Uilliam's Fetching and Delivery Service ready for business.

AbnerMojo · 12-01-06, 09:27 AM

~ Written out on parchment, in big neat letters. ~

“How many times have you been at your crafting spot, and found your self several essential items short? Or been hounded for the delivery of an item you have crafted for someone? Or just were really to lazy to take a walk? Or you only needed several of an item, not a box of thirty five?

Well never again, as I offer the following services.

Pickable materials ... 15 True a piece, limit of eight. (A savings of thirteen True a piece off the box of thirty five for a thousand most offer.)

Diggable materials ... 20 True a piece, limit of fifteen. ( May require a fifteen True material charge to cover broken shovels cost.)

As a special service to my customers, clay can be worked into molds, and sand into glass ingots at no charge before delivery.

Copper or Tin Ore, sorry no other mined materials ... 22 True a ore, limit of ten ore at a time. ( May require a twenty five True material charge to cover broken pick ax cost, per pick ax.)

Lumber ... By negotiated contract only.

Note: any boat tickets, or other expenses cost must be covered from Hlint to the material's location.

Also will contract for skins. Thats right, need a winter wolf skin? I'll go hunt it, skin it, and deliver it to you. Up to a maximum of three skins at a time, and by my ability to bring the animal down. (Uilliam is not responsible for any burns caused by acid or fire to the pelt, or discoloration of pelt from poison gas use.)

Delivery rates on items under fifty pounds.

On Mistone, a flat rate of 55 True.

Other places, 125 True, plus travel expenses. Also may require a 'Long Distance' fee of one hundred True per day of travel from Hlint to the destination and back.

Priority service available. Thats right, for an additional seventy five True, I'll drop whatever I'm doing and get to your order right then and there. (Note: Priority service is not always available, as like when I'm all ready doing a priority service for some one else.)

I'll also negotiate to do work for stacks of three of the following items.

Acid Flask, Alchemist Fire, Holy Water, Iron Spikes, Thunder Stones, Sapphire Dust, Tangle Foot Bags, or any other trap components.

Also I take the following as payment.

Giant Spider Venom Gland ... 5 True
Phase Spider Gland ... 10 True
Dire Spider Gland ... 15 True.

Note: Under no circumstances does Uilliam do 'Box of' orders.

vgn · 12-01-06, 09:58 AM

*Uilliam, though unsure how it got there, finds a small crumpled piece of parchment in his pocket.*

Vin needs sand and glass would also gladly be purchased by Vin.
This one delivers glass and the gold will be supplied by Vin.
This one brings the glass to Hlint and in Hlint this one will be found by Vin.
Vin requires coal and coal is understandably not on this one's list.
This one may be resourceful and resourceful ones may access coal.
This one delivers coal and the gold will be supplied by Vin.

AbnerMojo · 12-01-06, 12:12 PM

*Raises a brow as he reads it over, dumbfounded as to how it got in his pocket. But then nods to himself as he takes out his ink and quill to write notes.

~Things to do.

1. Uncertain amount of sand, will get full order amount of fifteen. Also get another fourteen sand to make seven glass ingots with. Work out with costumer at purchase time exactly how much they want, and then give rest to give to friends who need.
2. See Grimnor, and some others about forming a regular mining party for coal. And see about a negotiated price for 'retainer' work for future services, or a possible limited partnership deal.

...Thought for the day, better to make a sale at a fair profit, then make no sale from over pricing. Bulk is where the real money is.~

AbnerMojo · 12-01-06, 01:07 PM

*Having no clue how to reach his mystery customer, Uilliam goes back to where he put up his notice earlier and places his finnished order invoice*

~Dear Mister Vin Sir
15 bags of sand, 300 True.
14 bags of sand, turned to seven ingots of glass. 280 True.
1 Material Charge for equipment lost. 15 True.

Total: 595 True.

Note: This is not a final invoice Sir. Has you did not state specific numbers of these in your order, I went ahead and retreived the maximum amount I allow myself for sale per order. However this is all for purchase if you wish, or you may choose to purchase less then the total amount. Please let me know at your earliest convience.

-Signed, Uilliam SeeksPeace.

merlin34baseball · 12-01-06, 02:54 PM

Mr. Uilliam,

Is there a chance ye could fetch me some rye? I realize that there may be travel expenses but I can at least get ye there for free.

My Thanks,
Tyrian

AbnerMojo · 12-01-06, 04:25 PM

Miss Dallorius,

Yes I can fetch you some rye. I'd be happy to meet you and discuss the exact amount of it you need, and the total with expenses. I usually spend my time when I am not working by the benches on Hlint's west side, between the Smithy and Bank. So please seek me out there, thank you.

-Signed, Uilliam SeeksPeace.

merlin34baseball · 12-01-06, 10:14 PM

Uilliam,

I think I was overwhelmed by the number of halfling there this eve, and forgot to speak with you on the rye. Please stop by the Inn and we can dicuss yer price. I has the tallest by at least two feet!

My Thanks,

M&M · 12-02-06, 06:48 AM

*Slips her note under Uilliams*

Uilliam,

Pickable items would silk be considered a pickable item? If so I'll by a box of silk, and will pay extra in true if you can provide it in a timely manner and spider venom sacks.

Signed Tegan

AbnerMojo · 12-02-06, 09:09 AM

*Seeing Tyrian's and Tegan's writing, Uilliam takes out his quill and ink and goes to reply.*

~Miss Tyrian,

Yes Miss, there were a great many Halfling there that evening. And it slipped my mind as well. I would be glad to stop by, and discuss the rent and the rye, and will do so as soon as I am able.

-Signed, Uilliam SeeksPeace.~

*Then his reply for Tegan.*

`Miss Tegan,

I'm sorry to say, but I have a strict policy of no 'box of' orders. One of the ways I can keep my prices low is by time and weight. The less time I hold material, and the less weight I have to carry are of crucial importance. Also I do not have to pay for storage of stock then. I do deliveries on orders of no more then eight at a time on pickable materials, which I consider silk to be, which would be one hundred and twenty True each order of eight. I'm sorry, but we do this for both business reasons, and to help keep a balance in nature.

What you might be interested in though is as more partners come into the company, and are response time to orders increases, we will likely start a 'on demand' service, where for a flat fee a month we deliver a specific material exclusively to you (Twice a real life day.), in bunches of our normal quanity for the given item. We will keep bringing it till you tell us to stop. Regardless of how much we give you, it is the same price. However the exact details of that still are being worked out.

I hope that answers any questions you have, thank you. And I look forward to your business.

-Signed, Uilliam SeeksPeace.~

//There is also a good OOC reason for the no 'box of' orders. Full inventory boxes contribute to server lag. A condition I would like to help avoid. By me, and my other business partners keeping orders to what we can carry in our regular inventory, it greatly helps with the problem, and also lets us get things to people faster and lower cost. So if a person is willing to receive multiple deliveries, we can deliver a 'box of' quanity (35) in much less time, with much less server overhead.

Ravemore · 12-02-06, 11:44 AM

Uilliam,
You mentioned restrictions on your mined materials for delivery. If you change this policy, I would like to order Aventurine found near those ruins by the Sielwood. Its not underground, so I was not sure about your stance on that...

Stygian Achnuman

AbnerMojo · 12-02-06, 12:29 PM

Mister Achnuman,

Right now the little company I have is not set up for something like mining the more hard to secure materials. However right now I am reaching out to a few people to see if we can establish an employee owned mining company, for which we would be the sole broker. It is my hope that we can start to make available these materials on the market at a more reasonable flat price. By adapting a specific protocol and plan for mining teams in each local, we hope to have the following items with these prices available to the public soon.

Copper and Tin ore, 22 True a piece.

Iron ore, Coal, 34 True a piece.

Platinum, Silver, and Gold ore, 52 True a piece. Plus a possible 'Risk' service charge due to the extremely dangerous working conditions our miners have to endure to aquire these materials.

As for minerals, we will probally adopt a by contract approach, looking at the specific mineral, the amount looking to be purchased, and the resources needed to retreive it, then giving a market price bid to fill the order. Minerals and Lumbers are kind of a problem item, as the effort to collect them can vary quite widely due to market conditions.

Right now the companies is looking to bring more general crafted items to market at reasonable price, such as heal potions an such.

-Signed, Uilliam SeeksPeace.

Ravemore · 12-02-06, 12:37 PM

Uilliam,
Thank you for the prompt response. I will keep an eye on your postings, and if the brokerage becomes reality, I will be sure to place an order...

Stygian Achnuman

Stephen_Zuckerman · 12-02-06, 01:46 PM

I'd like several orders of Hops flowers and Thistle heads, to be delivered at your leisure. I offer about twenty flasks each of acid and alchemical fire. ~Pyyran Rahth

Sab Kaylag · 12-04-06, 03:24 AM

*posted underneath Uilliam's post, almost but not quite covered up*

Hey Uilliam i was wondering if there was a job in your fetching and delivery service for a young halfling that likes to travel? If so please respond
*signed* Sab

*Sab smiles as he walks away*

Rayenoir · 12-04-06, 04:01 AM

I need iron. It's not on your list, but I'll give you a contract.

2500 gold for 30 nuggets of ore. Let me know.

-Rayenoir

AbnerMojo · 12-04-06, 06:17 AM

Dear Friends and customers,

Sadly, for the time being, I am going to have to shut down my business. One issue is, people are quite simply asking for to high of amounts that I as one person can keep up with. I put the order limits in for this reason specifically, so I could deliver things quicker at less cost. However, so far a staggering amount of the orders I have received (Both here and in person.) have been for greatly oversized amounts that I can not manage physically due to weight, time, and personal risk.

So rather then raise my prices by a considerable amount, and contribute to the current problem of over pricing, I have decided to leave my Fetching Service for now in pursuit of other business ventures with my Halfling brethren. I'm sorry, for any inconvience this may cause you.

-Signed, Uilliam SeeksPeace.

P.S., Mister Pyyran, I have eight hops in my possesion for delivery to you. Please seek me out if you still wish to purchase them, thanks.

P.S.S. Sab, I may need some help in a new business I am starting with a few other Halflings. Please seek me out, and I'll do my best to see what work is available for you.