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Re: Some questions about parts selling.
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Sat, 25 Nov 2000 15:12:30 GMT
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Mark van 't Hooft <markslegoland@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Hi all,
> I think James made some good points here. I recently started a shop on • brickbay
> (Markslegoland) and have to say I haven't had much luck. Granted, my • inventory
> is still small and am looking to add. I agree with James that it is much • easier
> to buy than sell :( Bad for the checkbook! :( In addition, many stores • sell
> many of the same parts, and if you do a little research, you can get parts • from
> those who sell them for the lowest prices and charge the least in shipping
> (i.e. within your own country, as James mentions too). However, when • looking to
> buy, I will also look at store feedback, a very useful feature of • brickbay.
>
I believe it is necessary to offer a wide variety of pieces as well as large
quantities of pieces in order to have a successful store. Many times I have
seen a partt hat I would like to buy, but the store only had a small
quantity and didn't have anything else that I wanted. This is important
because most stores have minimum orders, and if they don't have enough
product that I want to get em over the limit, they won't get a sale.
It's also possible to go too far in the other direction and only offer lots
in quantities that are too big for most buyers. It is because of this that
I have some items listed twice in my store, once available in quantity one,
and once available in a bulk quantity, at a lower price.
I also believe that you have a better chance of getting a sale if you can
offer the buyer everything that they want in one stop, so that they don't
have to pay shipping to three different shops.
> In addition, I agree with James that those who have their own websites as • well
> probably sell more because they have a wider audience. It seems that • brickbay
> is used by a limited number of people. It would be interesting to see how • much
> of the sales actually take place between store owners. What do you think?
A quick look at my order screen shows that I have placed ONE order, while I
have received around 180 orders (18 screens of 10). It's just not
economical for me to purchase from there, when I am getting the bricks that
I want essentially for free from selling stuff in my own store. It's how I
support my habit ;)
This may be different, however, for people in the Guild of Bricksmiths who
use the site to sell their products as well as to buy the raw materials to
make their sets.
Troy
> Mark van 't Hooft
> Lugnet member 485
> Markslegoland @ brickbay.com
>
> In lugnet.market.theory, James Brown writes:
> <snip>
> >
> > The number of shops on Brickbay exploded. I was one shop among 20, now • I'm
> > one shop among 100.
> >
> > The initial rush of Brickbay traffic died down. I don't know for sure • about
> > other buyers, but I know I placed a bunch of orders because it was so • darn
> > easy, and found myself in a tight corner for a bit. I've slowed down my
> > buying, and others may have as well.
> >
> > My shop started being listed under my country. I've noticed that a much
> > higher percentage of recent orders are other Canadians, from which one • could
> > infer that more USians (the obvious bulk of the market) are sticking to • US
> > sellers.
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> >
> > Thoughts?
> >
> > James
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| Hi all, I think James made some good points here. I recently started a shop on brickbay (Markslegoland) and have to say I haven't had much luck. Granted, my inventory is still small and am looking to add. I agree with James that it is much easier to (...) (24 years ago, 25-Nov-00, to lugnet.market.theory)
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