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Re: Interesting Castle on Ebay
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Wed, 5 Jan 2000 19:03:13 GMT
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In lugnet.castle, Kevin Salm writes:
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> If some company other than Lego decided to fabricate plastic pieces identical
> to Lego they would have to spend a helluva lot of money just for the equipment
> and molds. Even if the quality is only 50% of Lego, the cost involved with
> exact copying of Lego elements would be excessively prohibitive. And no
> matter how shady or devious another company might be, why would they attempt
> to market thier clones in packaging that is clearly "identical" to Lego
> packaging.
Out of curiosity, have you ever heard of "Shifty"? They are a Chinese clone
that duplicates everything from pieces to sets to logo image. They are a true
"clone" in every sense of the word! The only difference is the quality. They
certainly don't seem to be going away, so the cost must not be as prohibitive
as you seem to think. I think the cost of dummying up multiple pictures for
a box would be far more prohibitive for an average person.
Jeff
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| (...) I don't see how any of the pieces can be anything but genuine Lego. It is really hard to tell from the photos if the corner wall segements are rounded or not but I don't think that they are. If you look at the assembled pieces at the top where (...) (25 years ago, 5-Jan-00, to lugnet.castle)
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