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Looking for Info/Feedback on Retailer "Brian's Toys"
Here is a dealer out of Wisconsin who is advertising purchase prices for Lego sets. Wondering if anyone has dealt with this buyer. Some of the prices on the pricelist are interesting.
http://www.brianstoys.com/buylist.pdf
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I'll even one up their price of $250 for a MISB 10179, and buy it from anyone willing to sell for $300!
"I see no problem with their pricing. No one is putting a gun to a persons head to sell it to them. In fact, it's good business sense on their part. Who pays top dollar for something only to turn around and sell it and make no money on it?
If you don't like it, don't sell it to them. I certainly look for the best deal when I am searching for items, they are no different."
Yes, there are market segments that they can cash in on. Gamestop apparently is very good at this.
there's nothing dishonest or unethical here - they go around buying stuff up from people who want to unload it, then turn around and recondition/resell it for profit. This is hardly novel or new or sneaky. they aren't trying to pull one over on anyone (as far as can be seen on the surface).
But I do have a complete set of SW Ep1 action figures (unopened) collecting dust in a box in my garage. maybe I'll see if these guys want to buy the lot.
Its alot easier for people to go to these people sell it to them and than go on to ebay and list it sell it for not always a great price and then slapped by ebay fees. I rarely sell on ebay after a few bad experiences of people not paying for stuff. Instead I go to my local comic store and he buys bits off me. I get less than face value but I also get cash in hand and its done their and then.
They paid the same day the shipment arrived - I was extremely pleased.
I had sold 3 MISB sets previously on Bricklink, before I saw Brian's Toys' buy prices and I would have made another 5% selling to Brian's Toys (almost the same buy prices as I sold them for, plus no 3% for BL fees).
That being said, please note I said I would recommend them for smaller sets - they are cheaper to mail (they only pay for shipping up to a point), and I've noticed their buy prices on larger sets aren't quite as good.
I also picked up all these and many more on Craigslist, so I was in for a large profit, no matter what. I was happy to sell for more than I could have received on Bricklink, that's for sure, but I do have a few more listed on Bricklink that should go for more than what Brian's Toys is offering. Also, please note they only buy sealed sets at this time - not used sets.
It's a legitimate business and is another option for people looking to unload LEGO and other toys, but it clearly isn't the be-all, end-all solution for everyone in every circumstance. Options are good. Inform yourself and make the choices appropriate for you and your specific situation.
"We are strict graders. If your items are below C-9 condition (unless stated otherwise), there will be deductions. To see our grading scale, please visit http://www.brianstoys.com/custom.aspx?id=4. If there are any other questions or want to confirm that you are sending the collection, please email, fax, or call. Please package the shipment carefully and include a copy of your list with the price quote(s) and your name, address, phone/fax, and email address."
If you click on the link it goes into further detail. So, the only problem I do see is that you ship your item there and they say "C7" where you think it's "C9". Now you haggle, or have your items shipped back, at your expense I am sure.
Still, related to this topic overall, I see no problem with what they are doing. You should just know all the facts before making decisions like this route.