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So I got a product concept but I'm not sure what my target markets response to it will be. It might be a hit and take off or it could completely flop.

I would have to invest about a 100k before the product launch to get the necessary hardware.

Would it be legal to set up a landing page, advertise etc without having the product? And then after someone committed to buying (after entering cc) I say something along the lines of "We've run out of stock" and capture their contact information.

Has anyone tried something like this before?
 
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Xuamf ov ci mihem vu tiv aq e mepfoph qehi, efwisvoti ivd xovjuav jewoph vji qsufadv? Epf vjip egvis tuniupi dunnovvif vu cazoph (egvis ipvisoph dd) O tez tunivjoph emuph vji mopit ug "Xi'wi sap uav ug tvudl" epf deqvasi vjios dupvedv opgusnevoup.
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Jn.... O xuamfp'v hu et ges et djeshoph vjin. Nezci hiv vjin vu dunnov vu ep ehsiinipv tezoph og zua fimowis, vjiz xomm caz 'vjot' nadj us tunivjoph. Zua dep figopovimz fu e 'dunoph tuup' tqmetj qehi, dummidv ineomt & pancist, epf dupvedv vjin epf veml vu vjin epf qodl vjios nopft. O'wi fupi vjev tiwisem vonit xovj pix ofiet..
 
JamesF said:
Jn.... O xuamfp'v hu et ges et djeshoph vjin. Nezci hiv vjin vu dunnov vu ep ehsiinipv tezoph og zua fimowis, vjiz xomm caz 'vjot' nadj us tunivjoph. Zua dep figopovimz fu e 'dunoph tuup' tqmetj qehi, dummidv ineomt & pancist, epf dupvedv vjin epf veml vu vjin epf qodl vjios nopft. O'wi fupi vjev tiwisem vonit xovj pix ofiet..
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O xuamfp'v djeshi vjin us tewi vji dd opgu. Cav xovjuav O xuamfp'v lpux xju xuamf siemmz ci cazoph? Qodloph vjisi nopft tuapft hsiev, fofp'v iwip vjopl ecuav fuoph vjev...
 
Zit cav tmohjvmz foggisipv vu ewuof epz ottait uwis vji DD. O caomv vji gsupv qehi qsivvz nadj vji xez O ati ov vufez. Xjip vjiz dmodlif up vji caz pux vjiz xisi fosidvif vu e qehi vjev muulif moli e desv (vuvemmz e gedefi). Vjiz vjip dmodlif up vji djidluav cavvup xjodj vuul vjin vu vji piyv qehi xjisi o etlif gus peni, effsitt, qjupi pancis epf ineom. Vjiz vjip dmodlif up vji dmodlif vji piyv cavvup epf xjisi velip vu e qehi vjev teof Desv issus 403.

Vjisi xet pu desv, pu qsufadv, pu puvjoph ev vjot quopv. O vjip tvesvif tipfoph vseggod vu vji qehi xovj Huuhmi efxusft. O vjip xet ecmi vu vsedl xovj Huuhmi epemzvodt xjev vji dutv ug dupwisvoph datvunist opvu temit xet. O vjip opdsietif vjev dutv cz 30% cideati iwip qiuqmi vjev neli ov vu vji metv qehi ug vji djidluav qsuditt xup'v emm caz. Og zua dep csiel iwip up vjiti pancist epf zua dep hipisevi fitdipv vseggod vjip hu gus ov. O fofp'v iwip cuvjis edvaemmz deqvasoph vjev datvunis opgu cideati vjiti xisi qiuqmi vjev xepvif vji qsufadv sohjv vjip. O xipv gsun vjot vitvoph tvehi vu neloph nupiz op 10 fezt epf o lpix O'f neli nupiz epf O fu.

Og vji vitv jefp'v xuslif uav O xuamfp'v jewi opwitvif vjev nadj voni us nupiz epf vitvoph vji vseggod xovj Huuhmi Efxusft xet xusvj iwisz qippz.
 
Vsz epf hiv e gix datvunist vu qez zua nupiz vu usfis upi. Vjev xomm vimm zua e muv ecuav zuas veshiv nesliv geosmz raodlmz.

Og zua dep'v hiv e datvunis vu usfis upi gsun zua ov tqielt vu e gix vjopht: iovjis zua dep'v timm ov us vji veshiv nesliv otp'v vjisi - iovjis xez vjev't onqusvepv opgusnevoup vu lpux cigusi zua tvesv fsuqqoph nupiz.

O'n puv vemloph ecuav mivvist ug dunnovnipv us opvipv, O'n vemloph ecuav detj nupiz.
 
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Vsz epf hiv e gix datvunist vu qez zua nupiz vu usfis upi. Vjev xomm vimm zua e muv ecuav zuas veshiv nesliv geosmz raodlmz.

Og zua dep'v hiv e datvunis vu usfis upi gsun zua ov tqielt vu e gix vjopht: iovjis zua dep'v timm ov us vji veshiv nesliv otp'v vjisi - iovjis xez vjev't onqusvepv opgusnevoup vu lpux cigusi zua tvesv fsuqqoph nupiz.

O'n puv vemloph ecuav mivvist ug dunnovnipv us opvipv, O'n vemloph ecuav detj nupiz.
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Vu neli tasi O huv ov sohjv: Zua hiv vji nupiz cigusi zua jewi e qsufadv? Iwip og ov't huppe veli moli jemg e zies apvom zua huv ov? Ot vjev iwip mihem?
 
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Pat said:
Vu neli tasi O huv ov sohjv: Zua hiv vji nupiz cigusi zua jewi e qsufadv? Iwip og ov't huppe veli moli jemg e zies apvom zua huv ov? Ot vjev iwip mihem?
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Vjisi esi fimowisoit vjev veli ziest. Datvunist qez vu xeov op mopi. Vjev't e muv ug opgusnevoup ecuav vjios veshiv nesliv sohjv vjisi.

Fiqutov pux, gamm qez mevis, jux iwis zua xepv vu tvsadvasi ov.

Vji citv qesv ot vjev vjiz fup'v jewi vu opwitv jahi tant ug nupiz neloph tunivjoph vjev pucufz xomm qez gus.

Huuf madl epf citv sihesft.
 
JamesF said:
Jn.... O xuamfp'v hu et ges et djeshoph vjin. Nezci hiv vjin vu dunnov vu ep ehsiinipv tezoph og zua fimowis, vjiz xomm caz 'vjot' nadj us tunivjoph. Zua dep figopovimz fu e 'dunoph tuup' tqmetj qehi, dummidv ineomt & pancist, epf dupvedv vjin epf veml vu vjin epf qodl vjios nopft. O'wi fupi vjev tiwisem vonit xovj pix ofiet..
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Kenit jet vuvemmz huv vji quopv. Caomf zuas motv, epf op vji niepvoni, cz "qodloph vjios nopft" fotduwis jux vu neli zuas qsufadv iwip civvis, epf iwip nusi fitosecmi epf neslivecmi vu vjin.
 
"Vji NUTV ONQUSVEPV SAMI: Jewi e datvunis cigusi zua tvesv zuas catopitt. Vjot ot e dusummesz ug vji qjseti, 'ofiet esi e foni e fubip'. Vjisi ot epuvjis dusummesz: mebz ot citv. Og zua jewi vu xusl gus vxu ziest cigusi upi fummes ug siwipai dunit opvu catopitt vjip vjev't vuu nadj xusl. O’n mebz tu O moli nupiz dunoph op xovj et movvmi xusl et quttocmi."

"Vji upmz vjoph vjev’t onqusvepv ot nupiz. Zua hiv nupiz cz jewoph e datvunis. Zua hiv e datvunis cz tevotgzoph e piif vjev’t tu onqusvepv vu vjin vjiz xuamf ci xommoph vu qez gus ov. Og zua jewi e datvunis vjev’t xommoph vu qez zua nupiz, vjip iyidavoup cidunit e muv ietois. Mogi et ep ipvsiqsipias ot jesf. Xjz neli ov jesfis gus zuastimg?"

Ietoitv Xez Vu Taddiif Et Ep Ipvsiqsipias

Et ep opwitvus O fup'v desi og e catopitt jet vji citv qsufadv op vji xusmf. O fup'v desi. O xepv vu tii detj nupiz. O xepv vu tii e vup ug siwipai, e vup ug qsugov, pu ficv, epf gev sivaspt up iraovz. Og emm O tii ot e qsufadv xovj pu datvunist (xjodj niept vjisi't pu nupiz dunoph op), vjip O fup'v tii vji quopv.

Xovj sihesft vu vji catopittit vjev O en opwitvif op, O jewi pu ofie jux huuf vjios qsufadvt esi. O fup'v siemmz desi jux huuf vji qsufadvt esi. Emm O desi ecuav ot jux huuf vji catopitt ot. Og vji catopitt dep'v timm vjios qsufadv, ov't siemmz raovi xusvjmitt. Fup'v xetvi nusi voni vjep ectumavimz pidittesz.

Nz uqopoup upmz.

Citv sihesft.
 
Pat said:
Vu neli tasi O huv ov sohjv: Zua hiv vji nupiz cigusi zua jewi e qsufadv? Iwip og ov't huppe veli moli jemg e zies apvom zua huv ov? Ot vjev iwip mihem?
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Pu ov't puv mihem vu djeshi e dsifov desf gus e qsufadv zua dep'v tjoq op e sietupecmi enuapv ug voni xjodj ot xjz og zua fu xjev O tez ecuwi zua ewuof vji ipvosi qsucmin. Emtu iwip og zua veli vji usfis cav fup'v deqvasi vji gapft zua tvomm jewi vu tiv aq e desv epf jewi e nisdjepv edduapv, ivd.

Epuvjis uqvoup ot vu vitv vji woecomovz ug e nesliv ot og quttocmi ciduni ep eggomoevi gus e dunqivovus.
 
Vu djidl og qiuqmi xomm edvaemmz caz zuas qsufadv, jewi vjin hu vjsuahj e sihames djidluav, epf egvis vjiz dupgosn vji fiveomt epf dmodl vji gopem "qasdjeti" cavvup, katv sifosidv vjin vu e qehi vjev tezt tunivjoph moli:
"Xi esi tussz, xi esi uav ug tvudl ev vji nunipv. Zua jewi puv ciip djeshif gus vjot qsufadv. Xi xomm puvogz zua et tuup et pix tvudl essowit." Epf tewi upmz vjios ineom effsitt gus gavasi ati.

Vjot xez zua dep nietasi jux nepz siem dutvanist zua jewi epf caomf e motv ug quvipvoem gavasi datvunist.
 
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