set up?
Jack, the folks that DID their homework and bring in those kits really do earn their money! ALL of em! Big & small, good & NOT so good.
Someone, somewhere, has got to take the risk.
And of course they should be rewarded with a profit for taking that risk.
SURE ! Count me in!
I'll take a chance and obligate myself for a $50 kit...
The question is, how many others will you be able to put together, such as myself, (a newbie on THIS forum), AND, how are you going to handle the affairs?
You are either asking everyone to send YOU money, in advance, or YOU will stand behind the cost of the shipment, PERSONALLY.
I know what Stockton is... and cost of a drop there, as opposed to Frisco, will be a bit more. There's a reason why the biggest, best, and cheapest importers function within the port of call... Tacoma, Portland, Frisco, Longbeach.... are where they are!
Someone STILL needs to make arrangements for the dreyage AFTER the import duties are covered. Customs has HUGE auctions periodically during EVERY year for all kinds of products... and the cause may be only that the proper fees and excises were not paid at the proper time.
Not to belittle your offer of a place to temporarily plant the container, it's setting up all the details, couple with the financing of the deal that is the difficult part. ...and it is worthy of compensation... in other words, profit.
Still, right here on Motoredbikes Forum is where you have a good chance of making a contact who might be willing to take on the financing of such and operation... probably for profit, but possibly for fun and higher motivations.
I personally thing every household should have at least a couple motor assisted bicycles because our present method of transport is too bulky and NOT cost efficient, expensive, and bad for Mother Gaia !
But I haven't pulled the winning lotto ticket.
Good luck with putting together a set up, Jack !
rc