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(...) Wow, I was glancing back through this thread intending to offer my methods for sorting and storing inventory (nothing special - just how I do it) when I noticed this. That sounds real bad, and I'd really rather Larry hadn't put it quite that (...) (24 years ago, 30-Nov-00, to lugnet.market.theory)
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(...) Cool :) (...) You probably remember that I just bought from your store, and though I didn't email you, I was a little unhappy at the quantities I had to buy of items. Nevertheless, I bucked it up and did it anyways...because I just got my (...) (24 years ago, 30-Nov-00, to lugnet.market.theory)
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(...) Note I said "less than huge" and "on most parts". :) (...) Well, just keep in mind that the only way everyone will be able to buy "just what [they] need" is if I sell individual pieces, and that just plain won't ever happen again. I sell the (...) (24 years ago, 30-Nov-00, to lugnet.market.theory)
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(...) I am very glad you have responded to this. I must say Larry's comment hits a raw nerve with me. In my city there is a kmart, a target, a kbtoys, a walmart,[they don't deserve capital letters] and a Tuesday Morning, the selection is far from (...) (24 years ago, 30-Nov-00, to lugnet.market.theory)
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To All, I have been following to this to some extent, but it is interesting. Let's see.... (...) It can be, it depends (0.08 parts are not, minifigs are, etc.). I found most of my orders are never one or two, mostly 5-10 of each part at least. I (...) (24 years ago, 30-Nov-00, to lugnet.market.theory)
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(...) Nah, not really. The bulk of my parts really do go to people making $10-$20 orders. Part of me wishes the bulk went to a handful of people making $100-$200 orders, since that would be a LOT easier for me to deal with, but that just isn't (...) (24 years ago, 30-Nov-00, to lugnet.market.theory)
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(...) I think with more sellers, there is more competition (on BrickBay or wherever). The quantity volume on BB has shot thru the roof. 60 days ago, there was somewhere around 300-325K of parts on all stores, now the number is around 600K (I'm (...) (24 years ago, 30-Nov-00, to lugnet.market.theory)
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(...) You can run a search by sale having greater than x% off raging from 0% (default which will show all items) to 100%. For example, Hardcore has a headless shark for 95% off: (URL) all items more than 90% off) When you have a sale, there is (...) (24 years ago, 1-Dec-00, to lugnet.market.theory)
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(...) Rut-roh. Is that a "good thing"[tm] or a "bad thing"[tm] ? I just try harder. When something seems in need of a little TLC, I speak up. Ray (24 years ago, 1-Dec-00, to lugnet.market.theory)
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(...) That's just because I put all of mine in long long ago... <GD&R> ++Lar (24 years ago, 1-Dec-00, to lugnet.market.theory)
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(...) I think that would do it, for most people. I've looked at your listings sometimes, and I've just never been motivated to buy in the lot-sizes you offer. But I'm probably not representative of most of the brick-buying public. Steve (24 years ago, 4-Dec-00, to lugnet.market.theory)
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(...) I know some people don't buy because they don't want (or need) huge quantities, and I'm ok with that, but if there weren't a goodly number of people who are ok with buying in those quantities I wouldn't have had 120+ orders in the last few (...) (24 years ago, 5-Dec-00, to lugnet.market.theory)
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"Mike Stanley" <cjc@NOSPAMnewsguy.com> wrote in message news:G52L94.AnJ@lugnet.com... [ ... snipped ... ] (...) directly, (...) be (...) Actually I think it does. I recall browsing someone's store where they had elements available individually and (...) (24 years ago, 5-Dec-00, to lugnet.market.theory)
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In lugnet.market.theory, Mike Stanley writes: <snip> (...) Brickbay does do it (last I checked). List your 25 rare blue snergwiffles (single lot, or whatever). Then add more rare blue snergwiffles. Brickbay tells you that you already have blue (...) (24 years ago, 5-Dec-00, to lugnet.market.theory)
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(...) Heres another way to do this. List your blue snergwiffles at the single piece retail price. Then list the larger bulk lots at the same price, but with a sale percentage. That way the bulk lots get marked down and highlighted as a sale at the (...) (24 years ago, 5-Dec-00, to lugnet.market.theory)
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(...) Well, to be honest, I considered that a both ... and statement there. So even if Brickbay does allow for a way to handle that sort of multiple listing, to do it across the board would be a *nightmare* for me. I have 10 60-drawer chests that I (...) (24 years ago, 5-Dec-00, to lugnet.market.theory)
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(...) Interesting - that's probably how I will do things for the parts on which I reduce buy quantities. Thanks for the idea. (24 years ago, 5-Dec-00, to lugnet.market.theory)
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