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Re: Sticker Shock...Lego Direct?
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lugnet.lego
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Fri, 9 Jun 2000 20:18:17 GMT
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In lugnet.lego, Steve Bliss writes:
> 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.
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> 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?
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> Steve
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 either. I would be more than understanding if they say
we can't garuntee exactly 5,000 pieces and have a 20 piece variation or so. I
also think that TLC would make MORE money this way. i.e. by simply selling to
more people rather than charging something outragous like $0.25 for 1x1 plate.
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| (...) 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 (...) (24 years ago, 7-Jun-00, to lugnet.lego)
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