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 Dear LEGO / 4705
    Re: The Bar Does Not Go Down —Jeff Findley
   (...) They were "following the trends in the children's toy market". Look at Pokemon, Power Rangers, and the like. Enormous success stories with incredible revenue from toys over the years. The stinking Pokemon toy market won't die! My kids bought (...) (21 years ago, 10-May-04, to lugnet.dear-lego)  
   
        Re: The Bar Does Not Go Down —Al Broussard
     (...) I agree with most of the replys. As a 42 year old AFOL, I see what some of the kids are looking at. They see these hugh sets made by other companies like Mega___--, it hurts to even type the name. Lego needs to make more sets to compete with (...) (21 years ago, 10-May-04, to lugnet.dear-lego)
    
         Re: The Bar Does Not Go Down —David Laswell
     (...) The most important word there is "quality". TLC uses ABS, while MB uses polystyrene. ABS is styrene with a couple of additives that make it a lot stronger, but also more expensive. The higher cost of the sets is partly due to the higher cost (...) (21 years ago, 10-May-04, to lugnet.dear-lego)
    
         Re: The Bar Does Not Go Down —Jindrich Kubec
     (...) IMO They did lose because they were not selling ENOUGH, not because their prices were too lower to cover costs. There is always a possibility (no certainty) that lower price will generate higher sales. The cheap Bionicle stuff is the only (...) (21 years ago, 11-May-04, to lugnet.dear-lego)
   
        Re: The Bar Does Not Go Down —James Stacey
   I'm a citizen of Legoland travellin' Incommunicado "Jeff Findley" <jeff.findley@rmspam...mspam.com> wrote in message news:HxI8rG.FA9@lugnet.com... <snip> (...) revenue (...) kids (...) could (...) They (...) Good points but you have to appreciate (...) (21 years ago, 11-May-04, to lugnet.dear-lego)
 

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