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(snip) (...) Ok, it's a known fact that AFOL's make up from 1-5% in sales for TLG. How does 5% translate to a "core group of consumers"? Now, if you managed to get 40%, that would be a stronger point for debate... Scott (20 years ago, 9-Mar-05, to lugnet.color)
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(...) Assumptions. How are you equating the owners to TLG? Those are separate statements that don't have commonality. Yes, TLG is a private company, but the owner of the company isn't the CEO. You "doubt a switchback would drive TLG out of (...) (20 years ago, 9-Mar-05, to lugnet.color)
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(snip) (...) Ok, there's your market strategy....video tape them saying that, or have them write a letter to TLG... If you really want old gray back, don't make it look like someone's whining about their color collection--make it business. Get the (...) (20 years ago, 9-Mar-05, to lugnet.color)
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"Jake McKee" <jacob.mckee@america.lego.com> wrote in message news:ID3w61.61z@lugnet.com... (...) I would like to know what future changes LEGO is planning (if any) regarding the light bluish grey color change. It seems clear to me that the change to (...) (20 years ago, 10-Mar-05, to lugnet.color, lugnet.lego)
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(...) So... if I am interpreting the above numbers correctly... MdStone now has been seen in 37% of the variety of parts that Gray has ever been known to have been produced in (but not neccessarily the same base group tho). Not bad for ~1.3 years (...) (20 years ago, 10-Mar-05, to lugnet.color)
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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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(...) 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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(...) 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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(...) 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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(...) 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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(...) contain that color. I just looked at a small one ('Dark Tan') which shows as '7' usages. Looking at the individual inventories, I find 9 unique parts. So take the BL numbers with a grain of salt. They are not telling you the number of unique (...) (20 years ago, 9-Mar-05, to lugnet.color)
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In lugnet.color, Gerhard R. Istok wrote: Snip (...) I agree and would love more of these windows. Unfortunately I have heard that this window mold can no longer be used. Would anyone from LEGO wish to comment on this? Widely used pieces such as this (...) (20 years ago, 9-Mar-05, to lugnet.color)
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(...) No. I can still do better if need arises ;-) But not in this post. (...) It's the facts that are. not me. (...) You missed every single instance of mismanagement except the bley issue? The failure to keep to their core competences? The Galidor (...) (20 years ago, 9-Mar-05, to lugnet.color)
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(...) OK, offer accepted. But - as I said - the speedboat model is still on the shelf, and will remain there until I get the other stuff I need to build the MOC I want from the parts I bought the sets for. And it's not much, only a few PaB-pieces I (...) (20 years ago, 9-Mar-05, to lugnet.color)
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(...) That really is a matter of perspective. For persons who have spent years amassing large quantities of grey and dark grey, these bley pieces are incompatable with their collections. Even if an individual does come upon a large amount of bley, (...) (20 years ago, 9-Mar-05, to lugnet.color)
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