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Re: Bulk Ording Downside?
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lugnet.lego.direct
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Fri, 4 Aug 2000 01:18:53 GMT
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In lugnet.lego.direct, Richard Marchetti writes:
> The best parts parks I have scored of late have been 6097s, 6492s, and 6497s
> at substantial discounts. Larger sets, like 6097, at a good discount begin to
> approximate the number of elements and prices I want from bulk ordering. 6097
> for $25 USD is 2500 / 598 = 4.18 cents an element! You get grey bricks, black
> bricks, minis, etc. -- Such a deal...!
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> Why buy bulk?
I don't really consider discounted sets as any sort of competition for bulk.
In part, I think that what we are seeing is a bubble which is going to burst.
To some extent, right now we are flushing out a bunch of excess, poorly
distributed stock. I suspect TLC is going to start getting a better handle on
worldwide distribution (and when worldwide web ordering becomes a possibility,
much of the stock will get bought at full price, right now the problem is that
if you are outside the US or Canada, your ability to mail order LEGO sets is
pretty limited, take that limitation away, and all this excess stock is going
to start moving). Also, not everyone has equal access to discounted LEGO sets.
Here in Raleigh/Durham NC, we see considerably less than many other areas.
Remember also that a lot of the good deals we're finding currently are 3 and 4
year old sets. I don't think we're going to be finding near the quantity of 3
and 4 year old sets a few years down the line.
Frank
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| (...) Right. And this is because everyone loves Rock Raiders, the new and vastly overpriced AND vastly juniorized town sets, arctic, castle, etc? Guess again. I am not touching that large castle set except at deep discount. In fact, I won't touch (...) (24 years ago, 4-Aug-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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| (...) I hesitate to agree with your opinion on the matter, John. I'd be more impressed if the current bulk orders were more compelling in terms of items offered, quantities available, and price. I liked the tiles, the small window, and the small (...) (24 years ago, 3-Aug-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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