@biggerben69 @Masterofron can either one of you expand on this whole queen thing and the post made quoting panda.
Well, I heard about the Queen yesterday. The post I made earlier in the Stanford thread about the Queen was my thinking out loud about whats important and how these sources are gonna have to be on point.
I hope Panda gets out in front of things. It could turn into a big fucking mess. There are times when money has to be spent and sacrifices made in the short run in order to ensure things don't come back to bite you in the ass later on.
I was just saying in a post the other day how there hasn't been more quality gear, with prices this low, in a very long time.
I imagine its easy for those without discipline and and a stringent work ethic to be a bit short sighted when things are good.
Experience in the business and surrounding yourself with those who are strong in an area you may be lacking is a good start.
The Queen supplied a large # of Panda types throughout China. With the Queen in a Chinese prison for the rest or her life, the future is forced hard labor. For the rest of us, things aren't that clear.
What's left is a partial vacuum, with no clear replacement for her. Capitalism has its advantages and would've helped us out here.
I wish I could trust that the best interests of the Community were going to be why decisions or actions are taken concerning this issue.
What could happen is in keeping with profits first is choosing a replacement based purely on keeping the bottom line at least where it is.
If dealing with smaller manufacturers with smaller sales volume prices are going to be more expensive.
It took a good amount of time to get where we are in terms of trust in our raw powders and all involved with them.....and honestly, its not trust its proof that came over time with a lot of testing.
Fact of the matter is that there isn't a shortage of raw steroid powders in china(save the exotics...supposedly.). There's a shortage of reputable men that trade in them.
That isn't a shot at Panda as I believe he's come a long way and navigated the waters in a land so distant and different than our own. He learned as he went along. He made mistakes along the way and lessons were learned. The big picture...gonna be interesting to see.
I think what's gonna help as far as relations with his customers are the things I've been reading here. Keeping his customers apprised of the situation as things happen.
The pattern seems to be when things are good and calm panda or an agent of his will show up. In times of stress and uncertainty we get nothing which only serves to exacerbate an already restless crowd.
Discipline and maturity. I'd like to see a commitment made to a schedule of pandas design that his customers to grow to trust. If the schedule says every Wednesday between 9am and 3pm panda will post an update of current events or whatever it is he comes up with...then there's gonna be an update posted. A little consideration goes a long way in our personal lives and certainly in this business.
Something similar may already of been suggested and discussed....these uncertain times demand it.