Kinetic Vehicles molds and parts

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Kinetic Vehicles molds and parts

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$4000 including all inventory molds and whatever drawings I have for parts.
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Can you please elaborate on your intention here? Are you looking for somebody to basically become a supplier to Kinetic Vehicles for the Locost stuff or, despite what was publicly said from both side when Kinetic Vehicles was sold to you, are you stripping Kinetic Vehicles for the name and ditching the entire reason for the company's existence in the first place?
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I am sympathetic to the above questions. I designed a mid-engine "Seven" that specifies using the Kinetic catfish nose piece. I, too, wonder what's to become of that supply path, as in: Is it be outsourced, or being handed off for good?
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I am not stopping production or doing away with any of the molds or products.

I have expanded Kinetic Vehicles beyond the locost parts, they are a small part of sales now.

If someone passionate about the Locost would like to take over the production of the Locost parts, I would be willing to work with them. My fiberglass guy is 2.5 hours away, getting time to drive there to drop off molds and pick up parts is a full day activity.
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Ryan14425 wrote: March 4, 2025, 8:12 am I am not... doing away with any of the molds...
This confuses me because in your first post you say:
Ryan14425 wrote: February 8, 2025, 12:51 pm I would like to sell all the molds...
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I will sell them, not destroy or junk them. I will continue to make parts that people need. Nothing is changing. Maybe you could buy the molds and take over production?

There are some experts here that could do a much better job than I can.

Does that make sense?
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I'm confused as well. For $6,000, what does the buyer get? Does the buyer become your new supplier for locost parts? If the buyer gets the molds, can they create a webstore, and sell directly?
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ianrobb wrote: April 5, 2025, 2:06 am I'm confused as well. For $6,000, what does the buyer get? Does the buyer become your new supplier for locost parts? If the buyer gets the molds, can they create a webstore, and sell directly?
If you are interested contact me directly to set up a time for you to come see the molds and parts.
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Ryan14425 wrote: April 22, 2025, 9:04 pm
ianrobb wrote: April 5, 2025, 2:06 am I'm confused as well. For $6,000, what does the buyer get? Does the buyer become your new supplier for locost parts? If the buyer gets the molds, can they create a webstore, and sell directly?
If you are interested contact me directly to set up a time for you to come see the molds and parts.
Unfortunately, I'm not in the position right now to take on more projects. I was just trying to clarify what was included in the sale.
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