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  RE: bulk ordering is (not) here! (was - Re: bulk ordering is her e! )
 
(...) And what about places like Australia, where the sets cost considerably more than the cost of having them sent airmail from the US..or even UK? I'm personally hoping that LD decide on a global price for the items, and then add postage to this, (...) (24 years ago, 14-Jun-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
 
  Re: bulk ordering is (not) here! (was - Re: bulk ordering is her e! )
 
MY thoughts on the whole thing are that TLG just needed to add extra to cover S&H charges, and make it possible to order via S@H USA, or through their web page, for Australia and countries in a similar fix. How they handle things like import duties, (...) (24 years ago, 15-Jun-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
 
  Re: bulk ordering is (not) here! (was - Re: bulk ordering is her e! )
 
(...) Is that something LEGO can do something about or are the high prices caused by duties, taxes, etc imposed by your country? If it is a result of the policies of your country what would you have TLC do - make less money on goods sold in (...) (24 years ago, 15-Jun-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
 
  Re: bulk ordering is (not) here! (was - Re: bulk ordering is her e! )
 
(...) On a couple of things (mostly grey bricks) the prices are tiny bit under what I normally sell for (a penny or two per brick) but on some things the price is higher, sometimes much higher. The small selection alone will have very little impact (...) (24 years ago, 15-Jun-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
 
  Re: bulk ordering is (not) here! (was - Re: bulk ordering is her e! )
 
Same thoughts here. I was very happy to see the tiles be so cheap. They were always the element I didn't really want to let go of, but, since I can't keep everything, those would go up for grabs. Of course, the color & size choice are a bit (...) (24 years ago, 15-Jun-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
 
  Re: bulk ordering is (not) here! (was - Re: bulk ordering is her e! )
 
(...) First question: (URL) which introduces (URL) question: I haven't run the comparison, but someone in the thread resulting from Brad's recent post did, and found that the bulk sets were about AU$0.016 per stud in Australia, and US$0.011 per stud (...) (24 years ago, 16-Jun-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)

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