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Re: WHY SO LONG ON Light Gray?
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lugnet.lego.direct
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Tue, 11 Dec 2001 04:14:25 GMT
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I don't think it's unrealistic for people to want to purchase 1000 or 10,000
of a particular element, especially basic bricks. I know that for the right
price, i'd be tempted to buy 10,000 2 x 4 bricks in certain colors.
I had really hoped and expected more than lots of 100 max. The overhead
from packageing these small lots is probably why the prices are so high.
Perhaps they should just come out with a standard size box like the K8 and
sell true bulk orders by however many pieces they can fit in the box.
Troy
"William R Ward" <bill@wards.net> wrote in message
news:m2heqyr0xl.fsf@komodo.home.wards.net...
> "Doyle Nelson" <doylenelson@(NOSPAM)home.com> writes:
> > I am currently building a project than has been in the works for more • than 5
> > Years (I hope that is patient enough?) And is going to cost me in the • realm
> > of $20,000 to $30,000 to make. I was hoping to cut that cost and speed
> > production up by Bulk orders of bricks not readily available in auctions • in
> > quantity.
>
> When you're talking such incredibly large quantities, it seems likely
> to me that you are in a completely different category from most of us
> who are looking for bulk sales. Hundreds of thousands of bricks of
> any one particular size/color? No matter how much overhead is
> involved, it's stupid for TLC or Lego Direct to ignore such a large
> volume order. They should be able to accomodate that, even if they
> can't see their way clear to offering parts in the 10's to 1000's
> quantities to the rest of us.
>
> --Bill.
>
> --
> William R Ward bill@wards.net • http://www.wards.net/~bill/
> -------------------------------------------------------------------------- • ---
> If you're not part of the solution, you're part of the precipitate.
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Message has 3 Replies:
 | | Re: WHY SO LONG ON Light Gray?
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| (...) Personally I still can not figure out why the minimum number of pieces is 25. When they say bulk I assume a minimum of 1,000. I would love to by 10,000 6x8 grey plates, if offered at a reasonable price. TLC is a buisness so I certainly do not (...) (23 years ago, 11-Dec-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
| | | Re: WHY SO LONG ON Light Gray?
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| (...) Indeed. It would make larger scale constructions like my Octan HQ much easier that way. (...) What would be really fun is to find out what the minimum number of pieces they'd run with one tooling setup (if it's say, 50,000 of an element) and (...) (23 years ago, 11-Dec-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
| | | Re: WHY SO LONG ON Light Gray?
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| (...) I couldn't agree more! I just ordered 1000 2x4 Bricks and they cost me more than when I used to oreder them. I would really like a real quanity discount instead of just item availability. Doyle (23 years ago, 12-Dec-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | Re: WHY SO LONG ON Light Gray?
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| (...) When you're talking such incredibly large quantities, it seems likely to me that you are in a completely different category from most of us who are looking for bulk sales. Hundreds of thousands of bricks of any one particular size/color? No (...) (23 years ago, 11-Dec-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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