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Re: Why the early end to 10040 Black Seas Barracuda?
Newsgroups: 
lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.pirates
Date: 
Tue, 16 Mar 2004 20:35:12 GMT
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In lugnet.dear-lego, Bill Vollbrecht wrote:
> In lugnet.dear-lego, Christopher Wiggenhorn wrote:
> > I just noticed tonight that the 10040 is listed as sold out (as opposed to being
> > on back order, which would give me a ray of hope).  It was my understanding that
> > Legends were intended to be long-running releases (see
> > http://news.lugnet.com/lego/announce/?n=38).
> > 
> > Based on http://news.lugnet.com/lego/direct/?n=5237 and
> > http://news.lugnet.com/pirates/?n=3676 it would seem that was available at most
> > 15-16 months.  With most releases sticking around for at least 2 years, this
> > caught me off guard.
> > 
> > -Christopher
> 
> I would guess the main reason would be it isn't selling! No matter how desired a
> product once was, eventually the sales peter out (Hogwarts Castle for historical
> reference).

At least for the store I work in, that would be false. We have a waiting list of
about 30 people for the Barracuda, and only rumors whether it is on order or
discontinued.

-Tim



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  Re: Why the early end to 10040 Black Seas Barracuda?
 
(...) I would guess the main reason would be it isn't selling! No matter how desired a product once was, eventually the sales peter out (Hogwarts Castle for historical reference). Add to that the color change, they would have to produce all of the (...) (23 years ago, 16-Mar-04, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.pirates)

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