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Re: e-commerce (was Technic shuttle etc)
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Thu, 2 Dec 1999 14:52:07 GMT
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Larry Pieniazek wrote:
> Scott-A wrote:
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> > > > > But Paul never would have ordered 300 if it wasnt for ME backstopping
> > > > > him. I'm not making that up, Paul told me that himself. So the rest of
> > > > > you poms would NOT have gotten nearly as many as you did if it wasn't
> > > > > for me making sure it happened.
> > > >
> > > > I must have missed the "Hey everybody, BB is getting BH way cheap" message?
> > >
> > > So did everyone else, there wasn't one. I don't know if you've run the
> > > numbers, but phone calls cost money to Paul. Every call means time he
> > > has to spend on the phone,
> >
> > Every new customer Paul gets, is one that might come back again. I'm sure he'd be
> > happy if he sold a few of these sets to new customers.
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> Maybe. But his costs to do a one off are pretty steep and he told me
> (again, I remind you, I've had some rather lengthy conversations about
> this topic with him, something you don't yet seem to have internalised)
> he was glad to have sold a bunch to one person, it increased his profit.
That would explain why after that he started up his one per customer rule. A rule which
I think he has since set aside... or at least for me :-). What is pertinent about the
length of your conversation with paul? I have spoken to Paul 4 or 5 times, I do not
think he is capable of have a short conversation.... he is a very pleasant man.
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> > > So why are YOU selling stuff on eBay? Out of charity? I doubt it. You
> > > seem an honest trader but I just don't get this.
> >
> > Lego is for making constructions, not making money. I sell on ebay/trl/lugnet to
> > get money to buy more Lego. As many people who deal with me know, my sole aim is
> > to be self sufficient.
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> Me too. I remind you, I make or lose more in one day in the stock
> market, some days, than my entire year's LEGO profit.
As I said, I do not aim to make a profit. I too have a few £k set aside in stocks
(shares here)... my aim there is very much to make a profit.
> If I was in this
> life only for the money, I wouldn't play with LEGO at all, I'd
> concentrate on billable hours, I bill at 250 USD an hour.
BTW : What is a billable hour? 9-5? Or is this your consultant rate, either way it is
quite good... I can only clear a humble $xxx.xx (the tax man is everywhere).
Scott A
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| (...) No, it wouldn't. (1) I can't offer an explanation for it either. But I can stick to what I told you he told me about it. That's the truth. (...) Well, we weren't talking about the weather, we were talking about substantive issues directly (...) (25 years ago, 2-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| (...) Maybe. But his costs to do a one off are pretty steep and he told me (again, I remind you, I've had some rather lengthy conversations about this topic with him, something you don't yet seem to have internalised) he was glad to have sold a (...) (25 years ago, 2-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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