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(...) There's slews of costs. The biggest one is overhead. Something has to pay for your free S@H catalogs, the nice woman on the phone you phone your order in to, the OTHER people who work there to make sure you talked to that woman quickly instead (...) (23 years ago, 10-Sep-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.market.theory)
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. (...) But you haven't thought about the volume buying large-scale retailers have done. They have excess inventory so they can reduce the price on it so cheaply that other buyers like Troy can get sets for reduced cost. Its a shame on one hand, on (...) (23 years ago, 10-Sep-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.market.theory)
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(...) i dont understand what you mean here.. cost of brick, as i understand it is Cost to Manufacture, then part out into sets (which should be saved since its bulk), then cost of shipping. "Hidden" means there something else in this mix im not (...) (23 years ago, 10-Sep-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.market.theory)
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(...) There are two other explanations; one, the cost per brick when parting is lower regardless of any hidden costs, or two, which is what I believe, it's not really possible for a BL seller to charge more than Lego Bulk prices, regardless of their (...) (23 years ago, 10-Sep-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.market.theory)
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(...) I have noticed this trend as well. Perhaps a bricklink seller will inform me of this question - Do sellers ever stockpile a part and just sit on it - knowing that it could be very valuable in the future? Case in point - the brown shovel in the (...) (23 years ago, 10-Sep-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.market.theory)
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(...) Expanded isn't really something to expect at this point. As Brad has mentioned several times, they're limited to a certain amount of SKU's they can use, so there likely won't ever be a selection of 500 different pieces, all available in bulk (...) (23 years ago, 10-Sep-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.market.theory)
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(...) If something is available both at S@H and BL, I will typically get it via S@H. Mostly a matter of convenience. S@H takes my Visa. It's a secure site, and keeps my shopping cart from session to session. The 'is this seller honest/will the PO (...) (23 years ago, 10-Sep-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.market.theory)
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(...) Its the "magic" of Clearance. A high volume purchaser like Troy is able to afford to eat up the inventory, plus he is able to buy at the wholesale level, making it even cheaper for the brick. Heck, if you could get a ton of sets at 75% off, (...) (23 years ago, 10-Sep-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.market.theory)
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(...) In a sense, yes. Purchasing recycled bricks (new, and used) has its advantages, but one would need to look at from TLC's eyes as well. Do you not think that services like BL are hurting Lego sales From S@H and retailers? (...) I do purchase (...) (23 years ago, 10-Sep-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.market.theory)
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(...) This may have something to do with the number of SKUs that TLC is limited to. I counted last night and I came up with something like 325 orderable items in the current catalog. Thats alot. (...) Yes for some people, but not for others. Also (...) (23 years ago, 10-Sep-03, to lugnet.market.theory)
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(...) What I find so interesting about this question is that all LEGO ultimately comes from the same source: TLG itself. Now, understanding that, there are certain Bricklink sellers who buy multiple sets for the sole purpose of parting them out and (...) (23 years ago, 10-Sep-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.market.theory)
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It has been a while since the bulk selection offered by Lego Shop@Home as been expanded beyond a new release or two. (Where are the gray tiles!?) And this got me thinking - A. Did the arrival of BrickLink create a viable alternative to bulk sales (...) (23 years ago, 10-Sep-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.market.theory)
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(...) An update regarding Marz... I got a license to buy LEGO from them a few months ago. (Their prices were too high for me to make money, only 10% off of MSRP) After waiting a while to get the license, I go to their site to discover that that day, (...) (23 years ago, 26-Aug-03, to lugnet.market.theory, FTX)
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(...) I didn't, and I'm in there 3-6 times every week. (...) Ah, see, I pretty much stick to a handful of different lines, so if they didn't mark those up (or if they marked up Star Wars toys during a period of time in which they stocked _NOTHING_ (...) (23 years ago, 26-Aug-03, to lugnet.market.theory)
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(...) I was in a Big Lots today. Most of the recent BL price stickers are merely a price and a bar-code. I think Big Lots has done away with the MSRP shell game (at least in the toys dept). (...) I have seen subtle pricing variations at Target (...) (23 years ago, 26-Aug-03, to lugnet.market.theory)
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"Kevin Salm" <kdsalm@dreamscape.com> wrote in message news:HK6DpC.A16@lugnet.com... (...) won. (...) permitted to (...) important Kevin, I think that you are misreading the purpose of the lawsuit. The problem isn't with KB selling stuff above MSRP. (...) (23 years ago, 26-Aug-03, to lugnet.market.theory)
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(...) Did he actually win? Anyways, if he did, I think I know exactly why he did. I remember hearing how, in the early-mid 1900's, big department stores would run these scams where they'd advertise some huge percentage discount off of everything in (...) (23 years ago, 25-Aug-03, to lugnet.market.theory)
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In lugnet.market.theory, Kevin Salm wrote: <SNIP OF PREVIOUS MESSAGE> (...) <Additional Snip> You should note, however, that some states, at least, cover this matter under "truth in advertising" laws. Massachusetts prohibits advertising items as (...) (23 years ago, 25-Aug-03, to lugnet.market.theory)
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(...) Honestly, I cannot belive this case went forward and that the guy even won. Seems like the court made a pretty incredible ruling. MSRP is the SUGGESTED retail price. Individual retailers should be permitted to sell at whatever price they (...) (23 years ago, 25-Aug-03, to lugnet.market.theory)
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(...) Eh, not exactly. From the way it reads, they got ticked off about price tags being printed with simulated "hand-printed" red cross-offs and markdown prices being built in. I was sceptical about this simulated handwriting bit, so I looked (...) (23 years ago, 25-Aug-03, to lugnet.market.theory)
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