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Bulk Sets (was: Re: How about "Technic Tubs" ?)
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lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.technic
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Fri, 12 Oct 2001 21:28:41 GMT
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In lugnet.dear-lego, William R. Ward writes:
> I'm pretty sure they were intended to compete with MegaBlox which had
> been producing similar tubs at similarly cut-rate prices. Lego's 3033
> (just about?) completely annihilated the competition. Now that there
> is no competition for that (I don't think MegaBlox makes them anymore)
> Lego can safely discontinue the blue tubs, which were probably not
> profitable at only $19.95 (when you include the costs of distribution,
> etc.).
That's a shame. I consider the Blue Tub (3033) a staple set amongst AFOLs
everywhere. Their content is just too essential to our building needs. Even
if you only use 50% of the bricks, it's still worth the $20 price (comparing
it to bulk bricks at S@H).
> My guess would be at least $50 for any kind of blue-tub-like quantity
> of Lego, perhaps even more for Technic.
If Lego ever produced another set like the 3033, I think $50 would be more
reasonable (given that the content is different). I think people would pay a
lot more for a 1200 piece tub of plates, technic bricks, or earth-tone bricks.
Given the current selection of Technic sets, I think a bulk set of basic
Technic parts is necessary. Leave out the styling panels and all the other
useless parts that dominate existing Technic sets. Just offer the plain,
basic "building blocks" of Technic.
Has anyone heard anything about a "sculptures kit"? I seem to remember
reading something a while back about Lego offering bulk sets of bricks and
plates for the purpose of sculpture building. That would be a step in the
right direction.
TJ
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