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Re: level of interest in 7151 / Sith ?
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The company I work for, CommerceRoute (http://www.commerceroute.com), writes
software that is designed to enable this kind of digital market. I'll print
this message and take it to the Powers That Be to see if such an application
can be quickly developed.
Paul Sinasohn
LUGNET #115
In lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, Ray Sanders writes:
> Interesting... This exposes a market operation that lego sales have not entered
> into much. Where there is product readily available in some places and demand in
> others (at an unknown price point). If would be nice if there was a demand
> oriented pricing model for 'lego' comodities.
>
> What I'm describing is the varience in responses I'm getting here. Some people
> are willing to pay $15-$16, some around $10, and one will take a large lot
> around $12.
>
> It would be cool if we had some way to tally 'willing to pay X-dollars-per for
> (up-to)Y-quantities', in a form that everyone can see the stratification. Then I
> spot a pile of 7151s (or whatever), and go look at the demand-oriented 'willing
> to pay' to see if it makes sense (business wise).
>
> I'm thinking it would work something like this... (simplistically of course)
>
> 1) Joe enters a desired quantity and price
> 2) Sam sees clearanced product, makes a note and checks the desire listings
> 3) Either manually or automagically, a matchup is made
> 4) Sam contacts Joe to confirm the proposed sale
> 5) Sam buys product
> 6) Joe sends payment
> 7) Sam ships product to Joe
>
> This would save quite a bit of time on both parties part. If something like this
> existed, I could have estimated desire levels vs. price while I was still in
> Valdosta (using my laptop and a phone jack somewhere). I could have at least got
> thru step 3 (above).
>
> Food for thought.
>
> Ray
> (followups to .market.theory)
>
> In lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, Paul Sinasohn writes:
> > $10 + 3 cents tax + shipping???
> >
> > I'll swing by Wal-Mart and see if the price has dropped from $15...
> >
> > Paul Sinasohn
> >
> > > More bluntly:
> > > Anyone willing to sell any quantity of 7151's for US $10 each, is welcome to
> > > contact me, and I'll buy them. (assuming shipping cost et al is reasonable)
> > >
> > > There. Now the market has a minimum value established for a while. :)
> > >
> > > James
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