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Re: Brad Justus...
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lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands
Date: 
Tue, 22 Feb 2000 04:55:26 GMT
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Larry Pieniazek wrote:


K8's may be a bit big, I may be exaggerating for effect, but a bulk
operation has to make money for TLC. Further, it has to make more money
than the other things that TLC might invest in or it's a bad use of
capital. Solve that problem or forget about it. IMHO.

The one thing I think people are missing is this.

TLC must be careful not to make the Bulk ordering too easy for the consumer.
If I got all the special bits I needed I wouldn't be buying all the dud sets (Or
multiples of sets) to get a few good parts... Who's going to buy all the clearance
sets if not us?

Dean



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  Re: Brad Justus...
 
(...) Me. I don't pass up on deals. And no matter what Lego Direct does or does not do, there will still be clearance sales and there will still be a place for the small-time parts seller/auctioneer to work. We might have to adapt, but we'll be (...) (25 years ago, 22-Feb-00, to lugnet.dear-lego)
  Re: Brad Justus...
 
Dean Husby wrote in message <38B216BE.ED52CF50@a....bc.ca>... (...) consumer. (...) sets (Or (...) clearance (...) Well, all they have to do is make sure their return on investment for selling bulk bricks is as good as or better than for sets. Of (...) (25 years ago, 22-Feb-00, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, lugnet.market.theory)
  Re: Brad Justus...
 
(...) I can't help you or TLC here, I won't pay full retail for a dud set. I may not even pay 50%. I am not sure how low some Rock Raiders stuff has to go before I would even be interested. I buy only what I like, not everything I see. Call me (...) (25 years ago, 22-Feb-00, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)

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  Re: Brad Justus...
 
(...) Apples and oranges. Yes, the current line of sets is rather less than we could wish, but instituting a service in which I can buy one tile for 1 cent is going to bankrupt the company. Some restrictions will be needed or it will fail. Why does (...) (25 years ago, 22-Feb-00, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)

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