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I personally am not so interested in completed MOC kits for sale, not
because they aren't good, but because they tend to be too expensive for my
budget. I understand the need to charge these prices, but they are out of my
price range. What I *would* like to see, and haven't seen yet, are
instructions of MOCs for sale. If the instructions aren't issued in a
printed format (ie, sold on a CD) then I would think the price could be
reasonable. Selling the instructions could also be a secondary revenue
stream once the MOC kits themselves are sold.
"Paul Klenk" <paulklenk@att.net> wrote in message
news:Gpzzqt.1IH@lugnet.com...
> I've seen a few -- but very few -- LEGO builders offering their own • original
> creations on eBay and elsewhere, and I wonder whether there is a decent
> market for such things? What do you think?
>
> By decent market, I mean, the ability to actually make a profit based on • the
> price of acquiring the bricks (purchase/shipping) compared to the final
> sales price of your creation. (I imagine it wouldn't be worth it without
> marking it up 100% or more. If I did it, I would set a high reserve • price.)
>
> Probably the items that would sell the best would contain a modest amount • of
> pieces, a relatively low number of special (i.e., expensive) pieces and • high
> number of cheap pieces, and ones that use a lot of colors and are
> well-photographed. Also ones that reflect the most popular themes (Town,
> Vehicles, Robots, etc.).
>
> (I did notice someone at the Brick Guild selling some very beautiful fire
> trucks, but not at eBay. I really admired them -- they looked as good or
> better than any set I've seen LEGO market.)
>
> It occurs to me that there are also some potential challenges and issues • to
> be resolved, such as:
>
> 1. Would you ship them assembled or not? If not, would you supply
> instructions? Or at least some high-quality photographs are various • angles
> and building stages?
>
> 2. Would you include a list of parts? (I imagine it might help you get
> parts customers in the future.)
>
> 3. Would you disclose that your set was never issued by LEGO, and that it • is
> in fact your own creation? What would be the best way of doing that?
>
> 4. Would you ever include used pieces, or only new bricks? Might this • pose
> problems if you needed very unusual parts (how would you find them)? • Would
> you disclose to the customer whether the bricks were new or used, or just
> not say anything? Perhaps one should disclose, "Set comprises 103 pieces,
> not more than 5 of which are used -- all else are new."
>
> DISCUSS.
>
> Second question:
>
> Would you find value in swapping stories about successful (or • unsuccessful)
> sales of MOCs? For instance, if someone built and sold a house over eBay,
> might it not be valuable to everyone to see the final auction details, see
> how the item was photographed and presented, and see the final price?
>
> YOUR THOUGHTS.
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