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Re: Sticker Shock...Lego Direct?
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lugnet.lego
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Wed, 7 Jun 2000 21:34:28 GMT
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In lugnet.lego, Gary Istok wrote:
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> richard marchetti wrote:
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> > I had to call the Consumer Affairs people to replace some old black wheels
> > ... they charged me
> > $0.40 USD an element which I was happy to pay. But, I think this may stand as
> > a measure of what Lego Direct prices may be like for specialty parts (not
> > common bricks and such, hopefully!)-- they will not be sold for $0.05 and
> > $0.10 each as some people seem to believe even if they are sold in bulk. I
> > guess this may present us with the problem of say Cypress Trees being $1 each -
> > - I am not sure I can or want to buy 1000 of these in bulk at such a price.
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> I think that you "hit the nail on the head" Richard. They aren't doing this for
> charity. They are doing it to make money. And if it involves labor intensive
> processes, you can bet that the 5 cent parts will only be found in the buckets and
> tubs. Don't expect anything less than 10 cents - even the 1x1 plates.
It all depends on how it's handled. If I'm buying true bulk (thousands of
pieces), I don't want LEGO to count out individual pieces -- weighing my
purchases will be close enough, and is a heck of a lot cheaper than paying
a packing-monkey to count bits. We know TLC can weigh groups of parts very
accurately. But their equipment is designed to weigh thousands of
identical lots. Can they handle weighing out one-off lots?
Anyway, even if they can't use their super-accurate production machinery,
it seems like buying pieces by the pound should be pretty darn cheap, as
long as the margin of error is understood.
I'm hoping they'll have options to buy truly boggling amounts by weight, at
low prices. Slightly more down-to-Earth quantities could be had by
part-count, but at a significantly higher price, per part. At least,
that's what I'm hoping for.
Steve
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| (...) as (...) each - (...) for (...) intensive (...) buckets and (...) I know I for one will NOT pay more than $0.05 for any piece unless it is something like 1/4 dome/saucer pieces. Then again I doubt I would order less than 5,000 of anything (...) (24 years ago, 9-Jun-00, to lugnet.lego)
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| (...) I think that you "hit the nail on the head" Richard. They aren't doing this for charity. They are doing it to make money. And if it involves labor intensive processes, you can bet that the 5 cent parts will only be found in the buckets and (...) (24 years ago, 7-Jun-00, to lugnet.lego)
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