporate never answered my original query. Festool has yet to come clean with that aspect of the sale.

All we know is they are selling a bunch of like tools, one at a time over who knows how long, for a price that’s yet to be determined.
It rather seems to me to be a reincarnation of the Pro 5 debacle. A whole lot of hubris and a lack of substance.

I could go on but I won’t... [sad]

 

[antss]

..seeing its their first chance to get one at a discount.

Don't think Festool really cares that much about landing first time customers that would only be customers because of a discount.

It rather seems to me to be a reincarnation of the Pro 5 debacle. A whole lot of hubris and a lack of substance.

Yep, but when so many are lining up at the koolaid stand willing to pay full price it makes it kinda hard to come up with a "discount" that really works and at the same time doesn't erode that MAP scheme everyone is so fond of. 

I know I wouldn't relish that task, if it's even possible. Marketing folk have my utmost sympathy.