brettj666 Posted July 30, 2014 Share Posted July 30, 2014 Pallet of Fire Brigades? Asking price? http://www.bricklink.com/store.asp?sID=323178&itemID=38260910 (I hope links are ok to post) Not immediate flipping price for sure, but for those that can hold for a year or so. And considering they've built in shipping into the price, it looks more attractive for sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnwray Posted July 30, 2014 Share Posted July 30, 2014 God, that's an awful deal. You'd think he'd discount the sets if you buy in bulk, but they're actually more expensive than on ebay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
California92563 Posted July 30, 2014 Share Posted July 30, 2014 Someone organize a brick picker Group Buy. I am in for 20 if price is right. I ll take one for retail :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ciglione Posted July 30, 2014 Share Posted July 30, 2014 http://www.bricklink.com/store.asp?sID=323178&itemID=38260910 (I hope links are ok to post) Not immediate flipping price for sure, but for those that can hold for a year or so. And considering they've built in shipping into the price, it looks more attractive for sure. Can you imagine buying this? And lego gets the word and decides to start production again on this set just to bug you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brettj666 Posted July 30, 2014 Share Posted July 30, 2014 God, that's an awful deal. You'd think he'd discount the sets if you buy in bulk, but they're actually more expensive than on ebay. I'd say by offering free shipping (on a pallet), he is discounting the deal, probably by a fair amount. If you had 1200 of them and that was your business, how much would you sell them for? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ciglione Posted July 30, 2014 Share Posted July 30, 2014 I'd say by offering free shipping (on a pallet), he is discounting the deal, probably by a fair amount. If you had 1200 of them and that was your business, how much would you sell them for? Maybe Toys R Us will buy them all? Or Amazon? If I would buy these 1200 pcs... I would be convicted on selling them through ebay. Which would take me exactly 5 years with the 20 ads per month limit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bold-Arrow Posted July 30, 2014 Share Posted July 30, 2014 and now the dude is wondering why he has 100+ msgs in his inbox ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exciter1 Posted July 30, 2014 Share Posted July 30, 2014 Are these Canadian Fire Brigades? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brettj666 Posted July 30, 2014 Share Posted July 30, 2014 Can you imagine buying this? And lego gets the word and decides to start production again on this set just to bug you? If Lego cared about this, they would have done it with 10179, two years ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ciglione Posted July 30, 2014 Share Posted July 30, 2014 Are these Canadian Fire Brigades? Maybe emazers is throwing the towell? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gregpj Posted July 30, 2014 Share Posted July 30, 2014 This is not my offering, it's from Hong Kong. You need to go a few pages back to understand.. http://community.brickpicker.com/topic/2593-10221-super-star-destroyer-eol-and-other-topics/?p=305271 (exciter1 is still pissed Britain/Canada burned down the White House 200 years ago ) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Mack Posted July 30, 2014 Share Posted July 30, 2014 Sorry, I deleted a double post and brettj666 must have done the same. On topic, this Hong Kong seller must have a direct link to LEGO to have 1200 Fire Brigades. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exciter1 Posted July 30, 2014 Share Posted July 30, 2014 You need to go a few pages back to understand.. http://community.brickpicker.com/topic/2593-10221-super-star-destroyer-eol-and-other-topics/?p=305271 (exciter1 is still pissed Britain/Canada burned down the White House 200 years ago ) Well, the White House did have the best arcade up to that point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Mack Posted July 30, 2014 Share Posted July 30, 2014 Also, if this Hong Kong seller is legit, I'm sure the price could be negotiated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brettj666 Posted July 30, 2014 Share Posted July 30, 2014 You need to go a few pages back to understand.. http://community.brickpicker.com/topic/2593-10221-super-star-destroyer-eol-and-other-topics/?p=305271 (exciter1 is still pissed Britain/Canada burned down the White House 200 years ago ) Oh, I see. Just consider it the forerunner to Extreme Home Makeover. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpinemaps Posted July 30, 2014 Share Posted July 30, 2014 I agree that it seems SW is not as popular outside the North American continent. I used to work with some contractors in Chennai and used gtalk to IM with them. One day I changed my profile pic to Chewbacca and he immediately responded by asking why I would change my picture to a horrible monster. I replied it was Chewie and found myself engaged in a side conversation with a 30 year-old with no knowledge of SW whatsoever. His position: if the heroes don't sing and dance, the movie won't make it in India. Keep that in mind for episode VII... There was plenty of singing and dancing the Star Wars Christmas Special... Also, consider his age. I'm 42. I was just shy of 5 when Star Wars came out. If he's 30, then he was born just as the dark ages set in. He didn't have Star Wars on a big screen (or even easily on a small screen) to captivate him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brickelements Posted July 30, 2014 Share Posted July 30, 2014 Maybe you manage to get 1200 with free shipping and worked him down to $250 US dollars. Spend 300,000.00 to make 168,000.00 in two years. Wait another 1-2 years I and I suspect you could sell each for about 450.00. Making ~140.00/set x 1200 sets = 168000. But...time, taxes and other incidentals will certainly eat into that overly simplified equation After 35% taxes you could make up to ~55K a year. Not bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waddamon Posted July 30, 2014 Share Posted July 30, 2014 Maybe you manage to get 1200 with free shipping and worked him down to $250 US dollars. Spend 300,000.00 to make 168,000.00 in two years. Wait another 1-2 years I and I suspect you could sell each for about 450.00. Making ~140.00/set x 1200 sets = 168000. But...time, taxes and other incidentals will certainly eat into that overly simplified equation After 35% taxes you could make up to ~55K a year. Not bad. you do not pay 35% in taxes on 55K per year. As a business the tax bite would be minimal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
No More Monkeys Posted July 30, 2014 Share Posted July 30, 2014 Also, if this Hong Kong seller is legit, I'm sure the price could be negotiated. Given the perception how expensive Lego is in Asia (with buyers going to the extent of using freight-forwarding to buy stuff from US), i find it suspicious why wouldn't the seller be able to unload at good price but in smaller bulk lots Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
33Lego Posted July 30, 2014 Share Posted July 30, 2014 I doubt. Since it was not mentioned here, and lasted for about 1 hour, they probably had very few. who would be up in that hour? 6 hours ago the whole country is still in bed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
33Lego Posted July 30, 2014 Share Posted July 30, 2014 Given the perception how expensive Lego is in Asia (with buyers going to the extent of using freight-forwarding to buy stuff from US), i find it suspicious why wouldn't the seller be able to unload at good price but in smaller bulk lots just speculations. How much would it cost to actually KO FB in local currency there? We have quite some bootleg figures already. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newbie77 Posted July 30, 2014 Share Posted July 30, 2014 who would be up in that hour? 6 hours ago the whole country is still in bed. that would be 2AM PST or 5AM EST. there are lot more serious players in this game most likely the TRU stock is few stragglers. i am doubting if its any more than 10. last time when i placed few orders; they only fulfilled 1 and back-ordered the rest. and it took them total of 2 weeks to fulfill the rest. its surprising that all of them with the exception of 1 was shipped from Forest Park, ***. so i don't know their story Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Mack Posted July 30, 2014 Share Posted July 30, 2014 Given the perception how expensive Lego is in Asia (with buyers going to the extent of using freight-forwarding to buy stuff from US), i find it suspicious why wouldn't the seller be able to unload at good price but in smaller bulk lots Right. I buy all sorts of collectibles from Hong Kong and the surrounding areas and prices are fairly competitive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonysbricks Posted July 30, 2014 Share Posted July 30, 2014 Maybe you manage to get 1200 with free shipping and worked him down to $250 US dollars. Spend 300,000.00 to make 168,000.00 in two years. Wait another 1-2 years I and I suspect you could sell each for about 450.00. Making ~140.00/set x 1200 sets = 168000. But...time, taxes and other incidentals will certainly eat into that overly simplified equation After 35% taxes you could make up to ~55K a year. Not bad. Extrapolation fallacy alert. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brickelements Posted July 30, 2014 Share Posted July 30, 2014 you do not pay 35% in taxes on 55K per year. As a business the tax bite would be minimal. Actually the 55K/year is after taxes. 168K/2=84K per year. Now that is a decent job (at least here in the mid-west it is). Sure it is not top of the line but it is loads better than fastfood or home depot. Taxes would not be the full 35%. At this point there would be no reason not to convert everything to a business and start chipping away the tax rate with better business related deductions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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