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Re: From Mike Walsh
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lugnet.events.brickfest
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Sun, 15 Jul 2001 03:07:28 GMT
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In lugnet.events.brickfest, Kevin Wilson writes:
> > were answered as "we are aware of the irregularities in the line, we are
> > looking to expand it. There is an upper limit on the total number of items
> > we can offer at one time. We also are constrained by needing to leverage
> > what is in production already to get the parts that comprise the pack"
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> Uh oh. That sounds to me like, to get new stuff in they are going to have to
> drop some existing stuff out (once the limit is reached, whatever it is).
> IOW, buy what you need before it disappears, and if you don't realise you
> need it till it's gone, bad luck :-(
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> Kevin
I have always envisioned that this is how the bulk offering would work. Items
would be made available for 12 months or so to be replaced with new offerings.
We cannot expect Lego to warehouse hundreds of bulk products and continue to
add more selections. Items will have to be purged from the product roster in
order to maintain profitability. Similar to Lego retail products.
__Kevin Salm__
....wishing I was as Brickfest right now....
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 | | Re: From Mike Walsh
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| (...) Yes, this would be what we expect. A potential problem, however, is the current lack of information available from TLC[1]. It would be reasonable to assume that some bulk parts will be perennials[2], while others will have limited stock[3] or (...) (23 years ago, 15-Jul-01, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | Re: From Mike Walsh
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| (...) Uh oh. That sounds to me like, to get new stuff in they are going to have to drop some existing stuff out (once the limit is reached, whatever it is). IOW, buy what you need before it disappears, and if you don't realise you need it till it's (...) (23 years ago, 15-Jul-01, to lugnet.events.brickfest)
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