I went back and looked for days where we did not sell anything.
Sometimes 2. Last record I believe was 4.
We are now 8 days and counting.
Not sure what is going on but it is very odd.
Gladly we are a part time store or this would have been the 'death' of
us.
Staff has started doing more uploads, which normally, generates sales but once
again nothing in 8 days so that theory is also out of the normal.
Anyone else have long 'dry patches'?
Why do you have a 5 lot limit? Especially with the Average Lot Value US $1.00,
the store terms are restrictive to buyers.
That would quickly make me leave the store. Unless there is some item I really,
really need and can't get anywhere else, I'd probably go looking for
a store where I can get more parts for my shipping cost.
I went back and looked for days where we did not sell anything.
Sometimes 2. Last record I believe was 4.
We are now 8 days and counting.
Not sure what is going on but it is very odd.
Gladly we are a part time store or this would have been the 'death' of
us.
Staff has started doing more uploads, which normally, generates sales but once
again nothing in 8 days so that theory is also out of the normal.
Anyone else have long 'dry patches'?
Why do you have a 5 lot limit? Especially with the Average Lot Value US $1.00,
the store terms are restrictive to buyers.
That would quickly make me leave the store. Unless there is some item I really,
really need and can't get anywhere else, I'd probably go looking for
a store where I can get more parts for my shipping cost.
Part time staff. Only way to do it or we would have closed up shop 2-3 years
ago.
Part time staff. Only way to do it or we would have closed up shop 2-3 years
ago.
I glanced over this part of WoutR's question the first time through...
I understand the lot value and minimum buys, but did you recently change the
lot limit to just five? For the past two years my average lots per order
was 12 with a median of 5.
1/1/23 through to 11/3/24 (3/11/24 for our international members), 42.55% of
my orders were 6 lots or more (141 max) and 40.22% of my revenue came from orders
with 6 or more lots.
It may be worth considering increasing your lot limit to a least 15?
I went back and looked for days where we did not sell anything.
Sometimes 2. Last record I believe was 4.
We are now 8 days and counting.
Not sure what is going on but it is very odd.
Gladly we are a part time store or this would have been the 'death' of
us.
Staff has started doing more uploads, which normally, generates sales but once
again nothing in 8 days so that theory is also out of the normal.
Anyone else have long 'dry patches'?
I've seen this topic a lot recently so I took a look at the numbers and everything
seems well within range... According to this October 2024 had nearly 50,000
more orders than October 2023.
This chart is obviously unofficial. What I did was took the order
numbers for orders on the same date of each month and then found the delta between
each order number for the approximate number of site-wide orders
placed for that month. If I didn't have an order on the same date, then
I averaged the orders between days I had data for and added or subtracted the
daily average to the closest known data point.
I included October 2022 as the starting point because without it there would
be a gap between Series 1 and Series 3 data and historically people don't
understand why that is. Ironically, it's also the first month I have usable
data for because I had the shop closed from March-September in 2022 so it's
kismet.
Something I've personally found, is that I have over 200 lots that are still
in my stockroom that account for nearly 11,000 parts. When I uploaded inventory
I must have missed a button that moved those lots from the stock room back in
to available inventory - so that could be part of my problem since these are
popular pieces which is why I sold out of them in the first place.
I went back and looked for days where we did not sell anything.
Sometimes 2. Last record I believe was 4.
We are now 8 days and counting.
Not sure what is going on but it is very odd.
Gladly we are a part time store or this would have been the 'death' of
us.
Staff has started doing more uploads, which normally, generates sales but once
again nothing in 8 days so that theory is also out of the normal.
Anyone else have long 'dry patches'?
I've seen this topic a lot recently so I took a look at the numbers and everything
seems well within range... According to this October 2024 had nearly 50,000
more orders than October 2023.
This chart is obviously unofficial. What I did was took the order
numbers for orders on the same date of each month and then found the delta between
each order number for the approximate number of site-wide orders
placed for that month. If I didn't have an order on the same date, then
I averaged the orders between days I had data for and added or subtracted the
daily average to the closest known data point.
I included October 2022 as the starting point because without it there would
be a gap between Series 1 and Series 3 data and historically people don't
understand why that is. Ironically, it's also the first month I have usable
data for because I had the shop closed from March-September in 2022 so it's
kismet.
Something I've personally found, is that I have over 200 lots that are still
in my stockroom that account for nearly 11,000 parts. When I uploaded inventory
I must have missed a button that moved those lots from the stock room back in
to available inventory - so that could be part of my problem since these are
popular pieces which is why I sold out of them in the first place.
Excellent rundown. Guess it is just a fluke. Another day with no orders so
tomorrow is yet another upload day.
Excellent rundown. Guess it is just a fluke. Another day with no orders so
tomorrow is yet another upload day.
Glad we have a lot to upload.
Don't get me wrong, I was down in October too. I was joking with a friend
on the other side of town that we need to make a really awesome MOC that uses
a lot of our oversurplus parts. I can always tell when something cool has
been posted because I'll receive several nearly identical orders in a few
days.
This chart is obviously unofficial. What I did was took the order numbers for orders on the same date of each month and then found the delta between each order number for the approximate number of site-wide orders placed for that month.
I thought we used to have access to the number of orders on the calendar, but
maybe that was just wishful thinking.
It is incredibly sad to think that Bricklink has only become a cow for LEGO to
milk for data, yet cannot even provide sellers with basic analytics of their
stores.
This chart is obviously unofficial. What I did was took the order numbers for orders on the same date of each month and then found the delta between each order number for the approximate number of site-wide orders placed for that month.
I thought we used to have access to the number of orders on the calendar, but
maybe that was just wishful thinking.
It is incredibly sad to think that Bricklink has only become a cow for LEGO to
milk for data, yet cannot even provide sellers with basic analytics of their
stores.
I swore we did too but that page you linked only shows newly posted lots I think.
I know I've seen a graph similar to what I did before but I can't recall
if it was user produced or bricklink supplied, so I just do my own homework now.
This chart is obviously unofficial. What I did was took the order numbers for orders on the same date of each month and then found the delta between each order number for the approximate number of site-wide orders placed for that month.
I thought we used to have access to the number of orders on the calendar, but
maybe that was just wishful thinking.
It is incredibly sad to think that Bricklink has only become a cow for LEGO to
milk for data, yet cannot even provide sellers with basic analytics of their
stores.
I swore we did too but that page you linked only shows newly posted lots I think.
I know I've seen a graph similar to what I did before but I can't recall
if it was user produced or bricklink supplied, so I just do my own homework now.
Yes, it was official from bricklink in an email they sent one time
Yes, increasingly. I think it's because there are too many stores, too many
sellers who don't know what they are doing and end up earning less than even
minimum wage, constant sales because sellers need cash flow to cover fixed costs
and increasing portions of the catalog consisting of worthless 1 and 2 cent pieces
that don't sell.
Yes, increasingly. I think it's because there are too many stores, too many
sellers who don't know what they are doing and end up earning less than even
minimum wage, constant sales because sellers need cash flow to cover fixed costs
and increasing portions of the catalog consisting of worthless 1 and 2 cent pieces
that don't sell.
I made a comment in the Love of Books thread that tiptoed around this because
I was trying to be polite. The "race to the bottom" is nuts for some
of these GWPs, but I've been noticing it over the past for months with other
high margin minifigures and parts.
The goal of every store - at the bare bare bare minimum - is to cover all your
costs and hopefully make some extra scratch to buy more LEGO. Obviously for
the juggernauts it's to cover operational costs and make their house/car
payments. So even if you're getting your stock for free, why list things
20-30% below the six month average if you can sell them just as easily at 5%
below?
Yes, increasingly. I think it's because there are too many stores, too many
sellers who don't know what they are doing and end up earning less than even
minimum wage, constant sales because sellers need cash flow to cover fixed costs
and increasing portions of the catalog consisting of worthless 1 and 2 cent pieces
that don't sell.
I made a comment in the Love of Books thread that tiptoed around this because
I was trying to be polite. The "race to the bottom" is nuts for some
of these GWPs, but I've been noticing it over the past for months with other
high margin minifigures and parts.
The race to the bottom is wide and deep and has been going on for a long time.
Might be more noticeable now that it affects what used to be high margin items.
I have one listed for $25, which is the alleged part out value. It will sell
for that in the next 6 months, but look at the current 6 month avg.
The goal of every store - at the bare bare bare minimum - is to cover all your
costs and hopefully make some extra scratch to buy more LEGO.
You would think
Obviously for
the juggernauts it's to cover operational costs and make their house/car
payments. So even if you're getting your stock for free, why list things
20-30% below the six month average if you can sell them just as easily at 5%
below?
Desperation and/or lack of fundamental business knowledge.
Yes, increasingly. I think it's because there are too many stores, too many
sellers who don't know what they are doing and end up earning less than even
minimum wage, constant sales because sellers need cash flow to cover fixed costs
and increasing portions of the catalog consisting of worthless 1 and 2 cent pieces
that don't sell.
I made a comment in the Love of Books thread that tiptoed around this because
I was trying to be polite. The "race to the bottom" is nuts for some
of these GWPs, but I've been noticing it over the past for months with other
high margin minifigures and parts.
The race to the bottom is wide and deep and has been going on for a long time.
Might be more noticeable now that it affects what used to be high margin items.
I have one listed for $25, which is the alleged part out value. It will sell
for that in the next 6 months, but look at the current 6 month avg.
The goal of every store - at the bare bare bare minimum - is to cover all your
costs and hopefully make some extra scratch to buy more LEGO.
You would think
Obviously for
the juggernauts it's to cover operational costs and make their house/car
payments. So even if you're getting your stock for free, why list things
20-30% below the six month average if you can sell them just as easily at 5%
below?
Desperation and/or lack of fundamental business knowledge.
Obviously for
the juggernauts it's to cover operational costs and make their house/car
payments. So even if you're getting your stock for free, why list things
20-30% below the six month average if you can sell them just as easily at 5%
below?
Desperation and/or lack of fundamental business knowledge.
Now 9 days. We, usually, get 1-2 orders per day.
First remove the 5 lots limit, otherwise you can't decently complain.
Other things should be cleared / set up also I guess, but it's a first step.
Good luck!
First remove the 5 lots limit, otherwise you can't decently complain.
Other things should be cleared / set up also I guess, but it's a first step.
Good luck!
Yup. I would place an order, but I wanna buy 6 Lots
Yes, increasingly. I think it's because there are too many stores, too many
sellers who don't know what they are doing and end up earning less than even
minimum wage, constant sales because sellers need cash flow to cover fixed costs
and increasing portions of the catalog consisting of worthless 1 and 2 cent pieces
that don't sell.
I made a comment in the Love of Books thread that tiptoed around this because
I was trying to be polite. The "race to the bottom" is nuts for some
of these GWPs, but I've been noticing it over the past for months with other
high margin minifigures and parts.
The race to the bottom is wide and deep and has been going on for a long time.
Might be more noticeable now that it affects what used to be high margin items.
A trope for the market ignorant or lazy minded. As most of those espousing (what
has become a mantra) are also competition, I normally don’t interrupt But by
all means, give credence to it, if you wish. It only helps those with clearer
minds to proficiently succeed in the secondary Lego marketplace. Kinda view the
whole thing as a form of Darwinism, if know what I mean
There are too many factors that need to align in order to make this specious
premise a commercial reality here or elsewhere, and therefore ill-advised to
overly lend weight to it. Btw, we’ve all heard the same, year-over-year.
Even as we’re nearing the end of our sell-off phase (no further purchases for
resell, iow) whenever I raise prices, it sells. Of course we’re dealing mostly
with older more desirable stock. But even the newer wantlist stuff still moves,
I find.
I leave you with three freebies: 1) Know what to invest in for resell.
2) Invest for longterm mixed with the current market driven items. 3) Ignore
the rationalizations, or at least consider their source
Yes, increasingly. I think it's because there are too many stores, too many
sellers who don't know what they are doing and end up earning less than even
minimum wage, constant sales because sellers need cash flow to cover fixed costs
and increasing portions of the catalog consisting of worthless 1 and 2 cent pieces
that don't sell.
I made a comment in the Love of Books thread that tiptoed around this because
I was trying to be polite. The "race to the bottom" is nuts for some
of these GWPs, but I've been noticing it over the past for months with other
high margin minifigures and parts.
The race to the bottom is wide and deep and has been going on for a long time.
Might be more noticeable now that it affects what used to be high margin items.
A trope for the market ignorant or lazy minded. As most of those espousing (what
has become a mantra) are also competition, I normally don’t interrupt But by
all means, give credence to it, if you wish. It only helps those with clearer
minds to proficiently succeed in the secondary Lego marketplace. Kinda view the
whole thing as a form of Darwinism, if know what I mean
There are too many factors that need to align in order to make this specious
premise a commercial reality here or elsewhere, and therefore ill-advised to
overly lend weight to it. Btw, we’ve all heard the same, year-over-year.
Even as we’re nearing the end of our sell-off phase (no further purchases for
resell, iow) whenever I raise prices, it sells. Of course we’re dealing mostly
with older more desirable stock. But even the newer wantlist stuff still moves,
I find.
I leave you with three freebies: 1) Know what to invest in for resell.
2) Invest for longterm mixed with the current market driven items. 3) Ignore
the rationalizations, or at least consider their source
Had a couple of days without orders and I closed for a few days.
Since reopening I’ve received several orders but noticeably for very small amounts.
Not complaining as they are all new buyers for me, good chance they’ll return
with other orders, large and small.
In General, Lonely_Brick_OH writes:
In General, popsicle writes:
In General, zorbanj writes:
In General, Ziegelmeister writes:
In General, zorbanj writes:
In General, Lonely_Brick_OH writes:
Anyone else have long 'dry patches'?
Yes, increasingly. I think it's because there are too many stores, too many
sellers who don't know what they are doing and end up earning less than even
minimum wage, constant sales because sellers need cash flow to cover fixed costs
and increasing portions of the catalog consisting of worthless 1 and 2 cent pieces
that don't sell.
I made a comment in the Love of Books thread that tiptoed around this because
I was trying to be polite. The "race to the bottom" is nuts for some
of these GWPs, but I've been noticing it over the past for months with other
high margin minifigures and parts.
The race to the bottom is wide and deep and has been going on for a long time.
Might be more noticeable now that it affects what used to be high margin items.
A trope for the market ignorant or lazy minded. As most of those espousing (what
has become a mantra) are also competition, I normally don’t interrupt But by
all means, give credence to it, if you wish. It only helps those with clearer
minds to proficiently succeed in the secondary Lego marketplace. Kinda view the
whole thing as a form of Darwinism, if know what I mean
There are too many factors that need to align in order to make this specious
premise a commercial reality here or elsewhere, and therefore ill-advised to
overly lend weight to it. Btw, we’ve all heard the same, year-over-year.
Even as we’re nearing the end of our sell-off phase (no further purchases for
resell, iow) whenever I raise prices, it sells. Of course we’re dealing mostly
with older more desirable stock. But even the newer wantlist stuff still moves,
I find.
I leave you with three freebies: 1) Know what to invest in for resell.
2) Invest for longterm mixed with the current market driven items. 3) Ignore
the rationalizations, or at least consider their source
I usually ignore your obnoxious posts, but since you've decided to insult
me in a public forum I am compelled to respond.
As most of those espousing (what
has become a mantra) are also competition, I normally don’t interrupt But by
all means, give credence to it, if you wish. It only helps those with clearer
minds to proficiently succeed in the secondary Lego marketplace. Kinda view the
whole thing as a form of Darwinism, if know what I mean
Because I (and Ziegelmeister) pointed out certain negative marketplace trends,
the only possible reason must be that I'm not succeeding in the secondary
Lego marketplace. Guess again. I do quite well both here and elsewhare.
There are too many factors that need to align in order to make this specious
premise a commercial reality here or elsewhere, and therefore ill-advised to
overly lend weight to it.
This sentence makes no sense to me.
Btw, we’ve all heard the same, year-over-year.
Have "we"? I've been here longer than you. What have "we"
heard in the days gone by?
Even as we’re nearing the end of our sell-off phase (no further purchases for
resell, iow) whenever I raise prices, it sells. Of course we’re dealing mostly
with older more desirable stock. But even the newer wantlist stuff still moves,
I find.
Why are you selling off? Maybe you see the writing on the wall about future profit
levels when you no longer have older more desirable stock left to sell?
I leave you with three freebies: 1) Know what to invest in for resell.
2) Invest for longterm mixed with the current market driven items. 3) Ignore
the rationalizations, or at least consider their source
-popsicle
You dislike tropes, but I guess useless generalities like the 3 posted above
are ok.
Here's one for the collection: Buy low, sell high. Yippee.
I went back and looked for days where we did not sell anything.
Sometimes 2. Last record I believe was 4.
We are now 8 days and counting.
Not sure what is going on but it is very odd.
Gladly we are a part time store or this would have been the 'death' of
us.
Staff has started doing more uploads, which normally, generates sales but once
again nothing in 8 days so that theory is also out of the normal.
Anyone else have long 'dry patches'?
Last order I have had was on Oct. 30. October was pretty good in sales for me.
Who knows why now?????? Number of reasons.
If I’m not mistaken doesn’t the USA have an election in a few days? If so that
probably has most peoples attention for the past little and the next little while
I know my sales have been as expected for the last month or so. Below is a detailed
chart showing the number of sales in my shop since mid October.
That looks like SylvainLS electroencephalogram
It doesn't worry me. I've been having some success dumping off other
non-LEGO junk on separate websites that will remain unnamed. Though I will say
that Bricklink is a much more pleasant environment for both buying and selling.
I know my sales have been as expected for the last month or so. Below is a detailed
chart showing the number of sales in my shop since mid October.
That looks like SylvainLS electroencephalogram
It doesn't worry me. I've been having some success dumping off other
non-LEGO junk on separate websites that will remain unnamed. Though I will say
that Bricklink is a much more pleasant environment for both buying and selling.
--Claude
You got it
Though I usually just dispose of the mega and what not, as giving your junk to
someone else just seems wrong
I know my sales have been as expected for the last month or so. Below is a detailed
chart showing the number of sales in my shop since mid October.
That looks like SylvainLS electroencephalogram
It doesn't worry me. I've been having some success dumping off other
non-LEGO junk on separate websites that will remain unnamed. Though I will say
that Bricklink is a much more pleasant environment for both buying and selling.
--Claude
You got it
Though I usually just dispose of the mega and what not, as giving your junk to
someone else just seems wrong
I know my sales have been as expected for the last month or so. Below is a detailed
chart showing the number of sales in my shop since mid October.
That looks like SylvainLS electroencephalogram
It doesn't worry me. I've been having some success dumping off other
non-LEGO junk on separate websites that will remain unnamed. Though I will say
that Bricklink is a much more pleasant environment for both buying and selling.
--Claude
You got it
Though I usually just dispose of the mega and what not, as giving your junk to
someone else just seems wrong
I'm not giving it, They're buying it.
That’s even worse
But hey, one man’s trash is another man’s garbage
I know my sales have been as expected for the last month or so. Below is a detailed
chart showing the number of sales in my shop since mid October.
That looks like SylvainLS electroencephalogram
It doesn't worry me. I've been having some success dumping off other
non-LEGO junk on separate websites that will remain unnamed. Though I will say
that Bricklink is a much more pleasant environment for both buying and selling.
--Claude
You got it
Though I usually just dispose of the mega and what not, as giving your junk to
someone else just seems wrong
I'm not giving it, They're buying it.
That’s even worse
But hey, one man’s trash is another man’s garbage
I know my sales have been as expected for the last month or so. Below is a detailed
chart showing the number of sales in my shop since mid October.
That looks like SylvainLS electroencephalogram
It doesn't worry me. I've been having some success dumping off other
non-LEGO junk on separate websites that will remain unnamed. Though I will say
that Bricklink is a much more pleasant environment for both buying and selling.
I had over 20 orders on the weekend and sales dollars exceeded last month which
was amazing. I have focused on rare hard to get parts. Focus on retired lord
of the rings and early 2010 star wars for a sales boost, some 9v trains and monorail
thrown in. Focus on quick shipping, variety and it falls into place.
I had over 20 orders on the weekend and sales dollars exceeded last month which
was amazing. I have focused on rare hard to get parts. Focus on retired lord
of the rings and early 2010 star wars for a sales boost, some 9v trains and monorail
thrown in. Focus on quick shipping, variety and it falls into place.
Awesome. We have been working on our back stock of bulk material.
We have a lot still in bulk packed boxes.
We are back on daily orders, which is good.
If all goes well we can abandoned another storage unit by January. We have 10
of them full currently.
USA, Ohio
Netherlands, Zuid-Holland
Canada, Ontario
France, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
But by
United Kingdom, England
