Ciglione Posted August 26, 2014 Share Posted August 26, 2014 Why put the add for buying lego? It usually attracts 'dump lots'. May look good but wait till you dig in. There are plenty of adds out there of people selling their lego because their kid got tired of it and it has been collecting dust since. I like the idea of some sort of business cards better. You go visit people that you buy some second hand lego from and if the lego looks decent, you give them a card. One condition, both buyer and seller need to have the feeling that they're actually making a good deal and not being ripped off. I encountered alot of soccermoms or families selling the lego of their kids. 2 weeks ago I met a Turkish woman that sold 4842 Hogwarts Castle for 85,5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neosphinx Posted August 26, 2014 Share Posted August 26, 2014 Isn't our line of work interesting sometimes? Ooh and Neo... Gimme all your legos or I will tell your wife. Very interesting I'll give you the profile of the woman instead http://www.2dehands.be/profiel/4965335/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ciglione Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 That on the other hand is not a bad idea.... Ciglione Lego Restauration & Sale Doesn't seem cheesy to me unless it's printed on ordinary paper I put some action into this and designed the following: What do you guys think? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gregpj Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 I put some action into this and designed the following: What do you guys think? Lego acquisition, sale and catering? http://dictionary.reverso.net/french-english/restauration 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ciglione Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 Oopssss... I will have to change it into "restoration". Thanks for the heads up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gregpj Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 Oopssss... I will have to change it into "restoration". Thanks for the heads up. No worries. Thing is... if you sell on eBay, you are catering to the buyers so it's not entirely inaccurate. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilandirene Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 Never gotten anything on craigslist advertising buying. Several more people in my town doing it too. Same here. I do scour craigslist and have scored some pretty good large lots though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ciglione Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 (edited) No worries. Thing is... if you sell on eBay, you are catering to the buyers so it's not entirely inaccurate. You just gave me another brilliant idea! When I sell something on ebay I can put one or two business cards in the package so people can contact me on my email if they need something. Edited September 16, 2014 by Ciglione Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gregpj Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 You just gave me another brilliant idea! When I sell something on ebay I can put one or two business cards in the package so people can contact me on my email if they need something. Not a bad idea... I'll PM you my paypal address for my 5% cut. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neosphinx Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 Looking good Cig. I prefer number 2 but that is personal of course. The color I like alot, it is very stylish! Perhaps a small unconspicious decal on the side. What contact data you put on it? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Achilles Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 In my area, Craigslist is relatively flooded with people offering to buy LEGO (and other toys). It's actually pretty annoying, and I think a couple people post multiple ads phrased slightly differently. One guy clearly buys lots then has fun building the sets and selling them back on CL at decent (but not investible) prices. But he also tries some shady stuff, like even though say Death Star is available for $399, he (tries) to sell on CL for $425 claiming how HARD TO FIND it is. I used to buy from CL occasionally, but with my schedule - It's just more time and work than the rewards are worth, so unless something AMAZING jumps out at me (or its classic Space/Castle at a good price, since I can't resist) I usually pass. Many of the sets that claim to be complete aren't, but people selling them ASSUME they are. I just don't have the time to go through each set I get. I wish I did. Same deal with garage sales. Not worth the time and probable headaches. After having a really bad experience at one a few years back, I just decided buying and selling new was way less stress. I actually suspect there are more people that buy used lots in my area than buy the new sets for reselling, because I generally do very well at the retail stores. If I were a full timer, I might spend more time buying bulk lots. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartinP Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 I actually suspect there are more people that buy used lots in my area than buy the new sets for reselling, because I generally do very well at the retail stores. If I were a full timer, I might spend more time buying bulk lots. That sounds like the exact opposite in my area. I can't seem to find many good deals for reselling sets in stores, but the CL/garage sale finds are amazing. I usually score bulk lots for around $5/lb and then I sell the most of the complete sets for 3-5X what I paid for it including the costs of buying the missing pieces. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ciglione Posted September 17, 2014 Share Posted September 17, 2014 Looking good Cig. I prefer number 2 but that is personal of course. The color I like alot, it is very stylish! Perhaps a small unconspicious decal on the side. What contact data you put on it? Thanks. Actually picture number 1 is the front and picture number 2 is the back of the business card. As contact data I will put my name, email and probably my mobile phone number. But I left it out on the picture on the forum or I might get stalked. haha What do you mean with "a small unconspicious decal on the side"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neosphinx Posted September 17, 2014 Share Posted September 17, 2014 Thanks. Actually picture number 1 is the front and picture number 2 is the back of the business card. As contact data I will put my name, email and probably my mobile phone number. But I left it out on the picture on the forum or I might get stalked. haha What do you mean with "a small unconspicious decal on the side"? Ehm.... something like this. Ok it's not that small and unconspicious but it reflects my point somewhat And for contact data. Seems good. The phone number is a bit icky cuz you never know wat unsatisfied customer would stalk you :-| Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ciglione Posted September 17, 2014 Share Posted September 17, 2014 (edited) Ehm.... something like this. Ok it's not that small and unconspicious but it reflects my point somewhat ciglione.png And for contact data. Seems good. The phone number is a bit icky cuz you never know wat unsatisfied customer would stalk you :-| Looks good... but I do not want to make it to sofisticated. I like things clean and simple. Still contemplating about the phone number. Maybe I should leave it out. Or I will print two kinds of cards. One with and one without the phone number. With phone number I will use to give out to people who might want to sell me lego or where I bought lego from and they might know relatives or friends who have lego to sell. The ones without the telephone number will be for people buying or maybe wanting to buy lego from me. Edited September 17, 2014 by Ciglione Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neosphinx Posted September 17, 2014 Share Posted September 17, 2014 Looks good... but I do not want to make it to sofisticated. I like things clean and simple. Still contemplating about the phone number. Maybe I should leave it out. Or I will print two kinds of cards. One with and one without the phone number. With phone number I will use to give out to people who might want to sell me lego or where I bought lego from and they might know relatives or friends who have lego to sell. The ones without the telephone number will be for people buying or maybe wanting to buy lego from me. Sophisticated Just trying to help. The issue with the small set (green grocer?) on the card is that it's reaaaaaaally small and hard to read. For the phone number. Most people don't mind to mail people, but others have a voice-fetish and really need to be able to hear someone's voice. Working with 2 kinds of cards adds to complexity tho Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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