Author:  wildchicken13  Posted:  Nov 29, 2023 12:14  Subject:  Re: perhaps a taboo inquiry about making money  Viewed:  68 times  Topic:  Selling Cancel Reply

BrickLink ID Card wildchicken13 (876) Location:  USA, Illinois Member Since Contact Type Status Aug 11, 2014 Seller Store: Wild Chicken

In Selling, peregrinator writes:    What I'm saying (maybe not well) is that even if you have a lot of other parts, your six technic pins may still not sell, even though they're always in demand on BL. I don't think you need a massive inventory but you need a decent inventory of things that sell. There's a certain tension between selling things and having things in your inventory: https://www.bricklink.com/message.asp?ID=1247499 If you have six technic pins for sale, even if you have other parts in stock, those six technic pins might sit in your inventory for a very long time (months, years, etc) before they sell. But one day, a buyer might order all six, and now they are all gone. Whereas if you have 116,719 technic pins for sale, people will buy them frequently, but it's unlikely that a single buyer will order all of them. So, the supply will also last a long time (months, years, etc). But what's worth more: 6 technic pins, or 116,719 technic pins? Hence why a "massive" (or at least "decent" ) inventory is needed to make money on BrickLink, at least in the short term. Now, Maddie has chosen a different, more long-term approach. She recognizes that the Bionicle theme has been discontinued, so she collects it knowing that its value will increase over time (or maybe she just really likes Bionicle). So, 10+ years from now, she may sell it for double or triple what she bought it for. But, it's not a short-term profit like 1001bricks, Nubs_Select, Brick Takeover GmbH, etc.

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Re: perhaps a taboo inquiry about making money - peregrinator (783)

[...] What I'm saying (maybe not well) is that even if you have a lot of other parts, your six technic pins may still not sell, even though they're always in [...] (6 months ago, Nov 29, 2023, to Selling)

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Re: perhaps a taboo inquiry about making money - 1001bricks (52466)

[...] Wow, unbelievable coincidence! [...] Please don't mix me with the plebs. Thank you! :D (6 months ago, Nov 29, 2023, to Selling)

Re: perhaps a taboo inquiry about making money - eileenkeeney (1610)

[...] [...] There was a time when I would have bought those 6 technic pins, if I was purchasing something else in the store. There are parts on my wanted list that I am [...] (6 months ago, Nov 29, 2023, to Selling)

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 Msg 2 - wildchicken13 (876) 6 months ago Nov 29, 2023 to Selling
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