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(...) LUGNET runs on a descendent of UNIX called FreeBSD. --Todd (24 years ago, 14-Sep-00, to lugnet.market.services)
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(...) Actually it's not about how many parts are listed but how many lots - 1,000 parts or 10 parts listed in 1 lot don't make a difference. I think the problem here are the fees - why not list Baylit's existing inventory with prices 2% higher than (...) (24 years ago, 14-Sep-00, to lugnet.market.services)
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(...) No, that's not it. You're not out of stock because you have a lot of parts, you're out of stock because you've priced your parts high enough to shut the people who buy loads and loads of parts at once out. That's a good strategy, make more on (...) (24 years ago, 14-Sep-00, to lugnet.market.services)
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(...) <snip> (...) Actually, it didn't seem to me you had all that many parts. The scale of parts seemed like it would fit BrickBay very nicely. That said, I was very impressed with your formatting and layout. An impressive site, just not much on it (...) (24 years ago, 14-Sep-00, to lugnet.market.services)
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(...) I agree 100%. I also think Jon is a very honest person to deal with. I agree that his prices are sometimes pretty wacky, but he does have some desirable items. You just have to decide whether the price is worth it to you. He should certainly (...) (24 years ago, 14-Sep-00, to lugnet.market.services)
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(...) Wow - High praise considering the source. :-) I've already cleaned out the BrickBay shops of certain parts, and went to Baylit, but it took several tries to get that menu thing on the left. I take it his "Part#" doesn't correspond to LDraw (...) (24 years ago, 13-Sep-00, to lugnet.market.services)
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(...) Yes. Me. I just haven't had time to fiddle much yet. ++Lar (24 years ago, 10-Sep-00, to lugnet.market.services)
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(...) for (...) Just to chime in here. It's been a while since I checked BAYLIT, and I'm not "most builders" but I have been doing most of my buying via Brickbay. Several thousand USD worth since it opened. That's because I have been finding the (...) (24 years ago, 10-Sep-00, to lugnet.market.services)
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(...) Jon is a good guy to deal with. I ordered from him once a few months back and the service has been excellent. Everything came as ordered nicely packed and I even think Jon put some extra pieces in there. His prices may be a little high but 2 (...) (24 years ago, 10-Sep-00, to lugnet.market.services)
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(...) I've ordered from Baylit before, and it went well. It's a reliable source of parts, and Jon's a good guy. Shipping was (if I recall correctly) very reasonable. Either actual shipping cost only, or very close to it. (I'm in Canada too) (...) (...) (24 years ago, 10-Sep-00, to lugnet.market.services)
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(...) First i have delt with baylit,Jon is a good person to deal with.His prices are a little high(sorry jon)but the selection is great.You might also so try Brickbay (URL) a very good place with over 50 shops to chose from.As far as Canada shipping (...) (24 years ago, 10-Sep-00, to lugnet.market.services)
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Well, I'm about to take my first plunge into buying large quantities of parts on-line, and I was checking out Baylit. they have every piece I'm looking for (and then some!), but I was wondering what other people's experience with them was like. (...) (24 years ago, 10-Sep-00, to lugnet.market.services)
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(...) Try star office on Linux. It seems to handle Excel and Word docs for me on Solaris, so it probably does on Linux too. (...) This particular transformation looks trivial. I bet you could learn enough Perl to do it in less than an hour. (...) I (...) (24 years ago, 8-Sep-00, to lugnet.market.services)
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(...) Since so far some "advanced" features are for Windows users only (Excel sales list for instance) I mentioned it, since all these neat things simply don't work for me. I also had some problems browsing the site, although most of those are gone (...) (24 years ago, 8-Sep-00, to lugnet.market.services)
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(...) Why do you say it is OS-dependent? Whatever OS you are running, you still need to generate the same text. If you do so by writing a simple Perl script that massages your csv file into the correct format, what difference does it make whether (...) (24 years ago, 8-Sep-00, to lugnet.market.services)
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(...) it to be very frustrating because of all the tags needed for it... would it perhaps be possible to use a .csv spreadsheet file instead (that way it stays OS independant, I'm using Linux :-) with lugnet partref, amount, color, price for (...) (24 years ago, 8-Sep-00, to lugnet.market.services)
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(...) I have to comment on the above paragraph: Brickbay by itself is registered as a business and it provides a service to either individuals or businesses to sell their Lego. That is the whole idea behind it. How each shop (whether it is a (...) (24 years ago, 8-Sep-00, to lugnet.market.services)
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(...) ?? To paraphrase any number of sources... "Brickbay is only a venue." Why can't a business use it just as easily as an individual? This is honest curiosity - I just don't get why you think it wouldn't work for a business. None of the points (...) (24 years ago, 7-Sep-00, to lugnet.market.services)
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In response to your question about what it would take to get other business to move to BrickBay, I don't really think that will happen. Before I explain, let me point out that the concept of BrickBay is wonderful. In fact, Bricksonthebrain.com's (...) (24 years ago, 7-Sep-00, to lugnet.market.services)
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Jon: You've got your own site (BAYLIT), and you seem happy doing your thing. That's great. I just felt the need to address some of your comments. (...) Is that because of Brickbay's design/services, or just because people aren't selling in (...) (24 years ago, 7-Sep-00, to lugnet.market.services)
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