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Re: Bulk Sale Prices
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lugnet.general
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Fri, 7 Jan 2000 19:07:38 GMT
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Eric Kingsley wrote:
> In lugnet.general, Gary R. Istok writes:
> > Since we don't yet have any idea about what the LEGO Direct Bulk Sales
> > policy is all about, I did want to mention a few things. One is that we
> > shouldn't expect any great bargains in purchasing via bulk orders. I
> > don't think TLC is going to undercut their Retailers. Whatever prices
> > LEGO Direct charges us will probably be close to retail, not wholesale.
> >
> > Back in the 1980's when Bulk Sales were still allowed, TLC charged a
> > minimum 10 cents for any piece, with a 100 piece/type minimum. (Yes,
> > 100 1x1 plates did cost $10.) Now I cannot predict what they will be
> > doing for minimum/maximum bulk sales. But AFOLs should not expect parts
> > that cost only 2 or 3 cents.
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> I would have to agree with you on this one. I don't expect to get any real
> bargans because if things are to cheap there will be little to no incentive for
> us to buy sets. I am hoping for some sort of declining scale though so that
> the more you buy the less you pay per part.
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> I am also don't think we should expect much from the part selection either, at
> least not at first. I think they need to offer at least what has been
> available in service packs in terms of Bricks, Plates, and Slopes to start with
> so that we can at least get what we could with the service packs. I am then
> hopeing they will make a wider selection of colors available in those parts.
> Anything after that is anyones guess I think.
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> Not looking for much just more than what the Service Packs offered.
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> Eric Kingsley
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> The New England LEGO Users Group
> http://www.nelug.org/
Eric, You may be right about what is available in service packs, but I'm keeping my
fingers crossed for a little bit more. Such as:
Train Windows - I don't use them, I don't need them. But I bet that the enormous
PR and good will that the Train folks have generated with TLC will earn them the
right to get train windows as a bulk item. They deserve them!
Town Windows - This is my greatest wish for bulk sales. I would love to buy
thousands, and without having to buy any doors! I'd love to see a skyscraper
contest
Arches/cylinder bricks/tiles/plates/slopes - I can only begin to imagine what a
new "Acropolis Contest" (formerly sponsored by Erik Wilson) might produce when
people can build in unlimited quantites -- columns, colonades, and classic
embellishments in their Greek/Roman temples, circuses, ampitheaters, aquaducts and
forums. I'm already drooling at the thought of buying a few thousand 2x2 white
cylinder bricks as well as white 2x2 tiles...... (I'd like to build the Temple of
Diana at Epheseus - one of the 7 Wonders of the Ancient World). Hey we could have
an "Ancient Wonders Contest"!
And then there's everything else - pitchforks, damsels, highly specialized pieces,
etc. These might have the least chance of availability in bulk sales. But until
Lego Direct comes out with a bulk sales policy, one can only speculate. We don't
really know.
Gary Istok
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| (...) That actually isn't too bad compared to some auctions. Although I think 5 cents would be plenty for 1x1 plates. (...) I wouldn't expect them to have special parts available to begin with, so that is a perfect incentive to get sets. I would (...) (24 years ago, 7-Jan-00, to lugnet.general)
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| (...) Well, I know you don't normally like 1x4x3s, but I think I have about 100 of them at home, brand new, from Dacta packs - red, of course ;-) -- | Tom Stangl, Technical Support Netscape Communications Corp | Please do not associate my personal (...) (24 years ago, 7-Jan-00, to lugnet.general)
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| (...) I would have to agree with you on this one. I don't expect to get any real bargans because if things are to cheap there will be little to no incentive for us to buy sets. I am hoping for some sort of declining scale though so that the more you (...) (24 years ago, 7-Jan-00, to lugnet.general)
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