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Questions on selling train 'kits'
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lugnet.trains
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Sun, 7 Nov 1999 00:14:20 GMT
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Larry, (and anyone else with experence!)
I know that you have sold some of your coal cars. I'm kind of curious as to
how many you have sold, and how you priced them (piece wise).
This isn't idle speculation, I have right now a design that I think would make
a good basis for a car to sell. (all the parts are reasoably available, and at
reasonable prices)
I'm interested in feedback from the community as a whole as to what they think
of this idea. (IE, am I in left field, how to price it, rough estimate of
demand, ect)
Help, comments, flames?
James Powell
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Message has 2 Replies:
 | | Re: Questions on selling train 'kits'
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| (...) I've sold 4. I set the starting bid for the first one on a whim because it was a charity donation. My gut tells me that I am making a bit of money on them but not a lot. I keep meaning to sit down and figure out what my cost for them is. (25 years ago, 7-Nov-99, to lugnet.trains)
| | | Re: Questions on selling train 'kits'
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| (...) Consider the potential buyers motivation to purchase a custom car. I am a proud owner of one of Larry's coal cars. I considered what other Lego kits were available (blue hopper) and the price I could expect to pay for one ($45). I considered (...) (25 years ago, 7-Nov-99, to lugnet.trains)
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