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Subject: 
Re: Bulk Ordering - Secrets Revealed.
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lugnet.general
Date: 
Wed, 20 Sep 2000 03:23:40 GMT
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MATTDM@MATTDM.ihatespamORG
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Frank Filz <ffilz@mindspring.com> wrote:
> result in it even being possible that the LEGO mold costs LESS than the mold
> Robert describes. That would also suggest some of why the sets with SPUDs cost
> significantly more, they don't get the same volume efficiencies in the whole
> molding process.

Which begs the question: why not make less SPUDs?

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  Re: Bulk Ordering - Secrets Revealed.
 
(...) cost (...) Because they believe (and I partially agree) that SPUDs can allow them to produce sets which have more substance to them (in the form of larger constructions) for a given production cost. Take a triangular BURP for example, to build (...) (26 years ago, 20-Sep-00, to lugnet.general)

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  Re: Bulk Ordering - Secrets Revealed.
 
(...) Somehow I doubt it. If it actually cost a penny a brick for the MOLD, there is no way that the cost per part for a set would be 10-20 cents, and certainly no way that you could sell tubs for close to a penny a part. What's possible is that the (...) (26 years ago, 20-Sep-00, to lugnet.general)

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