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I did the same sort of cost-analysis and only bought things that I can't
get any other way. With discount and shipping, the black windows are .84
a pop, the blue thinwalls, 2x2 whites windows and trees are .30, and the
tiles are .07. I decided not to order red doors because they close in on
$2 each.
For basic bricks, I'm a tub man. I've bought the majority of the
elements I own for less than .05 each. But this does skew what I have
against what I want unless I come up with some fabulous trades. I'll
keep buying Lego Bulk when they have what I want and I can't get it any
other way. Lego wins again.
Cary
Tom Carstensen wrote:
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> I visited the new bulk ordering section for Lego Shop at Home.
>
> What i don't get is their pricing -- it's all screwed up, not a
> good deal at all:
>
> For example, lets buy 1 of each, A. B. C. D. E. & F. of the standard
> bricks they are offering -- all the same color.
>
> This totals 300 pieces, costing $41. This is 13-14 cents
> per lego. OK -- take 10% off if you buy 10 or more and still, thats
> 12 cents per brick.
>
> At lego shop at home, take their always avilable single color
> assortment. 62 pieces for $5.50. This is 8.7 cents per brick.
>
> On ebay i the average price bulk is $0.03 - $0.04, more for white and
> gray. For example, a typical price on a Bulk 1000 piece assortment
> in red is at most $30. White and gray sometimes goes for double,
> but even then it's 6 cents per brick. My best ebay deal was 2600
> *new* black bricks for $20, less than a penny a brick.
>
> even the roof tiles are worse deals then the roof tiles they have
> always had in the S@H catalog.
>
> What i really want is TRUE bulk discounts, for people ordering 1000's
> of each brick type.
>
> What they have there is pointless. I'm also going to place my
> S@H orders NOW because they are changing the "Shipping Included"
> pricing to price + shipping. I bet in the end it will cost you
> more $$ out of the pocket.
>
> -Tom Carstensen
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| I expect to pay LD a premium to buy just the parts I want and I don't really have a problem with it (although I thought the red 1x4x6 doors were a bit much at $2.00 a pop). I didn't order any basic bricks. About the only color basic bricks I can see (...) (24 years ago, 15-Jun-00, to lugnet.loc.us.nc.ral, lugnet.loc.us.nc)
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