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Re: Is "traditional" Technic being killed off?
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lugnet.technic, lugnet.dear-lego
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Mon, 18 Feb 2002 17:36:26 GMT
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On Mon, 18 Feb 2002 08:05:34 GMT, "Steven lane" <steveroblane@aol.com>
wrote:
> In lugnet.technic, John Heins writes:
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> > I hate to say it but it seems that TLC is once again shooting themselves in
> > the foot here. There's a large market in old large Technic sets - trading
> > at far above their original prices. I suppose that the only hope here is if
> > Lego Direct makes a move to support this market. THey HAVE re-released a
> > few sets (which seem to sell out quite quickly) but their efforts seem to be
> > fighting the tide. But then maybe this is the best way to sell such sets.
> > Mass market outlets are NOT good for large expensive sets - especially in
> > the new wimpy packaging.
> >
> > The irony in all this can be seen in ANY big box store. I was in a few Toys
> > R Us over the past week. THe large Technic Star Wars sets are getting
> > marked down - though all are beat to hell and resealed. Every single one of
> > the large ($119) 4x4 boxes were open on the shelves. This scenario cannot
> > be profitable for TRU. In contrast, just TRY to find one of the Pirate
> > series sets.
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> I'd buy sets contained in a sturdy brown cardboard box made of recycled
> materials with just a bar code on it if it meant I got the parts. This would
> be from online sellers of course like TRU's web site, Lego woudn't want
> these packs on shop shelves. You'd just need to tape it shut and stick on a
> mailing label and it would be ready for the post. That would give you
> minimal costs and handling and make the whole venture more profitable and
> therefore more worthwhile to Lego.
Agreed.
Luckily I have quite a collection of beams and such already and LEGO
should last forever so I'm set. It's still a sad sad thing that is
going on :(
/Tobbe
http://www.arnesson.nu/lotek/
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