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Re: BAYLIT suggestions
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lugnet.general, lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade
Date: 
Wed, 3 Nov 1999 17:27:02 GMT
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Jon-

This saddens me to hear:-(  My first inclination is to say don't abandon ship (if
you can relate to that analygy;)  We need *more* sites like yours and Julie's
A.B.S. (who has also shut down for a while at least).

But I undertstand that you gotta do what you gotta do and whatever you decide, I
(and my passenger cars;) want to personally thank you for providing the BAYLIT
site to AFOLs.  Many projects couldn't have been completed without you{:^D

-John

Jon Kozan wrote:

All:

(This hurts)
I'm reaching an impasse with BAYLIT.
My job situation will soon require me to travel extensively, severely impacting
my ability to run BAYLIT.
I don't know how long this will last  - could be awhile
Thus, I would appreciate your suggestions / thoughts.

Background information:
BAYLIT is: "Bricks As You Like Them"
BAYLIT is: A web site for straight sale of LEGO from sets.
BAYLIT has:
- a customer list of hundreds of buyers, about half of whom have ordered more
than once, including corporate buyers
- a current inventory of more than 175,000 pieces from over 1000 sets
- an acceptable web site with linked pictures/scans
        http://baylit.home.att.net/
- a database linking sales, inventory, and parts to over 100 sets and over 3100
different part shape/color combinations.

Should I :
1) Slow it down - large orders only or some such
2) Shut it down (temporarily / permanently)
3) Sell it (send email if interested - prospectus?)
4) Sell off the inventory - auctions, fire sale, etc - Why keep parts I don't
need for my project - that someone else could be using.

Unfortunately this limits my current LEGO project as well (minifig scale
battleship).
But I'll finish that someday. - I still need to collect all the right parts ;-)

Thanks for your thoughts.

-Jon
email: jauction@hotmail.com
BAYLIT: baylit@att.net



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  Re: BAYLIT suggestions
 
(...) (if (...) For what it's worth, here's my advice... Put the pieces up for auction on BRICKS. That's what I'm doing, at the moment I have most of my plates up. I think it will be much more easier for me. Less emails (what I have up for auction (...) (25 years ago, 3-Nov-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
  Re: BAYLIT suggestions
 
(...) [...snip...] (...) don't (...) Just another voice in the choir... It's great to know there's a site like your where we can find just the parts we need for a project. I'm sorry to hear what you say, but do what you have to. Option 1 is my (...) (25 years ago, 4-Nov-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)

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All: (This hurts) I'm reaching an impasse with BAYLIT. My job situation will soon require me to travel extensively, severely impacting my ability to run BAYLIT. I don't know how long this will last - could be awhile Thus, I would appreciate your (...) (25 years ago, 2-Nov-99, to lugnet.announce)

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