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Re: The Bar Does Not Go Down
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Mon, 10 May 2004 17:32:46 GMT
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In lugnet.dear-lego, Jeff Findley wrote:
> In lugnet.dear-lego, Anthony Sava wrote:
> > But let's look at the bigger picture here. Yes, LEGO has been a successful
> > company for many many years. Yes, LEGO has taken mighty big risks in it's day.
> > Plastic instead of wood? Heresy! Minfigs with arms? Blasphemy! New colors
> > besides the basic 6? Profanity! But what about the other risks LEGO has taken
> > in the last ten years?
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> > Yes, Bionicle was huge risk. Yes, Bionicle has made LEGO an awful lot of money.
> >
> > But what about the imfamous Galidor. That was a risk. LEGO knew what they were
> > doing then, right? Galidor tested with with all the focus groups, right? That
> > wasn't a really great success.
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I agree with most of the replys.
As a 42 year old AFOL, I see what some of the kids are looking at.
They see these hugh sets made by other companies like Mega___--, it hurts to
even type the name.
Lego needs to make more sets to compete with Megablocks.
Lego also needs to work on their prices, a $20.00 Megablock set in lego quality
would cost around $50.00.
Yes I would like to see more colors, not replacement colors, but lets make the
sets more affordable. I buy from Lego shop at home , but I also look for close
outs, because of the prices.
I was forced to buy a Megablock battle ship for my Nephew; and I hate to say it
but it stays locked together pretty good.
But if you look at the nice large Lego sets they run from $40.00 - $100.00 and
more. Who can afford that for their kids? I know I wanted a mindstorm set for a
long time, and findly caught it on close out for $150.00.
MAybe Lego knows we are hooked on their product, therefore they may keep the
prices up.
Look at Bricklink, 1000's of people buying and selling Legos, not megablocks.
Someone purchased the Legos, before reselling them, so Lego made their money.
Just my $00.02
Al
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| (...) The most important word there is "quality". TLC uses ABS, while MB uses polystyrene. ABS is styrene with a couple of additives that make it a lot stronger, but also more expensive. The higher cost of the sets is partly due to the higher cost (...) (20 years ago, 10-May-04, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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| (...) They were "following the trends in the children's toy market". Look at Pokemon, Power Rangers, and the like. Enormous success stories with incredible revenue from toys over the years. The stinking Pokemon toy market won't die! My kids bought (...) (20 years ago, 10-May-04, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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