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| | | Author: | ReclaimedComp  | | Posted: | Aug 30, 2023 08:01 | | Subject: | Slow sales.... What do I do? | | Viewed: | 248 times | | Topic: | Selling | |
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| I've been selling on Bricklink for about a year and have and good months
and bad months. But I have never where had just one order in a months time until
August. I have good feedback and ship orders quickly. I'm adding new inventory
add new inventory almost every day and have over 58k in parts with almost 8k
in lots. I price everything a the 6 month average. What am I doing wrong or
what else can I do?
Chris
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| | | | | Author: | wildchicken13 | | Posted: | Aug 30, 2023 08:04 | | Subject: | Re: Slow sales.... What do I do? | | Viewed: | 84 times | | Topic: | Selling | |
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| In Selling, cweir1969 writes:
| | I've been selling on Bricklink for about a year and have and good months
and bad months. But I have never where had just one order in a months time until
August. I have good feedback and ship orders quickly. I'm adding new inventory
add new inventory almost every day and have over 58k in parts with almost 8k
in lots. I price everything a the 6 month average. What am I doing wrong or
what else can I do?
Chris
Reclaimed Components
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Summertime is slow in general. Sales will pick up soon. Your hard work will pay
off.
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| | | | | Author: | ReclaimedComp | | Posted: | Aug 30, 2023 08:08 | | Subject: | Re: Slow sales.... What do I do? | | Viewed: | 84 times | | Topic: | Selling | |
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| In Selling, cweir1969 writes:
| | I've been selling on Bricklink for about a year and have and good months
and bad months. But I have never where had just one order in a months time until
August. I have good feedback and ship orders quickly. I'm adding new inventory
add new inventory almost every day and have over 58k in parts with almost 8k
in lots. I price everything a the 6 month average. What am I doing wrong or
what else can I do?
Chris
Reclaimed Components
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Wow, please disregard my typing skills. I should have reread it before I posted.
I hope you get the gist of what I'm trying to say.
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| | | | | Author: | PapaPearson | | Posted: | Aug 30, 2023 08:31 | | Subject: | Re: Slow sales.... What do I do? | | Viewed: | 80 times | | Topic: | Selling | |
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| In Selling, cweir1969 writes:
| | I've been selling on Bricklink for about a year and have and good months
and bad months. But I have never where had just one order in a months time until
August. I have good feedback and ship orders quickly. I'm adding new inventory
add new inventory almost every day and have over 58k in parts with almost 8k
in lots. I price everything a the 6 month average. What am I doing wrong or
what else can I do?
Chris
Reclaimed Components
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You're not doing anything wrong, just slow this time of year. You're
store has clear terms and good shipping prices. The orders will come. Keep adding.
Also remember there is a lot of competition out there. The more lots and parts
you have the more you will stand out from the others.
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| | | | | Author: | edk | | Posted: | Aug 30, 2023 08:35 | | Subject: | Re: Slow sales.... What do I do? | | Viewed: | 82 times | | Topic: | Selling | |
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| In Selling, cweir1969 writes:
| | I've been selling on Bricklink for about a year and have and good months
and bad months. But I have never where had just one order in a months time until
August. I have good feedback and ship orders quickly. I'm adding new inventory
add new inventory almost every day and have over 58k in parts with almost 8k
in lots. I price everything a the 6 month average. What am I doing wrong or
what else can I do?
Chris
Reclaimed Components
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It happens, I had 2 of the best months (June/July) in several years then August
has been one of my worst months ever. In your case, 58K is not a lot of inventory.
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| | | | | | | Author: | ReclaimedComp | | Posted: | Aug 30, 2023 10:11 | | Subject: | Re: Slow sales.... What do I do? | | Viewed: | 71 times | | Topic: | Selling | |
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| In Selling, edk writes:
| | In Selling, cweir1969 writes:
| | I've been selling on Bricklink for about a year and have and good months
and bad months. But I have never where had just one order in a months time until
August. I have good feedback and ship orders quickly. I'm adding new inventory
add new inventory almost every day and have over 58k in parts with almost 8k
in lots. I price everything a the 6 month average. What am I doing wrong or
what else can I do?
Chris
Reclaimed Components
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It happens, I had 2 of the best months (June/July) in several years then August
has been one of my worst months ever. In your case, 58K is not a lot of inventory.
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The weird thing is, last year in August I just had a little over 30k in parts
and had 6 orders. I have more parts and lots now and alot less orders. I hope
things pick up. I've got about 10 new sets to part out and about 2 or 3k
in used parts to list. I don't want top buy more at the moment until sales
pick up.
Thanks for all the responses. I'm glad I'm not the only one being slow.
Chris
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| | | | | | | | | Author: | macebobo | | Posted: | Aug 30, 2023 15:51 | | Subject: | Re: Slow sales.... What do I do? | | Viewed: | 74 times | | Topic: | Selling | |
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| In Selling, ReclaimedComp writes:
| | The weird thing is, last year in August I just had a little over 30k in parts and had 6 orders. I have more parts and lots now and alot less orders. I hope things pick up.
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Last year in August I had 188 orders, this year I'll be lucky if I hit 70.
I attribute this to inflation causing discretionary spending to go down since
people need food, shelter, and utilities more than they need Lego.
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| | | | | | | | | | | Author: | sasquatch_eater | | Posted: | Aug 30, 2023 17:55 | | Subject: | Re: Slow sales.... What do I do? | | Viewed: | 71 times | | Topic: | Selling | |
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| In Selling, macebobo writes:
| | people need food, shelter, and utilities more than they need Lego.
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What?! Who told? 
--Claude
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| | | | | Author: | yorbrick | | Posted: | Aug 30, 2023 09:51 | | Subject: | Re: Slow sales.... What do I do? | | Viewed: | 82 times | | Topic: | Selling | |
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| In Selling, cweir1969 writes:
| | I've been selling on Bricklink for about a year and have and good months
and bad months. But I have never where had just one order in a months time until
August. I have good feedback and ship orders quickly. I'm adding new inventory
add new inventory almost every day and have over 58k in parts with almost 8k
in lots. I price everything a the 6 month average. What am I doing wrong or
what else can I do?
Chris
Reclaimed Components
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Wait until the evenings get colder and darker!
Pricing at 6 month average is quite high for a small store. Bigger stores can
get away with pricing higher, smaller ones not so much.
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| | | | | | | Author: | rab1234 | | Posted: | Aug 30, 2023 14:48 | | Subject: | Re: Slow sales.... What do I do? | | Viewed: | 71 times | | Topic: | Selling | |
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| +1
If you're a smaller than average store, you need lower than average prices.
That's just common sense.
In Selling, yorbrick writes:
| | In Selling, cweir1969 writes:
| | I've been selling on Bricklink for about a year and have and good months
and bad months. But I have never where had just one order in a months time until
August. I have good feedback and ship orders quickly. I'm adding new inventory
add new inventory almost every day and have over 58k in parts with almost 8k
in lots. I price everything a the 6 month average. What am I doing wrong or
what else can I do?
Chris
Reclaimed Components
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Wait until the evenings get colder and darker!
Pricing at 6 month average is quite high for a small store. Bigger stores can
get away with pricing higher, smaller ones not so much.
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| | | | | | | Author: | Reki_Lobsheek | | Posted: | Sep 2, 2023 17:27 | | Subject: | Re: Slow sales.... What do I do? | | Viewed: | 62 times | | Topic: | Selling | |
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| Depends on the demand of the items you have for sale though.
You could have the smallest store on Bricklink and still ask the highest prices
on this planet if what you're selling is rare and in demand enough.
Erikk
In Selling, yorbrick writes:
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Pricing at 6 month average is quite high for a small store. Bigger stores can
get away with pricing higher, smaller ones not so much.
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| | | | | Author: | Emporiosa | | Posted: | Aug 30, 2023 11:17 | | Subject: | Re: Slow sales.... What do I do? | | Viewed: | 85 times | | Topic: | Selling | |
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| In Selling, ReclaimedComp writes:
| | I've been selling on Bricklink for about a year and have and good months
and bad months. But I have never where had just one order in a months time until
August. I have good feedback and ship orders quickly. I'm adding new inventory
add new inventory almost every day and have over 58k in parts with almost 8k
in lots. I price everything a the 6 month average. What am I doing wrong or
what else can I do?
Chris
Reclaimed Components
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+1 to all other comments; just the usual slow time, even if slower than the previous
year  But it makes for the perfect time to ramp up for the busiest time of
year!
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| | | | | | | Author: | Nubs_Select | | Posted: | Aug 30, 2023 12:21 | | Subject: | Re: Slow sales.... What do I do? | | Viewed: | 62 times | | Topic: | Selling | |
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| In Selling, Emporiosa writes:
| | In Selling, ReclaimedComp writes:
| | I've been selling on Bricklink for about a year and have and good months
and bad months. But I have never where had just one order in a months time until
August. I have good feedback and ship orders quickly. I'm adding new inventory
add new inventory almost every day and have over 58k in parts with almost 8k
in lots. I price everything a the 6 month average. What am I doing wrong or
what else can I do?
Chris
Reclaimed Components
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+1 to all other comments; just the usual slow time, even if slower than the previous
year But it makes for the perfect time to ramp up for the busiest time of
year!
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+2 although the one drawback at least for me is even tho I know sales will increase
I’m always worried they won’t and then get into a lull and my listing slows down
until sales pick up again and then I start listing a lot again 
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| | | | | | | | | Author: | SylvainLS | | Posted: | Aug 30, 2023 12:31 | | Subject: | Re: Slow sales.... What do I do? | | Viewed: | 61 times | | Topic: | Selling | |
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| In Selling, Nubs_Select writes:
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+2 although the one drawback at least for me is even tho I know sales will increase
I’m always worried they won’t and then get into a lull and my listing slows down
until sales pick up again and then I start listing a lot again
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Levels of confidence:
BL will add a system to handle Canada GST/HST: 50%
There’ll be a new modular building every year: 98%
BL sales will pick up in Automn/Fall: 99%
Some tax is due soon: 100%
Nubs will answer with a smiley: 110%
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| | | | | | | | | | | Author: | Nubs_Select | | Posted: | Aug 30, 2023 12:38 | | Subject: | Re: Slow sales.... What do I do? | | Viewed: | 60 times | | Topic: | Selling | |
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| In Selling, SylvainLS writes:
| | In Selling, Nubs_Select writes:
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+2 although the one drawback at least for me is even tho I know sales will increase
I’m always worried they won’t and then get into a lull and my listing slows down
until sales pick up again and then I start listing a lot again
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Levels of confidence:
BL will add a system to handle Canada GST/HST: 50%
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We can hope! All I want for 2039 Christmas is instant checkout
| | There’ll be a new modular building every year: 98%
BL sales will pick up in Automn/Fall: 99%
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Automaton
| | Some tax is due soon: 100%
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😭😭😭😭 but then I remember I still make so little money I get paid to do my
taxes
| | Nubs will answer with a smiley: 110%
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | Author: | SylvainLS | | Posted: | Aug 30, 2023 12:46 | | Subject: | Re: Slow sales.... What do I do? | | Viewed: | 49 times | | Topic: | Selling | |
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| In Selling, Nubs_Select writes:
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| | BL sales will pick up in Automn/Fall: 99%
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Automaton
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Oops, meant “autumn” (I used “o” because of French automne).
And it appears it isn’t to be capitalized… while month and day names are, English
logic.
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| | Nubs will answer with a smiley: 110%
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| | | | | | | | | | | Author: | 1001bricks | | Posted: | Aug 30, 2023 12:48 | | Subject: | Re: Slow sales.... What do I do? | | Viewed: | 74 times | | Topic: | Selling | |
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| In Selling, SylvainLS writes:
| | In Selling, Nubs_Select writes:
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+2 although the one drawback at least for me is even tho I know sales will increase
I’m always worried they won’t and then get into a lull and my listing slows down
until sales pick up again and then I start listing a lot again
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Levels of confidence:
BL will add a system to handle Canada GST/HST: 50%
There’ll be a new modular building every year: 98%
BL sales will pick up in Automn/Fall: 99%
Some tax is due soon: 100%
Nubs will answer with a smiley: 110%
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No BrickLink server error for 6 months: -infinite%
Sylvain SL will post too much: +infinite%
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| | | | | | | | | | | Author: | SylvainLS | | Posted: | Aug 31, 2023 15:08 | | Subject: | Re: Slow sales.... What do I do? | | Viewed: | 46 times | | Topic: | Selling | |
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| In Selling, SylvainLS writes:
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Some tax is due soon: 100%
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And… the annual property tax just landed.
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | Author: | Nubs_Select | | Posted: | Aug 31, 2023 15:09 | | Subject: | Re: Slow sales.... What do I do? | | Viewed: | 36 times | | Topic: | Selling | |
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| In Selling, SylvainLS writes:
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Some tax is due soon: 100%
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And… the annual property tax just landed.
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big rip
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Author: | SylvainLS | | Posted: | Aug 31, 2023 15:22 | | Subject: | Re: Slow sales.... What do I do? | | Viewed: | 43 times | | Topic: | Selling | |
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| In Selling, Nubs_Select writes:
| | In Selling, SylvainLS writes:
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Some tax is due soon: 100%
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And… the annual property tax just landed.
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big rip
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Well, I won’t go into details but I’m lucky, it went up less than 5% this year,
so it was budgeted.
Other towns increased it a lot more.
Still….
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Author: | Nubs_Select | | Posted: | Aug 31, 2023 15:24 | | Subject: | Re: Slow sales.... What do I do? | | Viewed: | 67 times | | Topic: | Selling | |
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| In Selling, SylvainLS writes:
| | In Selling, Nubs_Select writes:
| | In Selling, SylvainLS writes:
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Some tax is due soon: 100%
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And… the annual property tax just landed.
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big rip
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Well, I won’t go into details but I’m lucky, it went up less than 5% this year,
so it was budgeted.
Other towns increased it a lot more.
Still….
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I can only imagine how much it has increased lately I know my dad was talking
recently about his going up in the past few years a lot
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| | | | | Author: | SezaR | | Posted: | Aug 30, 2023 19:36 | | Subject: | Re: Slow sales.... What do I do? | | Viewed: | 73 times | | Topic: | Selling | |
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| In Selling, ReclaimedComp writes:
| | I've been selling on Bricklink for about a year and have and good months
and bad months. But I have never where had just one order in a months time until
August. I have good feedback and ship orders quickly. I'm adding new inventory
add new inventory almost every day and have over 58k in parts with almost 8k
in lots. I price everything a the 6 month average. What am I doing wrong or
what else can I do?
Chris
Reclaimed Components
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The slow is in general very slow at this time of the year but I just received
one order today and the problem seems to be already resolved!
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