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Re: FS, I need to clear some space.....
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Date: 
Tue, 21 Sep 1999 22:40:07 GMT
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Oh Jon, I really didn't mean to make it sound like I was downgrading your
service or your pricing strategies.  I'm sorry if it sounded that way.  I was
just passing info along that I had been told from another.   You provide a most
valued service to the lego community.  I used your prices to give a base for
the items I am willing to sell, then I added a shipping charge as stated.

In a market where supply and demand play such a crucial part, people sometimes
will pay more to get only the parts they want with out the hassle of an
auction, or buying and sorting through sets just to get a few needed pieces.




In lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, Jon Kozan writes:
In lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, John Neal writes:

"Tom Stangl, VFAQman" wrote:

Yes, some are good, and some are bad, very bad, way above average.  Like,
uh, higher than Ebay frenzy prices.

See RTL for the thread about windows - that is where I show how bad some
can be.  A $5.50 S@H Door and Window pack split up to cost $28?  TWO of the
windows out of that pack selling for $5, nearly the whole pack price?

Then again, he DOES sell the same windows in blue, which you can't get at
S@H.  But I had to bring up that particular example, since someone was
complaining they didn't want to buy all those S@H packs to get the windows
they needed.  I showed them it was worth doing so.

Yeah, when you set prices it's harder and takes longer to find the market
price.  I bet Jon was just reacting to the general hysteria out there over
windows in general and simply overlooked the existence of the service pack. • I
know that he tries to use Auczilla and others auctions as
price guides, but I agree that if something is available through S@H it • pretty
much should anchor the price.  I guess I just wanted to point out that not
*all* of the Baylit prices are "quite high" as you may or may not have • implied
to Jodi.  Then again, I should let Jon speak for himself, as I am *not* on • the
Baylit PR payroll;-)

BAYLIT PR here.  :^}

If there's something you see on BAYLIT that you want and the price seems high,
please point out your rational and I'll be glad to deal with you.

I've inventoried over 100 sets and have put nearly 1000 copies of them into my
database. (Not a insignificant amount of effort) So, I have some measure of
familiarity with supply, rarity, and availability - But demand fluctuates from
day to day, look at EBAY - prices fluctuate rather significantly over time.

I suppose a price discussion should find another home in LUGNET, but I'll take
a minute to point out as Tom, John, and others have noted, I do try and go out
of my way to find and inventory for sale as wide a variety of parts as
possible.  (The latest are Pink parts. Probably from the same set the last
Auczilla split up)

I have even dealt price with a number of LUGNET regulars, whom I shall leave
nameless.

As long as I'm posting, I guess I can point out 3 things about BAYLIT.
1) Most parts sell at any price, just not very often
2) I've poured nearly the entire profits from BAYLIT back into it to increase
inventory - and thus availability (and the small remainder to fuel my project,
currently in the design stage) I even spent my summer vacation finding more
sets to add into BAYLIT
3) I am in no real hurry to sell parts.  No one selling parts should be unless
since demand isn't infinite.  I'm actually as busy with orders as I can • handle.
You should note I don't post on RTL and posted on LUGNET only twice(?) many
months ago.
4) Customer service is what I strive for.  And I hope that those who have used
BAYLIT have been completely satisfied (although I do run out of parts at • times)

BTW - I hear you.  I'll fix the windows pricing problem.

Regards,
-Jon (BAYLIT: Purchasing, Warehousing, Packaging, and PR!)



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  Re: FS, I need to clear some space.....
 
(...) BAYLIT PR here. :^} If there's something you see on BAYLIT that you want and the price seems high, please point out your rational and I'll be glad to deal with you. I've inventoried over 100 sets and have put nearly 1000 copies of them into my (...) (25 years ago, 21-Sep-99, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)

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