https://www.mochub.com/

So, I've found this website, called MocHub, and it allows users to sell their creations without having to worry about inventory themselves. Now, I want this in the Technic forum, because I have some Technic creations I'd want to upload, and sell, and I'm curious, for the people that have done it, is it worth it? Have you made any money, and successfully sold anything, or would it be better to just sell instructions? I know @Lipko and @nico71 are on that site, for sure. What has your experience been?

 

As far as I heard from the MOCHUB guys, Nico have selled quite some many models. RacingBrick also told me he had success there with small models and mainly motorizing packs. I have selled zero models so far. The price is too high for models from nonames like me.

EDIT: to summarize: have a "business plan" and models aimed for MOCHUB. Throwing up a few of your "old models" are only for the biggest names.

Edited January 25, 20196 yr by Lipko

I let you watch this

This is a review of the process of buying a custom creation from mochub (here is my citroen 2cv)

You can see the complete article about mochub that I wrote a year ago which explaçin the functionning and why do that :

http://www.nico71.fr/you-can-now-buy-my-creations/

Regarding the price, as the price is indexed on the bricklink plus the time needed to pack it, it is always more expensive that do it by your own but this is the same service. And regarding the parts, of course the suitable moc are those who have standard parts (whoich means in production) and not too expensive, if not the price is too huge (like my big Citroen 2CV which is about 900$ but, even with that, it sells.)

Regarding the incomes, I sell about 4 to 10 creations / month, which gives some $ each time so, not a big incomes but very much better than youtube which pay nothing now. I think this is the best ethical option, I create a design, mochub sell it, and I have a comission, the customer pay for a design and for the parts. (to compare with selling instructions only, sometimes, people do not appreciate to buy instructions because it is demat').

The advice I can give  :

-if you have already the list of part and the instructions, just submit to mochub and you will see if it is sell or not

-if you have not the list and the building instructions, it is up to you to work on it and submit on mochub but to be honest if you consider the time to make the 3D and the instructions, it is not worth it regarding the incomes (if you plan to sell to have incomes and live from that). That is why I make instructions not for mochub but for people who want instructions. But as you have already made the instructions, you can try mochub, it cost nothing to test it.

In any case, the quality of service is high, we are paid when we wanted, mochub gives feedback if there is problem on instructions (and deals with the customer for missing or wrong parts), I have also the opportunity to make skype call with them for explaining the process and visiting the facility. I have been contacted by several "chinese" brand copy for buying some deisgn from me and never accepted because I am not cofortable to sell non-lego parts and the quality of service for customers.

This is not the same person who buy on mochub than people who buy just instructions, so the list of parts and the instructions have to be perfect. (on the begining on mochub, some moc which needed a sbrick did not mention on mochub so the customer buy it and can not use his creation because there are mostly newbie and not expert in lego).

I hope it answer to your questions (sorry for bad english).

 

7 hours ago, Lipko said:

As far as I heard from the MOCHUB guys, Nico have selled quite some many models. RacingBrick also told me he had success there with small models and mainly motorizing packs. I have selled zero models so far. The price is too high for models from nonames like me.

EDIT: to summarize: have a "business plan" and models aimed for MOCHUB. Throwing up a few of your "old models" are only for the biggest names.

just to share with you about your sells, yes it is a big moc so expensive so less person who buy. I personnaly sell many medium moc (arround 100-250$). More than 250$ will represent about only 20% of selling. But as you have Power Functions Elements the price is huge that is why it could be interesting to make a version without electric.

Edited January 25, 20196 yr by nico71