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Re: Half a catalogue is better than none, (or: release dates fro NZ, Aus info.)
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Sat, 13 Jan 2001 12:35:43 GMT
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In lugnet.loc.au, James Howse writes:
These haven't been mentioned or shown in the LugDB because they were in
neither the US or German catalogues. However we saw last year Lego switching
to a two catalogues a year system (no advernturers, mickey, big technic, big
starwars etc in the first). I guess lego has it's reasons for doing this,
buggered if I know what they are though.
Short story? the set are probably genuine, hang about for more info middle
of the yearish (read september for Australia)
Point taken James
But I will most probably still get some LOM from the States quicker than
Lego will have these kits in Australia.
I purchased 2 just on Xmas and paid probably as much as what they will cost
when they finally arrive here.
Lom surfaced in the US about Sept/Oct and it is very annoying as to the time
Lego takes to bring these new items to us in Australia.
Sorry if I am neg and having a winge but I am tired of seeing the empty
shelves in most of our toy stores in Brisbane.

Peter



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  Re: Half a catalogue is better than none, (or: release dates for NZ, Aus info.)
 
(...) No worries, you're right about being able to get sets from the states at a comparable price much earlier, (although it was Nov/Dec we saw LoM) that's one of the drawbacks about living in Australia. However, there are points to remember about (...) (23 years ago, 14-Jan-01, to lugnet.loc.au)

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  Half a catalogue is better than none, (or: release dates fro NZ, Aus info.)
 
(...) These haven't been mentioned or shown in the LugDB because they were in neither the US or German catalogues. However we saw last year Lego switching to a two catalogues a year system (no advernturers, mickey, big technic, big starwars etc in (...) (23 years ago, 13-Jan-01, to lugnet.loc.au)

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