[SJAAboard] Loaner Program Discussion 5/27/08

[Gary Mitchell]

Rob Hawley wrote:

> In attendance were Gordon, Lee, Gary, Rich, and myself.  Robert commented on
> several items by phone so I will add his opinions as expressed to me.
> 
> 
> GARY'S GOAL
> 
> Four of us strongly felt that the 3 points of Gary's goals captured our vision
> of the loaner program.  Robert expressed the same to me during our phone call.
> Rich's support was more muted.
> 
> LIBRARY MODEL
> 
> All of us (and Robert by phone) thought the Library Model was a better way to
> run the program.  One member expressed that by adopting it the club "would be
> acting like we cared about the scopes".

Two members.

More accurately, it was felt that by not retrieving scopes
when they're due (by asking the borrowers to store them
instead), it could look like we don't care much about the
scopes and that sentiment would carry over to the borrower.


> Gary was concerned that we should not try to dispose of all of the scopes at the
> auction.

Well, my main concern is dominating the auction.  Also, it
might not look good for the club to have too many of its
scopes, or too many of the same type of scope up for auction
at the same time.

Maybe this isn't a problem, I'm not saying it definitely is.
I just don't want to raise too many eyebrows is all.  And
if the club shows up with a dozen scopes at the auction,
after we sold a bunch last time, I think it would raise an
eyebrow or two. ...It might dilute the prices too.

Gary