Darth_Raichu Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 Yeah, upon re-read Eric seemed to train the new team well enough to handle the old system during transition to the new one. Since there were a lot of overhaul in the new system, they most likely did not see any need to keep the steward of the old system around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
legoman12323123 Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 When the fees rise .. either you adapt or go out of business .. there really is no point in bickering about increase fees .. if it happens it happens learn to adapt ... Do you think ebay started with such high fees 10 years ago? Im sure people bitched and moaned yet its one of the most visited websites in the world .. just saying Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
@rtisan Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 When the fees rise .. either you adapt or go out of business .. there really is no point in bickering about increase fees .. if it happens it happens learn to adapt ... Do you think ebay started with such high fees 10 years ago? Im sure people bitched and moaned yet its one of the most visited websites in the world .. just saying True, but it makes it more difficult. Adaptation is key if you want to continue making money, but that`s not easy in many cases. If someone sells $10K worth of product at 3%, but fees double to 6%, it`s $300 less. Might not seem like a lot, but who knows what kind of impact that might have. Bricklink doesn`t charge a lot to sell, I`ve been adding parts to my store for quite some time on the side now, but have yet to open. Hopefully in a couple months, but point is every little bit adds up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
legoman12323123 Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 True, but it makes it more difficult. Adaptation is key if you want to continue making money, but that`s not easy in many cases. If someone sells $10K worth of product at 3%, but fees double to 6%, it`s $300 less. Might not seem like a lot, but who knows what kind of impact that might have. Bricklink doesn`t charge a lot to sell, I`ve been adding parts to my store for quite some time on the side now, but have yet to open. Hopefully in a couple months, but point is every little bit adds up. Than raise your prices by 3%? Or be willing to take less profit if you decide to keep the prices the same. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoltzjl77 Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 I think most people on BrickLink are price-sensitive because most of us are both buyers and sellers. It is a community in a sense that eBay is not - people who have a shared passion for Lego. Sure, I could raise my fees and prices to compensate. And I would then expect that I myself will have to pay more to get the pieces I want. The beauty of BrickLink now isn't the interface (clunky) or the styling (ouch) - it's the ease with which I can find the pieces I want/need for the projects I am working on, at reasonable prices, from other builders/hobbyists, who are as likely to buy from me as I am to buy from them (or trade). Anything that might move BrickLink towards a power seller model is, in my opinion, bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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