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Re: Proposal for website to sell individual Lego parts in quantity
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Mon, 26 Jul 1999 11:36:33 GMT
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Troy...
Interestingly enough there was (is?) a company that did something similar
not too long ago. RTL-Bricks (by Jason Mantor I believe) used to sell
bricks via a website. I say used to because I am no longer able to
find the site www.rtl-bricks.com which is where it used to reside.
Perhaps you can find out the success (or lack thereof) of that site.
- Jeff
In lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, Troy Cefaratti writes:
> I have a proposal for a new website for everyone here, and am hoping to get
> feedback on wether there would be a demand for such a service among Lego
> builders.
>
> What I am proposing is a web site that would sell individual Logo pieces in
> quantity and for a set price to whover wanted them. The following are just
> some thoughts that I had on the subject, and am looking from feedback from
> you, the people who would hopefully use such a site.
>
> * Would start out carrying "basic" bricks (probably from the big tubs) and
> would expand from there to other parts (Plates, flats, sloped bricks, etc)
> and eventually into the very theme-specific parts.
>
> * Site would be fully e-commerce capable, with the ability to take secure
> credit card orders and possibly online checks (depending on the cost of
> implementing this). This would include calculating shipping costs, atleast
> to the US.
>
> * Bricks would be sold individually (not is packages or lots), so that if
> you needed say 300 blue 1x6 bricks, you would be able to get them without
> having to also take (and pay for) any other bricks that you may not need.
>
> * In all likelyhood, there would probably need to be a minimum order
> ammount, to prevent someone from ordering just one 4 cent part, as this
> would cost alot in transaction processing fees.
>
> * Pricing would be set based on the cost of the parts, demand and
> availability of the parts, and the going rate in other places, such as other
> parts sales or auctions.
>
> * All parts would be brand new and taken from sealed sets.
>
> * Parts would idealy be obtained directly through Lego, as we would
> probably have a large enough volume to do this.
>
> * A secondary source of parts would be "close-outs" and sales from local
> stores.
>
> * There would, of course, be a section for requests so that interest could
> be gauge and the right products purchased.
>
> * There is the possibility of expanding into telephone orders for those
> that do not have an internet connection. (Depending on demand for this.)
>
> * Products would ship within 1 day of ordering. This would of course
> depend on the number of orders and the ability to count out the pieces quick
> enough. This problem could be countered by having pre-counted bundles of
> bricks and/or using a counting scale to speed up the process (expensive, but
> VERY accurate. I've used them to count very tiny electronic components in
> the past).
>
> * Would like to be able to keep all products in stock at all times, so that
> you can always get what you need when you need it. This likely would not
> happen immediately though, but would be something that could be smoothed out
> as demand and popularity of certain pieces was gauged and purchasing
> adjusted acoordingly. It would also depend on availability of specific
> parts from Lego. If they don't put it in any sets, then it won't be
> possible to obtain it.
>
>
> Well, I think that is about it for now. I am sorry that the post is so
> long, but these things have been floating around in my head for a while now
> and i needed to write them down. I hope to hear from you all with comments
> on what I have proposed above and with any ideas that you come up with that
> you think would make this site more attractive to prospective users.
>
> If something like this already exists, someone please point me to it. I
> have seen Auxilla (which is great, but is an auction and is cyclical) and
> numerous other auction sites. I have also seen some sites that directly
> sell bricks, but unfortunately none of them ever seemed to have anything in
> stock at the time.
>
> Also, i know that i am new to the newsgroups, and that many of you may not
> have seen me here before, but I have been an avid Lego builder since I was a
> kid (I'm 27 now). I feel that, having run an ISP in the past, I have the
> skills to pull this off should there be a demand for it. Further, pending
> the sale of my current company (A weekly newspaper) I may actually even have
> the funding to get something like this started (Costs associated with site
> design and software, as well as the innitial purchase of product from Lego.)
>
> Well, i guess that is enough for now, let me know what you think.
>
> Troy Cefaratti
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