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Re: WHY?!?!?!
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Date: 
Tue, 6 May 2003 13:09:41 GMT
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"Steven lane" <steveroblane@aol.com> wrote in message
news:HEGtG4.11G9@lugnet.com...
In lugnet.dear-lego, James Stacey writes:
Why did you ever discontue some really great loved-by-children (like me • :)
pieces and sets? Like the 1994-1996 Town > Race/Rescue sets like 6337, • 6335,
6598, 6625, etc. And the 1997-1998 Space > UFO/Insectoids?

Lego sets have an average life of 2 years, then they make way for new
sets/new lines. If the line does well, more sets follow. The sheer amount • of
UFO and Insectoids sets I saw getting reduced down to virtually nothing • in a
vain attempt to shift them (I got one of the £70 sets for £15) says to me
that maybe not everyone liked them ;)

Thats because they we're pants! (that's underwear to any non-brits :-)

Steve

I do admit I felt slightly ripped off for paying £15
--
James Stacey
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Lugnet Member #925
I'm a citizen of Legoland travellin' Incommunicado



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(...) Oh. I never really thought about that. I've seen many auctions for 6979 MISB that ended $12-36 USD. Too bad they were all from Europe and I didn't wanna have to pay the expensive shipping costs. Anyway, I still don't know about juniorization (...) (22 years ago, 10-May-03, to lugnet.dear-lego)

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(...) Thats because they we're pants! (that's underwear to any non-brits :-) Steve (22 years ago, 6-May-03, to lugnet.dear-lego)

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