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Re: lugnet.belville has got on it's feet!
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lugnet.belville, lugnet.general
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Sun, 16 Jan 2000 23:17:07 GMT
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In lugnet.belville, Frank Filz writes:
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> Richard Marchetti wrote in message ...
> > In lugnet.belville, Shiri Dori writes:
> > > (2) Yeah, I know most of you just like it for parts, but still...
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> > Hey, everyone likes everything for parts -- parts is what its about. The • real
> > problem is one of scale, and secondarily one of price. Belville figs means
> > having to go to another scale in building and for a theme where the figures
> > available are quite limited. And then there is price -- the price is just • WAY
> > beyond what I want to spend regularly on this particular hobby. Still, for
> > certain specialty items that I want to feature prominently for some reason • or
> > other, Belville satisfies quite nicely. But if they started featuring • these
> > great parts in system sets, and did a Millimy in minifig scale, I wouldn't
> > shed a tear for Belville's passing. (Actually, I might make a millimy of • my
> > own anyway...but you get the point.)
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> > The only figure for Belville I have truly looked forward to is the new evil
> > witch in blue, or whatever she is.
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> What would be really neat is if the figures/dolls were sold separately (not
> just in addition to, but not be in the sets). The sets might still contain
> the clothing, but I'd rather see that separately also. That would reduce the
> price of the sets significantly, yet not increase the price overly much for
> those actually buying them to actually use with the figures. I can see
> people who use the figures wanting multiples of some sets, but not needing
> two or more of each figure.
This is a good idea, but it's pretty obvious (IMO) that TLG wouldn't do it.
Two basic reasons:
1. This would reduce the price of the set for YOU, meaning it will reduce the
profit of TLG - you pay less, and (as you said) not too many people would buy
the figs. Bottom line, TLG makes less money.
2. Has TLG *ever* done something we suggested? (1)
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> Of course I think Millimy would still come with each set (I'm sure most of
> why Millimy is in the current sets is to encourage people to get all the
> sets), but being a single piece, she must not be very expensive to
> manufacture (at least compared to the regular figures).
Really? That's the reason? I dunno, I thought they mistook her to be pretty or
something :-)
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> Of course this same idea would apply to Scala.
See what you mean, I would agree. Having received my (2) first belville and
scala sets on the same week, I'm starting to form real opinions on these. It's
sinple: I don't like them.
But I do like the Belville *Sets*. Not the Scala sets though, not anymore.
-Shiri
(1) sorry for sarcasm...
(2) Or rather, my sister's
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| Richard Marchetti wrote in message ... (...) real (...) WAY (...) or (...) these (...) my (...) What would be really neat is if the figures/dolls were sold separately (not just in addition to, but not be in the sets). The sets might still contain (...) (25 years ago, 16-Jan-00, to lugnet.belville, lugnet.general)
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