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Re: LEGO Company Welcomes Adult LEGO Enthusiasts
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lugnet.lego.direct
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Thu, 7 Dec 2000 20:15:09 GMT
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In lugnet.lego.direct, Larry Pieniazek writes:
> I think this is the very MOST that we can hope for and it is in fact a
> stretch. Although no one can say for sure, the probability that the molds
> for some parts (the conveyor chute part, for example) no longer exist is
> very very high. That would make reintroducing them prohibitively expensive
Yep, I'm pretty sure most of us would agree that making *all* parts
available would be ridiculously expensive (from TLC's point of view at least).
> My expectation is that we may get a larger selection of parts in bulk than
> we currently have, and in fact I think many of us have posted what we think
> good sets of parts are, and some of us have communicated that same
> information to TLC using more 1 to 1 channels which we have higher
> confidence in the message being received than this channel.
I have a feeling that those people talking with TLC about good parts are
representative of our general wishes (just remember the "theme x is spare
parts for theme y" equation).
> Finally, I have to ask, though. Why wish for parts not to be available,
> Bryan? I can happily wish for all of them to be available, while
> acknowledging that it's not likely and that a prioritization of which ones
> we'd like to see is a useful thing to communicate to TLC.
Well, some people have gone to great lengths (money, time & effort) in
getting certain parts in large quantities. If all parts were made available
suddenly, then I'd be somewhat bitter...
Hmm, now that I think about my reasoning, I think I've run into a dead end.
I'm sure a lot of you train fans spent a lot on acquiring train
windows/doors (like your stash of 5542s), but you guys were thrilled when
LEGO Direct made them available in bulk quantities.
I wish for some parts not to be available so that our collections are
unique. I prefer seeing your train station with 10 rare pieces, and my
castle with 10 rare pieces, rather than clones of your station and my
castle. I want our creations to remain unique! I want rare pieces to
remain rare!
I dunno: I still have mixed feelings. I have no problems with TLC expanding
their bulk offerings, but I'm uneasy about them opening up their entire
inventory (which probably won't happen anyway).
Bryan
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Message has 3 Replies:
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| (...) Of course interestingly, the colors of doors available have never before been available, so the value of the existing doors probably has only dropped a little. Now windows on the other hand, well, grey windows used to be close to the most rare (...) (23 years ago, 7-Dec-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
| | | Re: LEGO Company Welcomes Adult LEGO Enthusiasts
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| (...) snip a lot of stuff that I wasn't going to comment on (...) Weird, I want everyone in the world to copy my trolleys, my caboose, and my train engines (actually only two, maybe three, of them). I don't think anyone will but hey why not dream. (...) (23 years ago, 8-Dec-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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| (...) "Rare" can be somewhat simulated by "expensive". If they produce the "rarer" parts in smaller quantities, then those parts should cost more to produce. They should charge a correspondingly higher price. If they sell a 2x4 brick for 1 cent (...) (23 years ago, 10-Dec-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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| Warning, uninformed speculation ahead. That annoys some people (and their annoyance, in turn, bemuses others). (...) I think this is the very MOST that we can hope for and it is in fact a stretch. Although no one can say for sure, the probability (...) (23 years ago, 7-Dec-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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