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It has been a while since the bulk selection offered by Lego Shop@Home as been expanded beyond a new release or two. (Where are the gray tiles!?) And this got me thinking - A. Did the arrival of BrickLink create a viable alternative to bulk sales (...) (21 years ago, 10-Sep-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.market.theory)
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(...) What I find so interesting about this question is that all LEGO ultimately comes from the same source: TLG itself. Now, understanding that, there are certain Bricklink sellers who buy multiple sets for the sole purpose of parting them out and (...) (21 years ago, 10-Sep-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.market.theory)
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(...) This may have something to do with the number of SKUs that TLC is limited to. I counted last night and I came up with something like 325 orderable items in the current catalog. Thats alot. (...) Yes for some people, but not for others. Also (...) (21 years ago, 10-Sep-03, to lugnet.market.theory)
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(...) In a sense, yes. Purchasing recycled bricks (new, and used) has its advantages, but one would need to look at from TLC's eyes as well. Do you not think that services like BL are hurting Lego sales From S@H and retailers? (...) I do purchase (...) (21 years ago, 10-Sep-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.market.theory)
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(...) Its the "magic" of Clearance. A high volume purchaser like Troy is able to afford to eat up the inventory, plus he is able to buy at the wholesale level, making it even cheaper for the brick. Heck, if you could get a ton of sets at 75% off, (...) (21 years ago, 10-Sep-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.market.theory)
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(...) If something is available both at S@H and BL, I will typically get it via S@H. Mostly a matter of convenience. S@H takes my Visa. It's a secure site, and keeps my shopping cart from session to session. The 'is this seller honest/will the PO (...) (21 years ago, 10-Sep-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.market.theory)
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(...) Expanded isn't really something to expect at this point. As Brad has mentioned several times, they're limited to a certain amount of SKU's they can use, so there likely won't ever be a selection of 500 different pieces, all available in bulk (...) (21 years ago, 10-Sep-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.market.theory)
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(...) I have noticed this trend as well. Perhaps a bricklink seller will inform me of this question - Do sellers ever stockpile a part and just sit on it - knowing that it could be very valuable in the future? Case in point - the brown shovel in the (...) (21 years ago, 10-Sep-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.market.theory)
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(...) There are two other explanations; one, the cost per brick when parting is lower regardless of any hidden costs, or two, which is what I believe, it's not really possible for a BL seller to charge more than Lego Bulk prices, regardless of their (...) (21 years ago, 10-Sep-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.market.theory)
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(...) i dont understand what you mean here.. cost of brick, as i understand it is Cost to Manufacture, then part out into sets (which should be saved since its bulk), then cost of shipping. "Hidden" means there something else in this mix im not (...) (21 years ago, 10-Sep-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.market.theory)
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. (...) But you haven't thought about the volume buying large-scale retailers have done. They have excess inventory so they can reduce the price on it so cheaply that other buyers like Troy can get sets for reduced cost. Its a shame on one hand, on (...) (21 years ago, 10-Sep-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.market.theory)
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(...) There's slews of costs. The biggest one is overhead. Something has to pay for your free S@H catalogs, the nice woman on the phone you phone your order in to, the OTHER people who work there to make sure you talked to that woman quickly instead (...) (21 years ago, 10-Sep-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.market.theory)
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(...) Not really. With Bricklink there's never any guarantee about availability of a certain part. But right now the two together usually make for a good supply of just about anything you want. (...) Yes, Bricklink is nice for small quantities but (...) (21 years ago, 10-Sep-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.market.theory)
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"Jan-Albert van Ree" <javanree@vanree.net> wrote in message news:HL0pnB.14Cs@lugnet.com... (...) And (...) Which is why I added a "never say never?" tag to my post! The major downside to Pick-A-Brick is geography. I'm in Philadelphia PA USA and I (...) (21 years ago, 10-Sep-03, to lugnet.general)
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(...) That's what I need to drive to Cologne as well, but it's well worth it. There's one closer, but with a more limited assortment. However I've got a feeling that if things really work out we'll no doubt see more. Germany is getting it's third (...) (21 years ago, 10-Sep-03, to lugnet.general)
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(...) I'm not sure I understand what the SKU issue is. I know that in the recent BrickFest keynote, Brad J. mentioned something about an SKU shortage... Why would there be a limit on SKUs? Answering my own question, I suppose it has to due with the (...) (21 years ago, 10-Sep-03, to lugnet.market.theory)
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You know, there's always a lot of talk in the news about how well Europeans know geography and Americans don't. But soooo many Europeans just don't seem to grok the scale of the US, the distances that can be involved. My nearest LIC is in Orlando. (...) (21 years ago, 11-Sep-03, to lugnet.general)
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Hmm, nearest Lego Oulets? Lets see: Lawrenceville, GA - 628 miles / 11.25 hours Dawsonville, GA - 660 miles / 11.25 hours Prince William, VA - 1057 miles / 18 hours Nearest Imagintation Centers: Bloomington, MN - 915 miles/ 15.75 hours Orlando, FL - (...) (21 years ago, 11-Sep-03, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Yeah, I hear that. I hope they eventually put a LEGO store in King of Prussia Mall or Franklin Mills Mall. Those two are up there pretty high on list of the largest malls on the East coast. (...) Yeah that has been a recurring dream of mine (...) (21 years ago, 11-Sep-03, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Yep, I was surprised when it was mentioned in the other thread they are opening one in Glendale. Why not Northern California? Assuming Tom lived somewhere around San Jose that would make my distance from LLC over 500 miles. And having to drive (...) (21 years ago, 11-Sep-03, to lugnet.general)
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Yeah, but you get to skip most of the Bay Area by taking 5 - normally, at least the first hour of my trip to LLC from Sunnyvale was just getting to 152 to get to 5. Sometimes 2 hours. Once I made it to 5, I flew - made it in 5.5 hours once, from my (...) (21 years ago, 11-Sep-03, to lugnet.general)
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(...) O yes we do, don't worry. Burnt my fingers on this issue many times when I was in the USA in 2001 ;) I just meant that a 2 hour drive isn't something that's impossible to overcome. Right now I drive over 400 miles most friday nights just to go (...) (21 years ago, 11-Sep-03, to lugnet.general)
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(...) LEGOLand Billund; 433 miles/10 hours. According to (URL) Best regards, /Tobbe (URL) (remove SPAM when e-mailing) (21 years ago, 11-Sep-03, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Well, yea! I would like to be able to do that, too! Especially since the bricks I "need" are about 30 pounds worth... ;-) (That was a joke, btw!) JohnG, GMLTC (21 years ago, 11-Sep-03, to lugnet.general)
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(...) I'm not a seller, but I would guess no. It seems like an easy way to get shafted. For instance, the Stormtrooper minifig was only in one set, and ran for higher prices, then it came out in a storyteller for less, and a few months later you (...) (21 years ago, 11-Sep-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.market.theory)
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Check completed eBay sales for 7130, the Snowspeeder. It goes from $30 to $50. One sold on 9/9 for $80. Wow. Who says only Empire vehicles are popular ? ! -- Bryan "Bruce Hietbrink" <bnh@chem.ucla.edu> wrote in message news:HL2Fq2.1D4G@lugnet.com... (...) (21 years ago, 11-Sep-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.market.theory)
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(...) Sorry, I slightly misread the original (see last sentence I was replying to), but still a slightly different point: what I mean is that a BL's seller's cost-per-brick may well be competitive or better than S@H's *regardless* of non-obvious (...) (21 years ago, 11-Sep-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.market.theory)
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(...) But the seller isn't buying the bulk bricks from TLG and then directly reselling them. Instead, the seller buys a $10 set that has five less common pieces. Let's say he can sell those pieces for $2 each, then there are a bunch of other, more (...) (21 years ago, 11-Sep-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.market.theory)
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