Author:  rtzx9r  Posted:  Nov 30, 2023 00:49  Subject:  Re: perhaps a taboo inquiry about making money  Viewed:  55 times  Topic:  Selling Cancel Reply

BrickLink ID Card rtzx9r (1037) Location:  USA, Arizona Member Since Contact Type Status Apr 1, 2002 Seller  Store: Sunshine Builders Supply

In Selling, wahiggin writes:    In Selling, madeleine_ writes:    i'm sure for many people bricklink is simply a hobby, as for me, but the shops at the top can't be sinking thousands of hours and dollars into something because it's fun right? i want to know where these colossal stores find their profit. as a super tiny store, my investment in little ebay listing or lots is minimal, and any profit tends to come from shipping costs. i'd love to expand, but with no guarantee of orders, it's a little daunting to invest money into items that might only be worth $10 more than i get it for. also i only care about bionicle. lol. Check out some of the early YouTube videos for Pop's Block Shop. Before he went full time he was sharing his total revenue numbers. I don't know if he still shares them. Wesley Big shops are ALL in… dedicated storage locations (often not @ their home)and employees that help run the store… adding inventory and pulling orders. They need to buy new sets on big discount to maximizes profits… Being a small seller, I am simply in it for the fun and to help others get the missing parts they need. I buy used bulk lots, pull out sets I may have never gotten earlier in life, and sell the rest of the sets, parts. Minifigs, manuals, etc. as it gives me enough LEGO income back to buy more bulk bricks (while my wife rolls her eyes…) and then sort thru and keep things going. It’s a self paying hobby of sorts. The more you add the more you sell…. Necessitating the need to add yet more inventory to maintain levels.

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Re: perhaps a taboo inquiry about making money - wahiggin (2867)

[...] Check out some of the early YouTube videos for Pop's Block Shop. Before he went full time he was sharing his total revenue numbers. I don't know if he still [...] (6 months ago, Nov 29, 2023, to Selling)

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