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amustardtiger
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Apr 3, 2018
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I'd really like to see Massdrop move more toward a model where we pool our resources to buy from distributors at a lower price than retail.
Apr 3, 2018
Kizzazle
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Apr 3, 2018
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amustardtigerThis is a brilliant idea! We could start a website dedicated just to that. And have people vote on what they want.
You’re onto something here.
Apr 3, 2018
scedave
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Apr 3, 2018
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amustardtigerNot sure if you understand how buying in bulk works effectively. Basically, you need to be buying large quantities of something a manufacturer or distributor has lots and lots of and is willing to make less profit to sell more units. When you are dealing with out of print collectibles the offer to buy large quantities at a discounted price is not enticing because the supply of the item in question in a case like this is very limited and there is no incentive to drop the price to get more sales. Think of this way.. if someone said they will buy every single $20 bill that you can get them but they will only pay $19 each would there be any incentive to sell them $20 bills?
Apr 3, 2018
amustardtiger
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Apr 3, 2018
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scedaveAgreed! I'd love to see Massdrop start focusing more on in-print items rather than older collectibles. Like you said, they could try buying from manufacturers and distributors the way most vendors do. Great thoughts, thank you!
Apr 3, 2018
Phaesic
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Apr 5, 2018
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scedaveThat just isn't the case here. $20 dollar bills have a monumentally larger number of consumers interested in them than Masters 2017 boxes. Buying in bulk for a reduced rate applies to any good, no matter the rarity, when you are dealing with large quantities. Even more so if its a niche item. To give an example, if you had 200 Scooby-Doo lunch boxes from 1973 worth $140, its only worth that money if you can find a buyer. If you cant, they're worth nothing and just taking up space. If someone came to you and said "I'm buying all 1973 Scooby-Doo lunch boxes I find, but only for $139 each, you might be tempted by that deal, even if its a loss on the going rate, if you aren't getting better offers (or their value is dropping; or they're costing you money to store). We've both made examples of the extreme ends of the spectrum; reality is always in the middle. As long as the seller is selling at a profit, most will be willing to sell at a discounted rate for a larger order of product. There are many factors that enter into it, but the bottom line is, in business everything is negotiable if the moneys right.
Apr 5, 2018
scedave
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Apr 7, 2018
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PhaesicYou are correct in theory by what you say but in my opinion in reality it is not accurate. My guess is anyone supplying Massdrop with product such as MM2017 in qty at this point is someone who buys and sells out of print product. The remaining supply of unopened MM2017 is set and will never increase, but only decrease, over time. Thus, unless the supplier has a reason to believe the product is going to drop in value over time he would have no incentive to drop the price to sell more units if he is able to sell the units already at the price he is asking.. obviously if there are no buyers at a set price then yes, he may need to lower his price. One example that always caught my attention of a similar scenario involves an art gallery in Vegas. The famous artist does a painting and the gallery makes 100 limited and numbered reprints of the original. Their sales model is to raise the price by 20% for every 10 they sell. Thus the 1st 10 copies may be $500 each, the final 10 copies are $2500 each. Nothing changed other than as the supply went down and the price went up.
Apr 7, 2018
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