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(...) (20 years ago, 9-Mar-05, to lugnet.color)
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| | Re: CEO-Letter // The answer
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(...) Ben, Thanks. TLG, thanks. I'm one of those who strongly regret the color change. However, I didn't hope for a change back, since the 'damage is already done', as the different shades are already out there. But I was waiting for some point in (...) (20 years ago, 8-Mar-05, to lugnet.color)
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I'm not going to get into color change discussion, but Christian brings up a few points about other stuff that I'd like to take a few minutes to respond to. (...) While we certainly have communication issues, I'm not sure this was or is the source (...) (20 years ago, 9-Mar-05, to lugnet.color, lugnet.lego, FTX)
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| | Re: Jake, any news on the "locked" list?
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(...) I had posted this locked (or Universal, as we've been calling it internally) list a while back: (URL) don't have, but am looking into, as I get time, the list of "cut" colors. Hope that helps. Jake --- Jake McKee Community Liaison LEGO (...) (20 years ago, 9-Mar-05, to lugnet.color)
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(...) Yes, I'd also like to know which are the 52 colours that have come out of the consolidation process, so that I can sort discontinued colours separately. If possible Jake, please would you post a colour chart showing the 52 surviving colours (...) (20 years ago, 9-Mar-05, to lugnet.color, lugnet.lego)
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| | Re: CEO-Letter // The answer
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(...) A simple (and admittedly single item) look at the Bricklink price guide shows , for the last 6 months, the following sales: 2x4 Dark Bluish Gray ---...--- Times Sold: 38 Total Qty: 283 Min Price: $0.03 Avg Price: $0.12 Qty Avg Price: $0.12 Max (...) (20 years ago, 9-Mar-05, to lugnet.color)
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| | Re: the top 15 colors
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(...) I can't change Peeron, but I did do a query against the data, counting unique parts found for each color. Here are the heavy hitters: White 2326 Black 2145 Yellow 1910 Red 1877 Blue 1353 Gray 1313 DkGray 842 Green 795 Brown 499 MdStone 487 Tan (...) (20 years ago, 9-Mar-05, to lugnet.color)
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| | Re: CEO-Letter // The answer
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(...) Have you ever read any of Christian's posts before? :) (...) Well, I *would* agree except insofar as they've said that if they *had* known our reaction that they *wouldn't* have made the change. It says to me that in their view, the cost of (...) (20 years ago, 9-Mar-05, to lugnet.color)
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(...) and show the 'unique parts' for each color ? That might be most revealing to show which colors have had the greatest variety of parts produced. Ray (20 years ago, 9-Mar-05, to lugnet.color)
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(...) Incompatible would be me receiving a Toyota quarter panel for my Dodge Dakota--a Toyota part cannot fit on my Dodge--that's the definition of incompatible. If I receive a dark grey Dakota panel whereas my truck is light grey, the part is (...) (20 years ago, 9-Mar-05, to lugnet.color)
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