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Re: TLG investigation
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lugnet.general
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Mon, 15 Feb 1999 20:39:47 GMT
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In lugnet.general, markt@lynx.bc.ca (Mark Tarrabain) writes:
> Steve Scott wrote:
> > If I was a Lego retailer, I would object to TLG selling direct to a group
> > of people who have the means to sub-distribute (via the web) at a profit.
> > Who's to say that any product sold to RTL'ers won't find it's way back on
> > to the open market at a profit.
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> This shouldn't be an issue. TLG can easily have a requirement of membership
> in the club that the goods purchased are not allowed to be sold through any
> other mass-marketing channels at a profit.
What would it take for them to police/enforce such a requirement?
> Further, there could be little incentive
> for a person to purchase from any individuals who were to try this because
> they can easily become members in the club themselves and get discounts
> directly from LEGO.
What if someone wanted to buy 500 gray 2x4 bricks and there was a minimum
purchase requirement of 10,000?
--Todd
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Message has 2 Replies:
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| (...) Well, for one thing, memberships would only be available to individuals, not corporations. Although this wouldn't necessarily stop a person from doing this altogether, it would put a cap on the amount of profit that they would be allowed to (...) (28 years ago, 15-Feb-99, to lugnet.general)
| | | Re: TLG investigation
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| (...) And why would having a few thousand of, say, any particular part stop the sale of sets? Anyway, if sets generally have costs /part of $.10-$.20, Why not make the bulk ordering service at $.25/piece, for the medium-hard-to-get pieces, $.50-$1 (...) (28 years ago, 15-Feb-99, to lugnet.general)
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| (...) I used to work in the toy department of a large department store. The markup on almost all of our stuff between our cost and final retail price was about 100%. Some was even more. (...) This shouldn't be an issue. TLG can easily have a (...) (28 years ago, 15-Feb-99, to lugnet.general)
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