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In lugnet.general, Leonard Hoffman wrote:
> In lugnet.general, Bryan Kinkel wrote:
> > 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
> > offered by Lego Direct?
>
> 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 re-selling them. You would expect for the price to be somewhat higher than
> what TLG offers (the price of buying the piece you want in the quantity you
> want).
>
> However, lets take Troy's Surplus for example - he sells the Dark Grey 1x2 brick
> for .04 a piece! TLG sells it at .06 a piece - at the max discount of 15%, it
> is .052 per piece.
>
> So, either Troy is buying in bulk, parting them out, and taking a severe cut.
> OR TLG isn't selling at the lowest profitable price they can. Or there are
> hidden costs in supply to bulk, that Troy avoids by parting himself.
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 cost basis. Seriously, who would buy, if they did that?
Kevin
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