Dear LEGO : 907


Dear LEGO / 907

Re: Cataolgs, Justus and Lego —Kevin Loch

(...) The pre-1997 (or more specifically not in current retail assortment) restriction on my website is not rediculous and definately _NOT_ imposed on me. I have said this a thousand times privately and publicly. When I started the site, outside of (...) (25 years ago, 19-Dec-99, to lugnet.dear-lego)

Re: Catalogs, Justus and Lego —John Neal

Kevin Loch wrote: <snip> (...) I did. See earlier post. (...) I didn't. (...) Kevin, in light of Brad's latest post, why continue your policy to not publish current instructions? Just wondering. -John (...) (25 years ago, 19-Dec-99, to lugnet.dear-lego)

Re: Catalogs, Justus and Lego —John DiRienzo

John Neal wrote in message <385C79AE.8C1BD78D@u...st.net>... (...) current (...) publish (...) John, I think that is a bad idea. It seems to me that Brad typed too fast for his own good. I don't think TLG would like us scanning and sharing current (...) (25 years ago, 19-Dec-99, to lugnet.dear-lego)

Re: Catalogs, Justus and Lego —Lawrence Wilkes

(...) I am not sure that instructions scans would hurt their business. They dont sell instructions (though you might want to argue that are part of the set inventory I suppose) How would it hurt their business? 1. People making up the sets from the (...) (25 years ago, 19-Dec-99, to lugnet.dear-lego)

Re: Catalogs, Justus and Lego —Will Hess

(...) of (...) I'll put my .02 in... (...) sets (...) sets (...) The economic sense is that if you can acquire parts in bulk (and I mean really obscene amounts here) you could undercut TLC's pricing and still make a decent profit. (...) This is (...) (25 years ago, 19-Dec-99, to lugnet.dear-lego)

Re: Catalogs, Justus and Lego —Will Hess

Doh! NLP means Non-Lego Parent. Will Visit the Lego Beach Fire and Rescue Service (URL) (25 years ago, 19-Dec-99, to lugnet.dear-lego)

Re: Catalogs, Justus and Lego —Tom Stangl

(...) Bull ;-) TLC will just price the bulk pieces high enough so that this is not economically viable. I just can't imagin them selling bulk parts for less than $.10-.20 on average, as that is what they cost in sets these days. -- Tom Stangl (...) (25 years ago, 19-Dec-99, to lugnet.dear-lego)

Re: Catalogs, Justus and Lego —Jasper Janssen

(...) Exactly why do you see bulk parts sales (and for special, one-in-one-set pieces we're still only talking about maybe a few thousand copies, remember) as being cheap enough for that? I doubt the basic bricks will dip significantly belowe bucket (...) (25 years ago, 19-Dec-99, to lugnet.dear-lego)

Re: Catalogs, Justus and Lego —Jeff Thompson

(...) Won't happen. LEGO won't sell to us at a price that would allow us to build our own X-Wing sets (for example) more cheaply than we can buy them from Walmart. Depend on that. They won't have every piece available for sale, and they won't be (...) (25 years ago, 19-Dec-99, to lugnet.dear-lego)

Re: Catalogs, Justus and Lego —Will Hess

(...) other (...) current (...) make (...) It appears that I have stirred up quite the hornets nest with this quote, so let me clarify some things. I do not think that such a practice is practical, but it is possible. Those who say that TLC would (...) (25 years ago, 19-Dec-99, to lugnet.dear-lego)

Re: Catalogs, Justus and Lego —Jasper Janssen

(...) Ah, but the thing is, except for second-hand, we'll never be able to undercut Lego from the things _new_: bulk parts, and the hypothetical free copying of current instructions. You see, Set-breakers exist now. What do you think they do with (...) (25 years ago, 20-Dec-99, to lugnet.dear-lego)

Re: Catalogs, Justus and Lego —Kevin Wilson

(...) Well personally, I havea large stack of them in my closet because I can't be bothered to list them in order to sell them! Kevin (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.dear-lego)

Re: Catalogs, Justus and Lego —Mike Stanley

(...) Throw them away. (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.dear-lego)

Re: Catalogs, Justus and Lego —Will Hess

(...) I believe that they have spoken, but the original discussion wasn't hard copies of instructions...it was scans of instructions for sets in the current catalog, and how this might have an adverse effect on TLC. Man...that's what my English (...) (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.dear-lego)

Re: Catalogs, Justus and Lego —Steve Bliss

(...) Use 'em for packing material. Steve (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.dear-lego)

Re: Catalogs, Justus and Lego —Mike Stanley

(...) That too, if I can find my shredder. (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.dear-lego)

Re: Catalogs, Justus and Lego —Richard Marchetti

(...) I see "limited extracts." What are you seeing? Both of these words would seem to me to have the effect of reducing the scope of what should be published by anyone but LEGO -- and maybe even including old instructional booklets. When I read (...) (25 years ago, 19-Dec-99, to lugnet.dear-lego)

Re: Catalogs, Justus and Lego —Kevin Loch

(...) A complete analysis of "limited extracts" as it applies to brickshelf is an extremely complex matter that need not be discussed here. Suffice to say that the site has been in operation for almost 2 years and "limited extracts" has always been (...) (25 years ago, 19-Dec-99, to lugnet.dear-lego)

Re: Cataolgs, Justus and Lego —Tony Kilaras

Kevin Loch wrote in message ... (...) to (...) started (...) I (...) faith (...) been (...) point. (...) current (...) That's fine. My point was that it's a shame there has to be any restriction at all. Why doesn't Lego get serious about supporting (...) (25 years ago, 19-Dec-99, to lugnet.dear-lego)