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Re: Questions about fan involvement with TLC
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lugnet.general
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Sun, 16 Apr 2006 04:18:22 GMT
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In lugnet.general, Chris Magno wrote:
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Hi Ben,
I believe the original germ of the idea of ~abuse~ was just a HYPOTHETICAL
example.
NO ONE has claimed that abuse has happened.
In lugnet.general, Benjamin Ellermann wrote:
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The possibility of Ambassadors abusing Legend knowledge is unlikely if
classic sets will no longer be re-released. Ambassadors are here to serve
the needs of fans and LEGO instead of our own pocketbooks.
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Chris is right, this is a hypothetical dicussion... but I not naive enough to
believe that every Lego ambassador’s motive is purely altruistic in nature...
Probably a more realistic example is, if the LAs knew that next year, Lego will
release 3 sets, ranging from $5-25, each containing an AT-AT Driver or
Snowtrooper, where the on-average $25/minifig would dramatically drop -- I’m
sure a LA would be tempted to unload all they had, as quickly as they could.
It’s stuff like this that would be hard to track...
If I understand correctly, Lego (with Jake’s help) created the program to help
future product releases appeal to/get input from the AFOL community; with the
aim of selling more product & keeping profits up. The AFOL’s aim is to get a
better quality product, with more value for an AFOL’s money. Meanwhile, the Lego
company is doing everything possible to cut down costs... On one hand, I
applaud the work Lego employees & LAs are doing together, but on the other hand,
I know that every decision that the Lego Group makes will come down to money.
And a sad thing is, LAs could end up spending hours on helping develop a new
product line (or make improvements to a line) and the line could be cancelled,
because Bionicle is making higher profits that year... though, that could be
great news for the LA working with Bionicle division...
It’s all about the pocketbook... it’s all about the perks... and unfortunately
for Lego, it’ll be about how much spending money I have at the time & their
current product lines... If Lego’s new product line don’t improve soon, I’ll be
buying most of my Lego from the after-market sites... and that’s why I expect
great things to come form this Lego Ambassador program... unfortunatly, from
some of the indications I get, we might not see the improvements for a few years
to come.
--Mike.
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| (sniff) YEARS!!!! I was around from the "old days" (wipes single tear from eye) (1) I have enudured lots, the growing pains, the mocking, the "others."(2) The rise and fall and rise again of nations and empires. After a while, you just give up. You (...) (18 years ago, 16-Apr-06, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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| Hi Ben, I believe the original germ of the idea of ~abuse~ was just a HYPOTHETICAL example. NO ONE has claimed that abuse has happened. In lugnet.general, Benjamin Ellermann wrote: snip (...) :) <--- notice this (cough) (cough) Swamberg(1) (cough) (...) (18 years ago, 16-Apr-06, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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