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Re: Catalogs, Justus and Lego
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lugnet.dear-lego
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Mon, 20 Dec 1999 23:42:20 GMT
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On Sun, 19 Dec 1999 23:10:31 GMT, "Will Hess" <willhess@simflex.com>
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> > I'll put my .02 in...
> > 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.
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> 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 price parts to
> make this even more improbable are right...but TLC isn't the only (bulk
> parts) game in town! Can you say set-breakers (JABA, etc), clearance sales,
> and even used lots from eBay?
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> Does this post make four cents?
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 the
instructions?
Jasper
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| (...) 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)
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| (...) 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)
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