Hi,everyone one

Did anyone mistakenly took the gym basketball #13 today? I borrowed it from gym and someone might take it and leave his NCAA baskeball on the floor.

It's gonna be $50 charge for me if I don't return the original one. So pls HELP!


[Edited on February 12, 2010 at 11:49 PM. Reason : wrong link]

[Edited on February 12, 2010 at 11:51 PM. Reason : wrong link]

2/12/2010 11:43:08 PM

k

2/12/2010 11:43:47 PM

I realize this thread is about a gym basketball....which I do not have. Hear me out, maybe I can offer some insight.

I am in outside sales, which is currently salary+commission, but will move into straight commission starting at the beginning of July 2010. I have been in this position since July 2009. I have competition from several direct manufacturing sales reps, large distributors, and local distributors. Here are the advantages and disadvantages of each:

Direct Advantages: Immediate knowledge of new technology, no middle man mark up, one shipping bill (paid by manufacturer or buyer of goods), access to larger range of non-commodity items, control inventory, have access to many distributors that can effectively sell their goods which increases market share, and set prices of commodity they manufacture.

Direct disadvantages: Typically have 1-3 sales reps per region (i.e. southeast, mid-atlantic, northeast, etc.) limiting the number of accounts they can successfully manage/cold-call, lack physical customer service or physical technical service available to or affordable for smaller users or altogether, are sometimes not trustworthy because they will go in behind their distributors that sell their commodity to one account in large quantities (i.e. they missed a big account, and have found out about it through a distributor selling their particular product) which leads to the distributor not selling their product anymore, have too many distributors selling the product ultimately driving the set price down through deviations, possibly rely on distributors to actually sell the product, and competition from other direct sources.

Large distributor advantages: have access to other commodities that go hand in hand with other manufacturers (poor example- grocery stores sell milk as well as cereal), get direct pricing, many locations regionally or nationally easing the shipping burden of buyers with multiple locations, personal service either customer or technical, many sales reps that are able to cover a broader territory, access to multiple manufacturers of the same commodity allowing to keep prices in check, service programs that smaller companies can't offer and direct providers can't match in price or value, and experts of many many commodities as opposed to one or a few.

Large distributor disadvantages: smaller local distributors creating price wars (think Michael Scott Paper Co vs Dunder-Mifflin), direct mfg's going in behind and stealing business, limited access to all of the mfg's (you won't find Harris Teeter name brands in Food Lion and visa versa), can't truly set prices because it's based on both supply and demand, territory management, and tough growth prospects in slower economies (this is true for direct as well really)

Local distributor advantages: Typically a good ol' boy setting where the seller and the buyer know each other for years (this does happen at all levels, but mostly at the local level), local folks are right down the street and can be used in emergencies, if the local guy buys at high enough volumes then there is no shipping charge to the end user, and access to both direct mfg's and large distributors.

Local distributor disadvantages: easily beaten in price, array of commodities, array of technology, lack of trained staff, low cash flow, etc etc etc.

This is what I have noticed in my six months, I am sure there are plenty more that need mentioning. The way I am setting myself apart as a sales person is this: I go after the big accounts right now while I am new. The big accounts, if I land them, will take care of me while I am new and building a customer base. The money made off of those allows me to focus free time on smaller accounts that get me higher margins. I build up big accounts, I would like to have 5-10 of these, then get 20-30 medium accounts. If I lose 1 or 2 big accounts, the 20-30 medium accounts keep me afloat while I go after new big accounts. I don't really waste time on small accounts simply because they basically pay for breakfast or something really small.

I will say this, if you can't get a big account in the first 6-8 months (assuming you have cash flow that you can ride this long) you could be in a world of trouble. If you can get one, it will really make going after the others a lot more enjoyable and less stressful. It's simply just very exhausting wasting any time on anything other than big accounts in the very beginning. You work just as hard on the medium sized accounts and see 1/3 to 1/36 of the money in my situation.

If you have any other questions, you can PM me. I hope this helps in the slightest!

2/12/2010 11:44:32 PM

Did anyone mistakenly took

2/12/2010 11:45:31 PM

Quote :

"IMAGE LINK FAIL"

2/12/2010 11:45:32 PM

1) go to wal-mart,
2) find ball similar to gym basketball #13.
3) Purchase a black magic marker.
4)Total cost ~$20.
5) Write #13 on said ball
6) Profit.

2/12/2010 11:45:49 PM

Thread of the year.

[Edited on February 12, 2010 at 11:47 PM. Reason : hands down]

2/12/2010 11:47:12 PM

yes they did otherwise you wouldnt be missing it

2/12/2010 11:48:10 PM

stupid motherfuckers always steal basketballs up in there

you'd think since we're all educated, we wouldn't be fucking thieves

but apparently they let fucking robbers into NCSU

2/12/2010 11:48:14 PM

Plz guys. He has a match tonight.

2/12/2010 11:52:31 PM

Quote :

"you'd think since we're all educated, we wouldn't be fucking thieves we would actually read the signs plastered on every wall in the gym about leaving shit laying around to get stolen"

2/12/2010 11:52:43 PM

2/12/2010 11:54:51 PM

to Talage

that's what I thought, but they won't allow me to do that...

2/12/2010 11:57:17 PM

Quote :

"NCSU FUCKING ROBBERS"

2/12/2010 11:57:50 PM

guys, I just googled it. The ball actually is worth about that money. The cheapist one is $38.89 without shipping fee. I'm screwed...

http://www.google.com/products?hl=en&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&q=mikasa+bq3000+basketball&oq=&um=1&ie=UTF-8&ei=qEJ2S7L1A4-0tgecq7C3Cg&sa=X&oi=product_result_group&ct=title&resnum=3&ved=0CB8QrQQwAg

2/13/2010 1:16:18 AM

Welcome to The Wolf Web, shuq612!

2/13/2010 1:19:48 AM

i'd say 50 bucks is a small price to pay for learning something


some people spend a lot more than that


like history majors

2/13/2010 2:23:28 AM

paerabol with the sick burn

2/13/2010 2:27:44 AM

2/13/2010 2:29:13 AM

I saw the original pic but is there any possible way that the original wilson ball may look like this:



I mean, with aging there may be a chance

2/13/2010 2:33:36 AM

http://courses.ncsu.edu/eng101/

2/13/2010 2:40:23 AM

Attn:
message_topic.aspx?topic=588345&page=1

2/13/2010 2:42:44 AM

^^,^what's your angle here?

[Edited on February 13, 2010 at 2:43 AM. Reason : .]

2/13/2010 2:43:06 AM

Quote :

"Hi,everyone one Did anyone mistakenly took the gym basketball #13 today? I borrowed it from gym and someone might take it and leave his NCAA baskeball on the floor. It's gonna be $50 charge for me if I don't return the original one. So pls HELP!"

That's my angle. Reading it made my brain hurt.

2/13/2010 2:44:07 AM

Just wait until someone else is at the desk and write a number 13 on that NCAA ball. It is probably nicer than the piece of shit balls that they usually stock...

[Edited on February 13, 2010 at 10:44 AM. Reason : nm not that mean]

2/13/2010 10:39:40 AM

Quote :

"Cheapist"

2/13/2010 10:46:43 AM

looks like the nigerian princes are now invading message boards.

2/13/2010 10:51:10 AM

You people don't know about the 'user info' link on the left side there, do you?

2/13/2010 11:08:19 AM

ohhhhh, it all makes sense now, except those people don't play basetball.....

2/13/2010 11:10:18 AM

Yeah really. Yao Ming is actually Mexican...

2/13/2010 11:12:29 AM

Just pay the $50.

2/13/2010 11:19:13 AM

Quote :

"looks like the nigerian princes are now invading message boards."

lol

2/13/2010 1:12:28 PM

Quote :

"It's gonna be $50 charge for me if I don't return the original one. So pls HELP!"

you said you were "screwed'... is $50 going to break the bank? ruin your credit? you're in for a rude awakening when you hit the real world.

2/13/2010 1:45:59 PM

go back to the gym
steal ball #1
write a 3 beside the 1

2/13/2010 1:47:02 PM

^^ You don't know his financial situation.

2/13/2010 1:52:09 PM

no wonder we cant keep people around here

there are dozens lined up to scare anyone away

2/13/2010 1:53:34 PM

^* Within reason, there is no one who is willing to pay $50 dollar bucks for a shitty replacement Carmichael basketball.

best bet is to just buy one for <$20 and writing on it.

2/13/2010 2:02:30 PM

good luck, shuq612! I hope you are able to find that basketball.

2/13/2010 2:11:34 PM

BECAUSE INTERNET NERDS ARE ALSO GYM NERDS

2/13/2010 2:27:14 PM

2/13/2010 2:31:47 PM

hey you people giving this guy shit for his grammar can go fuck yourselves

it's pretty obvious english isn't his native language

2/13/2010 2:35:34 PM

THEN HE KIN GIT DEH FUCK OUT OF AMUUUURRRICAAA

2/13/2010 2:36:15 PM

Quote :

"HI, EVERYONE ONE"

2/13/2010 3:39:54 PM

if you guys keep it up, there's going to be a mass shooting on campus

don't agitate him

2/13/2010 3:44:01 PM

hahahahahaha you people

2/13/2010 3:48:21 PM

2/13/2010 4:09:35 PM

Quote :

"go back to the gym steal ball #1 write a 3 beside the 1"

2/13/2010 4:17:25 PM

^win

2/13/2010 4:17:51 PM

Someone found it and turn it in.

Loogs larke R won shoe anyone^^

2/13/2010 5:26:58 PM

oh phew

i was worried

2/13/2010 5:29:35 PM