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Re: Catalogs, Justus and Lego
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lugnet.dear-lego
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Sun, 19 Dec 1999 18:24:56 GMT
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Will Hess wrote:
> > 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?
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> I'll put my .02 in...
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> > 1. People making up the sets from the instructions using parts from other • sets
> > and then sell them? Where is the economic sense in that? They are current • sets
> > remember.
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> 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.
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.
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