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(...) I don't think so, and here's why: doing one part in different colors is (probably) treated as a different production run for each color. And it's doubtful that LD will want to stock an entire production run of a single part in a single color. (...) (25 years ago, 29-Feb-00, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.general)
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(...) Agreed 100%. I think we are looking after sought after volume parts which are in current sets. I'm thinking of parts like castle walls, 4561 thin wall windows and the like. I doubt you'd ever get parts like 4561 nose as those parts only have (...) (25 years ago, 29-Feb-00, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.general)
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(...) Right. BUT, I'd also like to see a low-volume purchase option, where we (the insane) could purchase any current parts which aren't availble in service packs (or bulk purchase). This would be buying in small volumes, for a premium unit price (...) (25 years ago, 29-Feb-00, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.general)
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On Tue, 29 Feb 2000, Steve Bliss (<ld7obsggkqkh3cuh77...kh1hsj2@4a x.com>) wrote at 19:38:49 (...) Or we could do it. I can see the potential for cooperatives/syndicates being set up to buy the bulk volume that LD will want to sell, and then (...) (25 years ago, 29-Feb-00, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.general)
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(...) Except I am expecting that there will always be a large number of parts which will not be offered through bulk sales. I don't remember the exact number, but between all the product lines (if that's the right term -- System, Technic, DUPLO, (...) (25 years ago, 29-Feb-00, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.general)
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(...) How do you know this? -- Jonathan Wilson wilsonj@xoommail.com (URL) (25 years ago, 1-Mar-00, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.general)
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(...) from (URL) "2,069 is the total of different moulded elements in 1998. There are 77 LEGO PRIMO elements, 435 LEGO DUPLO elements, 175 LEGO SCALA elements, 1061 LEGO SYSTEM elements, 205 LEGO TECHNIC elements and 116 LEGO DACTA elements - and (...) (25 years ago, 7-Mar-00, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.general)
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