Darth_Raichu Posted November 16, 2015 Posted November 16, 2015 1 hour ago, Loghamel said: Fair enough on your strategy. I'm more in line with you on the strategy as QFL is time consuming. But to illustrate what I've been trying to say, I just sold a Trex Tracker and a Raptor Rampage on Clist for $150. My total costs on those not including gas was $107. So that's $43 profit on $107 buy-in. And that doesn't include the Ninjago poly, C3PO poly, the $10 GC or the Rewards points. No shipping costs. No eBay or Amazon fees. No taxes included. No boxes or shipping supplies. I must drive 2.3 miles to meet her at a mall parking lot for a 40% profit. And that was cheap. The only reason I sold them that cheaply was because she said they are birthday presents for her son. He "is adamant about collecting them all" and she was hoping to get the IRex, but was only looking to spend $150. She said that by getting these two, that will leave something for Santa and the grandparents to get him for Christmas. And guess who has two thumbs and will be selling them to her for Christmas. This guy! Congratulations. That worked well on that 1 case. What is the percentage of CL deals that did not work out at the end for you? Lets use a definition where you have spent at least 1/2 hour texting /emailing the potential clients but ultimately there was no money/items changing hands. I would like to objectively examine the pros and cons of selling on CL and you have presented the pros side (no fuss, etc etc). I heard so many great CL transactions around here, and you are as good as case study for this as anyone else Quote
dcdfan Posted November 16, 2015 Posted November 16, 2015 13 minutes ago, Darth_Raichu said: Congratulations. That worked well on that 1 case. What is the percentage of CL deals that did not work out at the end for you? Lets use a definition where you have spent at least 1/2 hour texting /emailing the potential clients but ultimately there was no money/items changing hands. I would like to objectively examine the pros and cons of selling on CL and you have presented the pros side (no fuss, etc etc). I heard so many great CL transactions around here, and you are as good as case study for this as anyone else Is the murder the pro or the con...? 4 Quote
labfreak7 Posted November 16, 2015 Posted November 16, 2015 1 hour ago, gregpj said: 6 minutes ago, labfreak7 said: People are going to do what they want. No sense in bashing heads over it. If someone is content with minimum wage, so be it. I know my time is worth more than that so I will seek other avenues for now. You didn't have other avenues before? Thankfully there are always other avenues 1 Quote
Darth_Raichu Posted November 16, 2015 Posted November 16, 2015 5 minutes ago, dcdfan said: Is the murder the pro or the con...? Nice try. I am trying to be objective here and will not take side Quote
trekgate502 Posted November 16, 2015 Posted November 16, 2015 (edited) As my teacher Mister Spock is fond of saying, ‘I like to think there always are …possibilities.’ I'm doing just fine with mine... Thanks Edited November 16, 2015 by trekgate502 Quote
TLKC Posted November 16, 2015 Posted November 16, 2015 Came back from retired to call to check and now sold out - NOT RETIRED anymore Quote
LegoEdison Posted November 16, 2015 Posted November 16, 2015 We cannot trust the retired tag anymore? Quote
Bluetoon Posted November 16, 2015 Posted November 16, 2015 Sounds like you guys just got hustled. Lego wushu > Brickpricker wushu. Quote
lazuli16 Posted November 16, 2015 Posted November 16, 2015 42 minutes ago, LegoEdison said: We cannot trust the retired tag anymore? #CHAOS Quote
justapilgrim Posted November 16, 2015 Posted November 16, 2015 The RE + poly combo on amazon is gold. Especially own that the polybag is up over $30 Btw is the poly, winner of this year best performing set? And how many here ended up with more than 100? Quote
Loghamel Posted November 16, 2015 Posted November 16, 2015 4 hours ago, Darth_Raichu said: Congratulations. That worked well on that 1 case. What is the percentage of CL deals that did not work out at the end for you? Lets use a definition where you have spent at least 1/2 hour texting /emailing the potential clients but ultimately there was no money/items changing hands. I would like to objectively examine the pros and cons of selling on CL and you have presented the pros side (no fuss, etc etc). I heard so many great CL transactions around here, and you are as good as case study for this as anyone else I very rarely have any issues with CL. I sell military surplus on CL all the time. I'm not really sure what the cons are or what two people could possibly discuss in '30 minutes of text.' The ad says what you're you're selling and for how much. The first text is either, 'yes i will sell it for your offer' or 'no, i will not sell it for your offer'. The second text is where to meet and when. It's not rocket science. If it becomes too drawn out, I'll just give an ultimatum. If they're cool with that, I make the sell. If not, I'll wait for the next person. Quote
Darth_Raichu Posted November 16, 2015 Posted November 16, 2015 9 minutes ago, Loghamel said: I very rarely have any issues with CL. I sell military surplus on CL all the time. I'm not really sure what the cons are or what two people could possibly discuss in '30 minutes of text.' The ad says what you're you're selling and for how much. The first text is either, 'yes i will sell it for your offer' or 'no, i will not sell it for your offer'. The second text is where to meet and when. It's not rocket science. If it becomes too drawn out, I'll just give an ultimatum. If they're cool with that, I make the sell. If not, I'll wait for the next person. Nice. So there is minimal downside for selling via CL in your area. Good for you. Quote
Loghamel Posted November 16, 2015 Posted November 16, 2015 4 minutes ago, Darth_Raichu said: Nice. So there is minimal downside for selling via CL in your area. Good for you. Yep. And my 'area' has included Illinois, Louisiana, Missouri, Texas, and Oklahoma. I'll be glad to find out which areas are bad for Clist with this investigation as I haven't found any myself. Quote
TheGallows Posted November 16, 2015 Posted November 16, 2015 4 hours ago, unholy said: Came back from retired to call to check and now sold out - NOT RETIRED anymore Hmmm Quote
supergman Posted November 16, 2015 Posted November 16, 2015 Went to a lego store in MD earlier today. I have never seen a store so stocked with sets; a handful of the death stars, x-wings, orthancs, you name it, it was there in multiple quantities. And with the Jurassic sets, they had 5 IR's, about a half-dozen of the RE's, and a good amount of all of the other ones. I was shocked as to the overall variety of everything. Quote
Loghamel Posted November 16, 2015 Posted November 16, 2015 4 minutes ago, supergman said: Went to a lego store in MD earlier today. I have never seen a store so stocked with sets; a handful of the death stars, x-wings, orthancs, you name it, it was there in multiple quantities. And with the Jurassic sets, they had 5 IR's, about a half-dozen of the RE's, and a good amount of all of the other ones. I was shocked as to the overall variety of everything. Go back after next weekend. :) Quote
lazuli16 Posted November 16, 2015 Posted November 16, 2015 4 hours ago, unholy said: Came back from retired to call to check and now sold out - NOT RETIRED anymore I guess we've entered the Cretaceous Period 1 Quote
cladner Posted November 16, 2015 Posted November 16, 2015 (edited) stopped by Walmart to pick up some Cantina's that i ordered online. had been there last week - no Raptors. Swung by the aisle before going to get the cantina's - lo and behold - 4 minty 43R5 raptors. scooped em' up along with a dozen Emerald expresses. i am the raptor king in my walmart district Edited November 16, 2015 by cladner 2 Quote
tacsniper Posted November 17, 2015 Posted November 17, 2015 6 hours ago, cladner said: stopped by Walmart to pick up some Cantina's that i ordered online. had been there last week - no Raptors. Swung by the aisle before going to get the cantina's - lo and behold - 4 minty 43R5 raptors. scooped em' up along with a dozen Emerald expresses. i am the raptor king in my walmart district Why the Emerald express? Does it yield a hefty return? Quote
Alucard1982 Posted November 17, 2015 Posted November 17, 2015 7 hours ago, cladner said: ... i am the raptor king in my walmart district I hold that title in my neck of the woods, can't go into my garage without been stared down by an army of them Quote
ED-209 Posted November 17, 2015 Posted November 17, 2015 (edited) I see that it's gone from retired to sold out...wth? TLG just messing with resellers or what? Edited November 17, 2015 by ED-209 Quote
Ciglione Posted November 17, 2015 Posted November 17, 2015 I am waiting for Stephen now to say: CHAOS!!! Quote
santaends Posted November 17, 2015 Posted November 17, 2015 (edited) Hehehehe "Just when I thought it was out, they pulled it back in" Edited November 17, 2015 by santaends 5 Quote
Alucard1982 Posted November 17, 2015 Posted November 17, 2015 I see that it's gone from retired to sold out...wth? TLG just messing with resellers or what? It means ramp up for round 2.... Hehehehe "Just when I thought it was out, they pulled it back in" Haha, this has made my day Quote
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