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Re: Big Brother is Watching (and reading, too!)
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lugnet.general
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Mon, 25 Oct 1999 17:06:33 GMT
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In lugnet.general, Jodi Neal writes:
> In lugnet.general, Troy Cefaratti writes:
> >
> > James Brown <galliard@shades-of-night.com> wrote in message
> > news:FK5zGK.B9I@lugnet.com...
> > > In lugnet.general, Larry Pieniazek writes:
> > > > Not sure what you're proposing exactly but based on details I would be
> > > > willing to be lead partner in a VC to get something off the ground. We
> > > > could just dust off the consortium mailing list to see who else is in.
>
> Larry, what is VC????
Well, I'm not Larry, but I think he's talking venture capital. Or venture
consortium. Probably the second, actually, looking at context.
> > > I *think* what's being proposed is a consolidation of the various efforts
> > > into a more professional setup. Approach TLG with a list assembled of
> > > parts people want, and that we have the money (or the backing) for, right
> > > now.
> > >
> > > I think (correct me if I'm wrong, Jodi) that the proposal is to attempt to
> > > buy bulk boxes out of Enfield, using the existing S@H service as a medium,
> > > so that Lego has a minimal cost setup to bring it on-line.
> > >
> > > If that is the case, then yeah, I'm in like a dirty shirt. I'll put in my
> > > 2 bits. Heck, I'll even put in my 4 bits the first time, just to get this
> > > off the ground. I have no problem taking a (personal) loss if it gets the
> > > idea across to TLG that bulk ordering is a viable practise.
>
> James
> Part of what I'm proposing is using Lego S@H and part is using LUGNET man
> power and the sales base that we have in our local stores. Just like Todd and
> Suzanne do in buying 10 sets and auctioning them off, we will be running a
> large base for bulk buying from the LUGNET community. If we find that there
> are some parts that people want that can be found in one particular set, we
> buy them in bulk, sort them down and sell them to those who want them. At a
> price that is fair and give us back some money to reinvest in more sets or
> parts to fill the demand.
As I mentioned in my other post there are easily 8 or 9 people I can think of,
just off the top of my head, that already provide that service. I want
something better.
> We need to do some more research of our LUGNET group to see what the public
> wants and needs. So.......
This part of the public wants to have the option of ordering specific parts,
in specific quantities.
James
http://www.shades-of-night.com/lego/
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| (...) Ditto. I've done this, so have many others. Rather than buying a bunch of buckets to part out to make money to try to come up with enough to try to persuade TLG into doing this (which is what I THINK I'm hearing Jodi suggest) I'd say we draw (...) (25 years ago, 25-Oct-99, to lugnet.general)
| | | Re: Big Brother is Watching (and reading, too!)
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| (...) parts, (...) I think that if we got something like this off the ground, that we would be able to provide this service. Atleast for parts that are currently available in sets from TLG. Lets say that you want 1,000 of part X Now lets say that (...) (25 years ago, 25-Oct-99, to lugnet.general)
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| (...) Larry, what is VC???? (...) and the sales base that we have in our local stores. Just like Todd and Suzanne do in buying 10 sets and auctioning them off, we will be running a large base for bulk buying from the LUGNET community. If we find (...) (25 years ago, 25-Oct-99, to lugnet.general)
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