Re: [MLUG - DISCUSSION] Columbia's only Segway dealer has closed

[Mike Miller <EMAIL:PROTECTED>]

On Sat, 1 Mar 2008, Jonathan King wrote:

> According to the Tribune:
>
> > The Segway dealership in the Broadway Shops has closed. The owners 
> > could not be reached for comment. The store, which was an authorized 
> > dealer for Bedford, N.H.-based Segway Human Transporter, opened in 
> > December 2005.
>
> OK: so how many of you out there knew there even *was* a Segway dealer 
> in Columbia? I knew there was, but I always thought that was about the 
> wackiest retail idea for the market I had ever heard of.


They have one here near the downtown.  The owner makes almost all of his 
money from tours -- put a bunch of people on Segways and roll around the 
historic areas.  I talked to the owner once and he said that the profit 
margin was absurdly low for the sellers -- maybe it was 10%?  Something 
like that, maybe worse.  He didn't think he could expect to make a living 
selling Segways even in the Twin Cities.  Columbia?  Who would even think 
of such a thing?!

Mike

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