Group Order Discounts - How to Organize and Save Money
Solid writeup. Having run a few group buys, I'd say lock down payment before contacting the vendor or you'll get strung along by flakers. We usually go with a Zelle payment method for simplicity, but escrow service safety is worth thinking about when the pot gets big. Also, keep the point person on a single wallet so nobody's juggling five different senders at checkout. Small thing, saves a lot of headaches.
Solid writeup. Having run a few group buys, I'd say lock down payment before contacting the vendor or you'll get strung along by flakers. We usually go Zelle for the simplicity, though the group buy nature means you need someone trustworthy holding funds. That's really the whole risk with this format... one point person holding everyone's money. Setting a hard deadline for payment and confirming the count before you place the order saves a lot of headache.
