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Re: Lego Pen beads for sale! Great for MOCs!
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Tue, 3 Sep 2002 04:42:18 GMT
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Mark,
Thanks for the update, I've moved my beads from Other to Pen Beads, hopefully they'll
get more notice there.
I think I might take a pic of the lamp setup to try to get interest in the Pearl beads -
I bought them specifically for lampposts, since all you need is a lamppost piece from
the HP sets and a 4x4 white radar dish, and you've got a really nice lamp!
Mark P wrote:
> I was curious to see how they would sell. I have not seen them on BL that
> much (maybe because there was no section for them, or maybe because the only
> place to really buy them in bulk is at Legoland). I know one person had good
> luck on selling a few of them so I thought it was worth a shot. It was not
> really a huge investment anyways, and plus if they did not sell I could
> always use them myself.
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> But in fact, I sold over 30 of them within a few hours of posting that they
> were for sale, all for between .75 and $1.00. But I did have more colors
> than whats listed now - like the trans pink and trans purple ones, solid
> purple.. etc. Granted the few left in my shop are still sitting there
> untouched but they will hopefully sell as well. They really are great for a
> new look in MOCs. And I am still planning to get more of them on my next
> trip to Legoland as I have gotten a few requests via email for some.
>
> Clark just added the Pen Bead category on BL on Thursday, and I have added
> as much of the beads as I know of....
> http://www.bricklink.com/catalogList.asp?catType=P&catID=464
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> But I had no idea you had them listed until just now, when I did a search
> for 'Pen Bead' I only got a return for one store (besides mine)...
> http://www.bricklink.com/search.asp?q=pen+bead
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> So maybe that had something to do with it, i dunno. I just persoanlly never
> thought of making it plural for the search. But now that there is a pen bead
> section (and thankfully its in the 'parts' section!) we can list them there
> and get some sort of history for them.
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> And yes, the pearl ones are GREAT for lampposts!! I have seen one person use
> them for that - and I really think if more pepole saw how great they look
> they would be flying out as fast as they could be added to the shop.
>
> Mark P
> mfuss903
> http://www.landofbricks.com <-- the site
> http://www.bricklink.com/store.asp?p=mfuss903 <-- the store
>
> In lugnet.market.brickshops, Thomas Stangl writes:
> > No offense intended, Mark, as setting prices on "Other" parts can be difficult, but
> > you might find it hard to clear them out at those prices - I've had beads in my
> > store for over a year at $.50 each and even the "pearl" ones, which are killer
> > parts for lamppost bulbs, haven't sold out.
> >
> > What's really amazing is that you only overlap my inventory on ONE bead type, and
> > we cover most of the beads ;-)
> >
> >
> > Mark P wrote:
> >
> > > I have just added some multi-purpose Lego Pen Beads to my shop. After you buy
> > > your Lego Pen, you will need some extra beads to go along with it. These beads
> > > also work with regular Lego parts. Some of them may fit lose, and some may fit
> > > tight - but they do work and look great as additions to your MOCs. They are all
> > > in the 'Other' section in my shop..
> > > http://www.bricklink.com/store.asp?p=mfuss903
> > >
> > > If there are any questions feel free to ask!
> > >
> > > Mark P
> > > mfuss903
> > > http://www.landofbricks.com - the site
> > > http://www.bricklink.com/store.asp?p=mfuss903 - the store
> >
> > --
> > Tom Stangl
> > ***http://www.vfaq.com/
> > ***DSM Visual FAQ home
> > ***http://ba.dsm.org/
> > ***SF Bay Area DSMs
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