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 Author: aaaaaa View Messages Posted By aaaaaa
 Posted: Oct 3, 2024 08:09
 Subject: Dealing with old inventory
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aaaaaa (444)

Location:  USA, Massachusetts
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How do you all deal with old inventory that’s not selling? I’ve slowly been working
through to put my older stuff on sale, but this is pretty time consuming and
I was wondering if anyone has any other strategies they would like to share.
 Author: peregrinator View Messages Posted By peregrinator
 Posted: Oct 3, 2024 08:12
 Subject: Re: Dealing with old inventory
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peregrinator (1106)

Location:  USA, New Jersey
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In Selling, aaaaaa writes:
  How do you all deal with old inventory that’s not selling? I’ve slowly been working
through to put my older stuff on sale, but this is pretty time consuming and
I was wondering if anyone has any other strategies they would like to share.

Lower the prices, sell as bulk, give away
 Author: axaday View Messages Posted By axaday
 Posted: Oct 3, 2024 08:25
 Subject: Re: Dealing with old inventory
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axaday (8157)

Location:  USA, Oklahoma
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In Selling, aaaaaa writes:
  How do you all deal with old inventory that’s not selling? I’ve slowly been working
through to put my older stuff on sale, but this is pretty time consuming and
I was wondering if anyone has any other strategies they would like to share.

The great part about those is that you don't have to do anything with them.
The time sink is dealing with the ones that ARE selling.
 Author: zorbanj View Messages Posted By zorbanj
 Posted: Oct 3, 2024 08:49
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zorbanj (1030)

Location:  USA, New Jersey
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In Selling, aaaaaa writes:
  How do you all deal with old inventory that’s not selling? I’ve slowly been working
through to put my older stuff on sale, but this is pretty time consuming and
I was wondering if anyone has any other strategies they would like to share.

See attached.
 
 Author: yorbrick View Messages Posted By yorbrick
 Posted: Oct 3, 2024 09:20
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yorbrick (1208)

Location:  United Kingdom, England
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In Selling, aaaaaa writes:
  How do you all deal with old inventory that’s not selling? I’ve slowly been working
through to put my older stuff on sale, but this is pretty time consuming and
I was wondering if anyone has any other strategies they would like to share.


If you have reduced and it is still not selling, maybe check the price per pound
ratio and if it drops below $6 per pound then ...

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 Author: BrickTopBlocks View Messages Posted By BrickTopBlocks
 Posted: Oct 3, 2024 11:46
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BrickTopBlocks (12)

Location:  Australia, Victoria
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Use it as a free gift on big orders.


In Selling, yorbrick writes:
  In Selling, aaaaaa writes:
  How do you all deal with old inventory that’s not selling? I’ve slowly been working
through to put my older stuff on sale, but this is pretty time consuming and
I was wondering if anyone has any other strategies they would like to share.


If you have reduced and it is still not selling, maybe check the price per pound
ratio and if it drops below $6 per pound then ...

https://www.bricklink.com/message.asp?ID=1487903
 Author: Nubs_Select View Messages Posted By Nubs_Select
 Posted: Oct 3, 2024 12:51
 Subject: Re: Dealing with old inventory
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Nubs_Select (4864)

Location:  Canada, Ontario
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In Selling, BrickTopBlocks writes:
  Use it as a free gift on big orders.


Please no 😅. I never know what to do when someone gifts me a technic pin, 1x1
round plates, carrot stem, etc as free things.
 Author: yorbrick View Messages Posted By yorbrick
 Posted: Oct 3, 2024 16:48
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yorbrick (1208)

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In Selling, BrickTopBlocks writes:
  Use it as a free gift on big orders.


I wouldn't. If you're going to give gifts, it is better to give something
that might be used based on what they ordered rather than adding junk that doesn't
sell.

If they've ordered lots of City figures, some police minifigs might be appreciated.
If they've ordered a lot of Technic, a bag of pins and connectors might
be appreciated. But not the other way around.
 Author: axaday View Messages Posted By axaday
 Posted: Oct 3, 2024 21:29
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axaday (8157)

Location:  USA, Oklahoma
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In Selling, yorbrick writes:
  In Selling, BrickTopBlocks writes:
  Use it as a free gift on big orders.


I wouldn't. If you're going to give gifts, it is better to give something
that might be used based on what they ordered rather than adding junk that doesn't
sell.

If they've ordered lots of City figures, some police minifigs might be appreciated.
If they've ordered a lot of Technic, a bag of pins and connectors might
be appreciated. But not the other way around.

I don't even know how to make this calculus work. I occasionally get a little
bag of pieces in an order and I lay it on my desk. I don't know if they
are new or used. I ordered the pieces I wanted. I didn't want the rest
of the things they had, but here they are. *shrug. Maybe it makes a better impression
on a different kind of user than me.