Popular Post brickvoyeur Posted December 7, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted December 7, 2022 (edited) Quote I'll read the Nightmare Before Christmas story this year, kids. Twas the night before Clearance And all through the aisle Steamrollers were packed Into my cart like a pile Exo Suits were hung In the storage with care Knowing that in a decade They still will be there Sergeant Jyn Erso was nestled Deep under my bed With terrible proportions And a face that looks dead Wonder woman in her armor And cheetah in her cap The lasso of truth will tell you That this set is pure crap When out on my doorstep A noise shook me awake ShopJustice still delivering Olaf Flat as a pancake Faster shipping than FedEx The turds as they came I cried and I pouted As I called them by name "Now, Dots! now, Mario! Now Lego Movie 1 and 2! On, Raiders! on, Mighty Dinos! On, Takodana and constractables too! To the depths of the dumpster! Stacked 50 feet tall Now throw away! throw away! throw away all!" Each year I make efforts To donate a bit more But Toys for tots sends a bill For returning them to my door Since I can't give them away I'll dig a big pit It's the final solution To get rid of this sh!t I shook as I laughed At the thought of relieving this pain It was nearly 3am So I looked quite insane As I poured the kerosene I cheered with delight "I'll light you on fire, So you're out of my sight" Edited December 7, 2022 by brickvoyeur 15 18 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaxman Posted August 24, 2016 Share Posted August 24, 2016 14 minutes ago, teamhappyfrog said: I only see a 24.98 + shipping listing that is the buy box and 36 products from 19.95 I see the 39.95 listing by filtering it to Prime only. How many normal shoppers do that, I wonder? The $83 Daily Bugle Showdown I sold today was FBA, but there were many, many FBM's available for $10 cheaper (including the shipping cost). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bold-Arrow Posted August 24, 2016 Share Posted August 24, 2016 32 minutes ago, teamhappyfrog said: I only see a 24.98 + shipping listing that is the buy box and 36 products from 19.95 I see the 39.95 listing by filtering it to Prime only. How many normal shoppers do that, I wonder? A lot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loghamel Posted August 24, 2016 Share Posted August 24, 2016 3 hours ago, teamhappyfrog said: I only see a 24.98 + shipping listing that is the buy box and 36 products from 19.95 I see the 39.95 listing by filtering it to Prime only. How many normal shoppers do that, I wonder? There are nearly 70 million Prime members. What percentage of those couldn't care less about lowest price and just want it in 2 days? That's how many. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teamhappyfrog Posted August 24, 2016 Share Posted August 24, 2016 Those are some excellent numbers provided. What % of those want the lowest price, especially when buying a collectible and buying a lot? Thats how many. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loghamel Posted August 24, 2016 Share Posted August 24, 2016 25 minutes ago, teamhappyfrog said: Those are some excellent numbers provided. What % of those want the lowest price, especially when buying a collectible and buying a lot? Thats how many. That's fine. There have been enough that don't care and have purchased every set I've ever sold on Amazon. All at a substantial mark-up. Don't mind me though, you seem to have a firm grasp on selling through Amazon. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bold-Arrow Posted August 24, 2016 Share Posted August 24, 2016 17 hours ago, exciter1 said: This was also my conclusion, but now you said it. I know I used it somewhere before, and since I don't use any other forums i think it is a coverup Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teamhappyfrog Posted August 24, 2016 Share Posted August 24, 2016 Snarky attitude noted. My point was being new to FBA - I was not seeing the different pricing, it kept giving my the lowest prices to compete against and that just seemed like a race to the bottom. My comment about people more interested in paying lower prices vs. faster shipping is based on 20 years of doing toy shows/selling online and most buyers stretching their collect dollars. I have exceeded my expectations with the 111lbs of items I sent into amazon and sold most of it in 10 days. My original comment was just about seeing the high/low and how exciter was reaching such higher prices. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bold-Arrow Posted August 24, 2016 Share Posted August 24, 2016 Just now, teamhappyfrog said: Snarky attitude noted. My point was being new to FBA - I was not seeing the different pricing, it kept giving my the lowest prices to compete against and that just seemed like a race to the bottom. My comment about people more interested in paying lower prices vs. faster shipping is based on 20 years of doing toy shows/selling online and most buyers stretching their collect dollars. I have exceeded my expectations with the 111lbs of items I sent into amazon and sold most of it in 10 days. My original comment was just about seeing the high/low and how exciter was reaching such higher prices. I don't see any listing Below 39.9 for WB ( yes I don't made this one up for wizard battle ) . Many folks pay for their prime membership and would like to reap the benefit of quick shipping . Many others thing prime is Amazon vs 3p . There are many factors involved but you will quickly learn that fba has its own charm even when bb goes to fbm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exciter1 Posted August 24, 2016 Share Posted August 24, 2016 1 minute ago, Bold-Arrow said: I don't see any listing Below 39.9 for WB ( yes I don't made this one up for wizard battle ) . Many folks pay for their prime membership and would like to reap the benefit of quick shipping . Many others thing prime is Amazon vs 3p . There are many factors involved but you will quickly learn that fba has its own charm even when /keywords/view/46-bb/" rel="">bb goes to fbm I sold that ISD a couple weeks ago for $220 and they paid $35 for next day shipping. I hope they enjoy it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bold-Arrow Posted August 24, 2016 Share Posted August 24, 2016 @Alpinemaps bb is buy box in this case 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teamhappyfrog Posted August 24, 2016 Share Posted August 24, 2016 I think part of my confusion is I use the sellercentral app on my phone to add new sets to FBA(just the initial product, not product amount). Then modify the rest on my laptop and that is where I am seeing the pricing gap,. it just shows the lowest and I dont see a way to filter to prime listings. Then again maybe I am missing something in seller central since I have been using it for just a few weeks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loghamel Posted August 24, 2016 Share Posted August 24, 2016 (edited) 58 minutes ago, teamhappyfrog said: Snarky attitude noted. Not trying to be snarky, just responding in kind. When you add a new product on the app, under the price, it shows you what the lowest FBA offers are. When you do it from the site on your laptop, you'll need to go into the item description. It's really easy though. In the product information on the right, there is a title labeled "Competing Marketplace Offers". Under that, click on the number of offers and it takes you straight to the price listings. Here is where you can filter it. Takes about 10 seconds so not that time-consuming. Cheers, mate. Edited August 24, 2016 by Loghamel 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teamhappyfrog Posted August 24, 2016 Share Posted August 24, 2016 Thanks @loghamel! I was seeing the FBA offers in the app and did not see a way to match that when I switched over. Seeing the price discrepancy made me pull them from my next shipment. Will look for "Competing Marketplace Offers" when I get to this tonight. Want to dump my 20 or so WB and microMF but I wanted that higher price point! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeff_14 Posted August 25, 2016 Share Posted August 25, 2016 Sold 75002 Star Wars AT-RT for $75 before fees and shipping, and 7959 Geonosis Starfighter for $85, both on Amazon Canada. Found the ATRT on a Walmart shelf 6 months ago and paid $18. The starfighter was a 2 years ago purchase for $25. Now to dig up those posts about how Clone Wars/Prequels based sets will never do well....... 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biking_tiger Posted August 25, 2016 Share Posted August 25, 2016 13 minutes ago, jeff_14 said: Sold 75002 Star Wars AT-RT for $75 before fees and shipping, and 7959 Geonosis Starfighter for $85, both on Amazon Canada. Found the ATRT on a Walmart shelf 6 months ago and paid $18. The starfighter was a 2 years ago purchase for $25. Now to dig up those posts about how Clone Wars/Prequels based sets will never do well....... I love those old Clone Wars sets and wish I had more AT-RTs especially. These are sets which aren't likely to be remade anytime soon... hmmmm... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeff_14 Posted August 25, 2016 Share Posted August 25, 2016 1 minute ago, biking_tiger said: I love those old Clone Wars sets and wish I had more AT-RTs especially. These are sets which aren't likely to be remade anytime soon... hmmmm... Agreed. I'm sure the main draw is the 501st trooper and walker. I think this and the more expensive Z-95 are the only sets where you can get the standard 501st trooper. Also the only set with the sniper droideka. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newbie77 Posted August 25, 2016 Share Posted August 25, 2016 (edited) 1 hour ago, biking_tiger said: I love those old Clone Wars sets and wish I had more AT-RTs especially. These are sets which aren't likely to be remade anytime soon... hmmmm... pls don't jinx it ... Edited August 25, 2016 by newbie77 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biking_tiger Posted August 25, 2016 Share Posted August 25, 2016 Sell and reinvest. Then you control the jinx. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exciter1 Posted August 25, 2016 Share Posted August 25, 2016 Sell and reinvest. Then you control the jinx. I did that and bought more AT-RTs. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sprocket77 Posted August 25, 2016 Share Posted August 25, 2016 75055 ISD for €266.50 shipped Buy in was €100 with a promo that sold for €20. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpinemaps Posted August 25, 2016 Share Posted August 25, 2016 Series 3 Mixels for about $60 a clip 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biking_tiger Posted August 25, 2016 Share Posted August 25, 2016 5 hours ago, exciter1 said: I did that and bought more AT-RTs. Time warp hero. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exciter1 Posted August 25, 2016 Share Posted August 25, 2016 Time warp hero. Sell FBA, buy EBay, sell FBA 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zelgazra Posted August 25, 2016 Share Posted August 25, 2016 I didn't actually sell a Lego set today. It was one of two items I've ever listed on ebay that weren't Lego, in fact. But it sold (a GoPro WiFi remote), and with that sale, launched me into Top Rated Seller status. The stoke is high! I didn't think I was anywhere close yet. Cheaper FVFs for the win! Yay! 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biking_tiger Posted August 25, 2016 Share Posted August 25, 2016 (edited) 1 minute ago, exciter1 said: Sell FBA, buy EBay, sell FBA I stand corrected. Arbitrage like a boss. I used to buy piles of minifigs from Bricklink and sell them on eBay. Oh, 2005, you were a good year. Edited August 25, 2016 by biking_tiger 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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