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Re: TLG investigation
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lugnet.general
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Mon, 15 Feb 1999 23:06:51 GMT
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In lugnet.general, markt@lynx.bc.ca (Mark Tarrabain) writes:
> > 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.
> > >
> > > 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?
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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 make, since the federal government does not allow individuals to bring in more
> than a certain amount of money per year without having to become a licensed
> business.
How far does that go toward stopping an individual from buying $25,000 in
bulk bricks and reselling these to a local toystore for $25,250? (The
profit is only $250 on the transaction. Not bad for about 1 hour of work.
:-)
Any restriction limiting purchases to individuals only (and not to
corporations) would immediately create a demand for middlemen to launder the
purchases for the corporations.
I don't see how it could be policed or enforced. Or even detected.
--Todd
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| (...) That's only 1% profit. Who's going to bother spending that kind of money to make so little? Further, I would never suggest that TLG charge club members prices that are below what retailers could get their stuff for. I, for one, would be quite (...) (25 years ago, 15-Feb-99, to lugnet.general)
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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 (...) (25 years ago, 15-Feb-99, to lugnet.general)
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