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Subject:	Re: Is "traditional" Technic being killed off?
Newsgroups:	lugnet.technic, lugnet.dear-lego
Date:	Mon, 18 Feb 2002 18:08:09 GMT
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In lugnet.technic, Steven Lane writes: > 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 ... 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. This is baseless. I suspect Lego's internal production lines are not exactly primed for this. I.e. costs for putting together old Technic sets might be very high, for all I know. Furthermore, Lego representatives have pointed out on several occassions that the adult builders represent a tiny fraction of their market. What you, me and a reduced number of other Technicheads would buy is basically irrelevant. Not that I don't conmiserate, but to think that Lego is obviously missing out is maybe awarding ourselves too much importance in the grand scale of the Lego universe.

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		Re: Is "traditional" Technic being killed off?
(...) Your argument is just as baseless as mine. Putting together (packing) an old Technic set would only cost more because they used to use more bricks (using value as a comparison). And I never actually mentioned old sets in my post. (...) My (...) (23 years ago, 18-Feb-02, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.dear-lego)

		Re: Is "traditional" Technic being killed off?
(...) I beg to object. The sheer $ amount spent by adult builders - not to mention the "missionary/salesman" aspect in promoting Lego products to others SHOULD be of SUBSTANTIAL interest to LEGO. I know that my own purchases (insane as they are) are (...) (23 years ago, 19-Feb-02, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.dear-lego)

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		Re: Is "traditional" Technic being killed off?
(...) 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 (...) (23 years ago, 18-Feb-02, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.dear-lego)

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