Anyone interested in getting Chap Mei products online, please write to BBTS and request that they start carrying the line . . .

service@bigbadtoystore.com

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Have they replied to you with any positive indications they'd entertain this idea or are we simply letter-writing to express our interest? Either way I'll shoot 'em an email. Worst they can do is say no.

I'd suggest that anyone writing mention how much you spend with BBTS and how much more you would spend if they carried the Chap Mei stuff we've all been craving. Dollar signs speak louder than you might think.

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This is just to get others to write the request.
Here's the simple note I wrote . . .

"Hi,
I was hoping you would consider carrying the Chap Mei line of toys. I know there is a lot of interest in this line, and there's really no good online source for these cool toys.
Thanks,
John Keenan"

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I looked into this myself awhile back, and from a wholesale point of view from a small business, it wasn't worthwhile in the least. Big Lots retail price is around what wholesale would be for a small retailer.

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I was hoping to eventually see some of the larger sets available. John, would it be worth you getting some of the sets if people could pre-order them? I know I'd pay upfront to get them.

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My post disappeared so I'll try again.

Wouldn't a small retailer benefit from carrying the larger items you never seem to find at Big Lots or Toys R Us? Examples:

Rocket Rig
Flatbed Rig
Harrier
Transport Chopper
Bad Guyz Truck
P-40

The smaller units you can find, but an online source for the rest would rock.

i can look into it again. if i recall, it was about 2 years ago when i first opened joearmory.com. as a collector/customizer myself, i typically have an idea what fellow joe fans want.

ill see what i can find out again. i dont have the contact info anymore, cause i dumped it after i decided not to pursue the idea. if memory serves, the wholesale cost combined with the minimum order amount didnt sit well with me at the time. back when i had my store in CA, i used to carry warhamme 40k products, and that experience was a total waste of time, cause i had to pay 50% of retail, with a 5k minimum order, it just wasnt worthwhile, and i STILL have warhammer stuff leftover, almost 10 years later.

i dont think i even got as far as seeing catalogs or products available in the US.

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ZG,

This may be a dumb question, and I apoligize for going off the thread, but what are the general percentage of retail and minimum orders when buying in bulk? Not that I would have any interest in doing so, just curious at what point to the chain stores start losing money on their clearance items.

i think it differs based on the wholesale and the retailer. walmart for example pays a heck of a lot less wholesale for everything they sell as opposed to a mom and pop store whose wholesale is typically more than walmarts wholesale price.

if you can spend millions of dollars in merchandise from a manufacturer, theyre gonna give you some nice deals to keep you coming back. if you only spend small thousands with that same manufacturer, and dont put in consistent orders, theyre not gonna bend over backwards for you. often times they are happy to work out finace payments to help you break down the cost overall, but if you wonder why smaller joe dealers have higher prices on joes than walmart, kmart, target or TRU, thats why.

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Here's all the info I could find at the moment . . .


Contact Info for Chap Mei
« Thread Started on Nov 24, 2007, 12:03pm »
Found this on the credits for the Osaka Toy Show 2007

チャップ　メイ　プラスチックz 88; トイズ　（Chap Mei Plastic Toys Mfy. Ltd.）
Mr. Sidney To(Marketing Manager)
Mr. Frank Lee(Sales Manager)
Unit 541, 5/F, Sino Industrial Plaza, 9 Kai Cheung Road,Kowloon Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong
(852) 27560185
(852) 27965840
chapmei@chapmei.com.hk
Plastic Toys - Action Figure Playsets, The theme-based products feature characters and environments for Pirates, Knights, Police, Rescue Squad, Fire Rescue, Soliders, Wild Quest, Wild Park, Dino Valley, Wild Arctic, Space Quest, Teeny Town Girls, etc
プラスティック製玩具（アクシ} 19;ンフィギュアセット、海賊・騎ã 6; 3;・警官・救急隊・消防隊・兵隊ӥ 9; ;荒野の冒険・野生公園、恐竜の谷 ; 、北極の荒野、宇宙の冒険、小さ & #12394;街の少女などのキャラクターや& # 29872;境をテーマとした製品）
Brand
ブランドネーム Chap Mei, CM
Type of Business
業種 製造、輸出
Plofile
会社概要 プラスチックアクションフィギュ アプレイセットでは世界のトップ & #12463;ラス。中国本土の工場は最新式& # 12290;海外70カ国の玩具小売業者へ輸出 & #12290;ＳＧＳの「The Green Product RoHS Compliance Certificate」、Bureau Veritasによる「the ICTI Certificate」及び「the ISO9001;2000 Certificate」等のライセンス保有。
remarks
備考 創業年：1981／従業員：50（香港）800-1000&# 65288;東莞）/日本との取引：　あり(貿 & #26131;会社を通して日本の輸入会社や& # 12522;テイラーに供給)

Also on LinkedIn Simon Lam is listed as the Owner of Chap Mei Toys

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I did my part and sent them an email, they have replied and said they will pass on the info to the president of BBTS.com, they also said that my email was not alone in requesting Chap Mei products, so show your support peoples, send BBTS.com an email today.

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Heard from Joel again . . .

"Hi - I will email them again to see what they have to offer - thanks very much for the contact info!

Thanks!
Joel Boblit
President
www.BigBadToyStore.com"

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That's good news, i sure do hope they get them in, something good to.

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I saw the rocket rig and harrier one time, didn't pick it up, stupid stupid stupid.

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That Rocket Rig is instock at TRU.com it's $39.99.

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