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Re: Lego Direct (was Re: Georgia LEGO Outlet is Cool!)
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Tue, 28 Mar 2000 19:24:46 GMT
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In lugnet.dear-lego, Tom Stangl writes:
> And bringing up S@H to support your THEORIES (fantasies) is a bad practice
> anyways. I can tell you from experience that there have been several times
> that I have listed the S@H Specials and seen a set that has TONS in stock
> disappear by the end of the week or much earlier. And not from one person
> buying it all up (though I'm sure that happens), most of the time it is
> dozens of Lugnetters/RTLers calling in and ordering small orders. I get
> questions from RTL and Lugnet about equally on the S@H Specials, so there are
> a LOT of people using that info.
Its not about missing the deal, or who got what. I have stated this several
times. My comments were about TLC policies or lack thereof and giving fans
equal access to out of production stock. That's it. If you think this is
about some specific, anecdotal case -- you are dead wrong. Moreover, my
comments originated with a hypothetical and not specific instances. I even
changed the subject line of the thread to take it out of the context of a
specific case. How much more was I supposed to do to avoid particularizing my
comments?
All the rest of the mud-slinging is just icing on the cake. If you yahoos
want to fight -- go for it. I am up for it and i won't back down. I just
hope that TLC is taking notes and taking names about who never to consider for
the job of redistributing bulk orders. You guys have serious attitude
issues.
I did not disparage anyone by name at any time. If you select yourself in for
inclusion, as Frank has done, its not my fault. Fine, Frank wants to think of
himself as an "elitist have" -- no complaints from me -- but I didn't say that
about him. Why can't you fellows stick to the argument and not all of this ad
hominem stuff?
It occurs to me that ad hominem attacks are all you have left, because all I
was asking for was simple fairness in access to old stock. I would have
thought it was a point that no one would contest. The fact that you do
contest it so ferociously suggests to me that the few have indeed long been
favored and want to keep it that. Yes, that's a supposition -- but its
written all over your responses to my rather small request to TLC.
Everyone has their two cents in here. Todd thinks that outlets stores are an
attempt to stem the "bleeding." Maybe. I thought they showed a profit in the
many millions last year. No? I admit that now is not the time for TLC to
drop the ball on remaining a viable business. So maybe the outlets are a good
idea. But bricks and mortar cost money just like subsuming shipping costs
through S@H. Who knows which is more profitable? TLC is silent on this
subject so if you have an opinion -- its an OPINION!
I note that this week's S@H phone specials included the Imperial Flagship
#6271. Apparently some people got in on this deal. I hope it was the many
and not just the few (Tom?). That has been my ONLY point. I happen to have
an Imperial Flagship, so the fact that I missed out is of no consequence. I
just hope that other fans that don't even have that first one were able to
pick it up. MISB at $55 is a great deal. Having looked up what it was, I
wish the Nebual Outposts had been offered this week too, instead of just all
of them being handed over to Larry P. I happen to not have even one, and
obtaing one would have been nice for me.
The S@H Phone Specials are listed by Mike Stanley and Tom Stangl -- and at
this point it looks like its Tom's baby. I think this is a generous gesture
on the part of these guys -- and I never said it wasn't. I just wonder why
TLC doesn't set this up on its own site so that everyone can log in at 7 am on
Monday morning and see what is being offered this week. That way there would
be no favoritism.
Fairness is all I wanted. The people who freaked out about it must want
something else.
-- Richard
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Message has 8 Replies:
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| (...) How is there any favoritism on the part of S@H? Anyone can call S@H herself at 7 am on Monday if she really wants to know what the specials are before Tom posts them to LUGNET. It probably takes more time to update the site than it does to (...) (25 years ago, 28-Mar-00, to lugnet.dear-lego) !
| | | Re: Lego Direct (was Re: Georgia LEGO Outlet is Cool!)
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| (...) Note: Larry has every right to buy any set he wants to in any quantity he wants to...if he can get 10,000,000 of a set, wants them and can pay for them, then that is _his_ business. Not yours. So, he happened to take the Nebula Outposts when (...) (25 years ago, 28-Mar-00, to lugnet.dear-lego) !
| | | Re: Lego Direct (was Re: Georgia LEGO Outlet is Cool!)
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| (...) So, be constructive (like I'm trying to be... it's yet to see how successful I'll be). How would you suggest LEGO gives fans more equal access to stock, while being able to maintain their bottom line? I'm assuming no one here wants LEGO out of (...) (25 years ago, 28-Mar-00, to lugnet.dear-lego)
| | | Re: Lego Direct (was Re: Georgia LEGO Outlet is Cool!)
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| (...) S@H has at no time showed any favoritism other than "first come, first served". Why are you bringing them into this? (...) I think you're confusing S@H with the Outlet Stores. They are not the same thing at all. (...) Again, *what* favoritism? (...) (25 years ago, 28-Mar-00, to lugnet.dear-lego)
| | | Re: Lego Direct (was Re: Georgia LEGO Outlet is Cool!)
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| (...) Sometimes, all you have to do is ask nicely and you find that people will make sure you get something you'd like but missed out on. Sometimes you don't even have to ask - they just offer, seeing the need. I've been on both sides of that sort (...) (25 years ago, 28-Mar-00, to lugnet.dear-lego)
| | | Re: Lego Direct (was Re: Georgia LEGO Outlet is Cool!)
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| (...) Favoritism? Get a clue, pal. I stopped doing the S@H specials a while back because my job changed from being light in the morning to hectic and I couldn't put in the WORK of calling, collecting the data, making all the links, etc by hand (this (...) (25 years ago, 28-Mar-00, to lugnet.dear-lego) !
| | | Re: Lego Direct (was Re: Georgia LEGO Outlet is Cool!)
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| "RICHARD MARCHETTI" <blueofnoon@aol.com> wrote in message news:Fs5CLB.7xG@lugnet.com... [ ... snip ... ] (...) many (...) have (...) I (...) all (...) I have been to the Georgia Outlet store in person once and purchased over the phone twice. There (...) (25 years ago, 29-Mar-00, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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