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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 06:34:33 GMT
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In lugnet.lego.direct, Troy Cefaratti writes:
> 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.
Indeed. It would make larger scale constructions like my Octan HQ much
easier that way.
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> 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.
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
then have them sell the ENTIRE run in one shot. That way there's almost no
packaging or distribution at all. Just put in the tool, slam out 50,000
pieces, and ship the box off. But we will never find out that information,
I'm sure.
Adrian
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www.brickfrenzy.com
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> "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.
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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 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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| (...) If they did this, (or any other true bulk offering, by volume or by quantity 1000+) I'm willing to bet that even if it's more than joe public is willing to buy, joe brickbay seller will happily do it. There *is* a secondary market, and it's (...) (23 years ago, 11-Dec-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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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 (...) (23 years ago, 11-Dec-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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