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Re: TLG investigation
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Sun, 14 Feb 1999 16:56:50 GMT
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Richard,
You'll have to excuse me (I'm from the US), but isn't the Euro going to
take care of that eventually, or is it still a long way off?
Scott Sanburn
Richard Dee wrote:
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> On Sun, 14 Feb 1999 03:18:25 GMT, Mark Tarrabain uttered the following
> profundities...
> > Greg Bevington wrote:
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> > > Bulk orders of peices for the actual price they cost to produce (we would all
> > > be able to afford thousands then) for members only.
> >
> > Uh... I don't work for TLG, of course, but I can be pretty sure that this ain't
> > gonna happen. Unless you're on the payroll of a company, it's not very realistic
> > to expect them to supply you with stuff at their cost. Certainly a much lower
> > markup than what they normally put on it would be sufficient.
> >
> > > > Mark
> IF a bulk ordering service were to be made available, and I
> really hope that it is, it is more than likely that they
> would be priced at a premium. That way it would not be cheaper
> to buy the pieces to a particular set as bulk, and thereby
> purchase a set for cheaper than its RRP. You would more than
> likely end up paying 10-25% premium. If they were to offer it
> at or less than set RRP, their sets sales would just stop.
>
> I would like to see a pan-European bulk ordering service
> become available. By pan-European, I mean that the price of
> a brick should be the same, whether you buy it in the UK or
> Italy, Ireland or Germany. The only difference in price to
> the end-user should be shipping. But that will never happen.
> UK-purchased items always seem to command a premium due to
> the market seeming to be able to bear higher prices. (e.g.
> Silhouette Ruling. Courts and laws designed to protect
> the manufacturers, at the expense of the consumer. Free
> license to rip us off!!)
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| (...) For those of us who think 2002 is a long way off, yes :) But the point is more or less that it doesn't matter whether it's in euros or in pounds or guilders or what-have-you: They can still charge more euros in england than somewhere else, (...) (26 years ago, 14-Feb-99, to lugnet.general)
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| On Sun, 14 Feb 1999 16:56:50 GMT, Scott Edward Sanburn uttered the following profundities... (...) Our political parties are still tearing their guts out over the issue. Despite the fact that it is the best thing for everyone (60% or more of our (...) (26 years ago, 15-Feb-99, to lugnet.general)
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| On Sun, 14 Feb 1999 03:18:25 GMT, Mark Tarrabain uttered the following profundities... (...) IF a bulk ordering service were to be made available, and I really hope that it is, it is more than likely that they would be priced at a premium. That way (...) (26 years ago, 14-Feb-99, to lugnet.general)
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