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Re: bulk pricing with the cost/stud method
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lugnet.lego.direct
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Sat, 29 Apr 2000 21:34:33 GMT
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D&K Kuehn wrote:
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> Not sure if this has been discussed here yet. Just doing some number
> crunching. In trying to figure out how a simple brick is priced, I derived
> a price per stud rate, i.e.; a 2x4 brick is 8 studs. This does not take
> into account the possibly more complex process required to mold or remove a
> smaller piece such as a 1x1 from a mold, and probably does not take into
> account that the 1x1 has more plastic/stud than say a 1x8 because there is
> more "wall area" per stud on a 1x1 (each stud has 4 walls vs. each stud
> having 2.25 walls). But I figure it may be a good place to start in
> comparing bulk pricing. Those who sell by the piece can compare this to the
> rates they are selling, taking into account that their prices also reflect
> the piece's uniqueness or demand for the piece (train doors, pitchforks),
> something which may not necessarily be in the price if there is an
> "unlimited" volume in preordered bulk (yea, right).
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> Using the piece count provided by R.Munafo (www.lugnet.com/db/inv/?n=150)
> for the 1200 piece blue bucket 3033, which works out to be 4436 studs in
> the bucket, and the regular price of $19.99, the price works out to be
> $0.0045/stud (4.5 tenths of a cent). This prices the venerable 2x4 brick at
> $0.036 (3.6 cents). If the sales tax is included, the price jumps to
> $0.038. At the recent Target sale of $16.88/bucket, it is only $0.032
> (includes sales tax). At the Kmart BOGO the price of a bucket is $14.99,
> and a 2x4 brick is $0.0285 (includes tax).
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> Compare those prices with the prices at S@H for the accessory packs
> 5140-5145 (332 studs) and 5215 (320 studs). The price per stud of 5140-5145
> is $0.0165/stud (1.65 cents), for a 2x4 brick price of $0.132 (13.2 cents).
> In green (5215) this is $0.0172/stud for a 2x4 brick price of $0.1376 (13.76
> cents).
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> The only bricks which are in the service pack and not in the bulk bucket are
> the 2x10s and the green 1x6.
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> This means that sorting the bricks by color and packaging separately has
> raised the price 347% (or 463% if you are a sale shopper at Kmart). For the
> big builders, you could buy 1000 accessory pack priced 2x4s at $132, or for
> the same cost, 3473 blue bucket 2x4s. (of course, in both examples the
> actual cost is more as you are also buying all the other accompanying bricks
> which you will have to use or resell)
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> Now if the 1200 piece bucket or equivalent is discontinued, this doesn't
> matter anymore, but in the mean time, if it is simple bricks that you seek
> in bulk, the following prices should be a yardstick to compare the prices
> when the Lego Direct bulk ordering becomes available realizing that the
> bargain shopper can do even better:
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> 1x1 0.36 cents
> 1x2 0.9 cents
> 1x3 1.35 cents
> 1x4, 2x2 1.52 cents
> 1x6, 2x3 2.7 cents
> 1x8, 2x4 3.6 cents
> 2x6 5.4 cents
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> Thoughts, comments, constructive criticism?
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> dave kuehn dkmjqn@juno.com
First, my only criticism: Market.theory might be the most appropriate place
for this. However, if LD proves to be more expensive than Ebay for common
bulk bricks, I'm sure this thread will be resurrected.
I recently put some bulk legos up for auction on ebay, and I computed their
cost on a /stud basis, and made my actual cost the minimum price. However,
color also factors into this. Blue bricks don't seem to get a lot of bids,
but black and green seem to wake up some bidders. It's a valid division that
makes computing the cost/stud somewhat invalid.
Going to the main point of your message... If you're worried that LD will
make bulk bricks more expensive, especially if tubs disappear, I'm worried
about that too. Sorting and putting legos up for auction can be a bit of a
pain, but if my cost/brick is double through LD over what I can get them off
of a shelf for, remaining blue tubs will quickly disappear around here, even
if they aren't on sale.
I shouldn't write, because it might be just wasted energy. We still have to
learn what LD will charge before we can make informed decisions. However,
even if basic bricks are too expensive through LD, I will be right there if
they offer plates, macaroni bricks, minifig accessories, and more hard to
find stuff, even at an inflated price. Call me weak. :)
Mark
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