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Re: Some thoughts...
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Date: 
Thu, 4 Apr 2002 15:48:25 GMT
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In lugnet.admin.finance, Rob Limbaugh writes:
...

What would be great is if Lego could work with LUGNET and set something up
similar to Amazon's referral program--Allow Lego to post items here with a
referral link, giving a small percentage of the sale to LUGNET.  While we
may not receive any discounts (as consumers), I know I'd be more willing to
spend the extra $5 or $10 for a new Lego set from Lego if a percentage of
that total sale went to LUGNET.

...

I think this is a great idea, but why limit it to participation from LEGO?

Wouldn't it be great if every BrickLink vendor, every eBay LEGO seller,
every GoB member could include a GIF on their page that says 'I support
LUGNET', and pledge that x% of the sale is contributed to LUGNET? If this
became a popular idea, perhaps BrickLink could lead the way, and Dan could
automate the contribution collection. Further, imagine if BrickLink had a
box when processing an order that read "Contribute 3% of the total to
support LUGNET". (Checking the box increases the cost by 3%). The buyer
could contribute even if the seller chooses not to.

This would be a very painless way for me to continue to support LUGNET, and
hopefully would be a painless way for LUGNET to collect the funds. It puts a
bit of burden on the sellers, admittedly. But they can choose to adjust
their prices to cover the cost of this burden.

I would pay a higher price to sellers that gave something back.

Cary
Cary



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(...) Wow, what a novel and out of the box idea! As a seller, I'd do this in a minute (some of you who use BrickShelf may have noticed banner ads I bought for Milton Train Works(tm)...(1) but those run a far second in funding efficiency to the (...) (23 years ago, 4-Apr-02, to lugnet.admin.finance)

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  Some thoughts...
 
Hello, My membership to lugnet is fairly recent. So far, I've enjoyed a great many things from this community. I've been here long enough to watch the fall of "Cool Lego Site of The Week". Also, I've read the transcript from BrickWest (several (...) (23 years ago, 4-Apr-02, to lugnet.admin.finance)

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