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Subject:	All this fuss about service packs and accessories
Newsgroups:	lugnet.general, lugnet.lego.direct
Date:	Sat, 5 May 2001 07:44:00 GMT
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Funny, but with all the fuss on lugnet these last couple of days about shop.lego.com in Europe selling old service packs and stuff, and demands that lego do same in USA, or start making them again, I have to observe that the reason they stopped selling them in the first place is because no one bought them (and the same reason they still have all these sets left over too). Is the fuss just a few people who crave these pieces, or is there genuine demand? If there is a demand - why wasn't it there less than 2 yeas ago when they stopped selling them? Why will it suddenly grow now? Is the fuss just because of the highish prices some of these things can go for on ebay, and people seeing dollar signs, or just want to collect for rarity value, or do they have need for the sets? In reality these parts on ebay reflect very few people selling to very few people - the prices might be high - but thats because they are collectors. It doesnt reflect a mass market for this stuff. Sorry, but a couple of dozen folks demanding this stuff on lugnet does not a market make - certainly not enough to fire up production lines Before anyone asks, I confess to having bought very few of these sets and only the parts I needed for some mocs I have in mind or under construction. regards lawrence

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		Re: All this fuss about service packs and accessories
(...) Huh? I fail to see any reason for them not to keep listing the accessory packs in the catalogue until they are sold out (what's it take up , an inch or two per item?). You are asserting that they pulled these packs from sale so they could do (...) (24 years ago, 5-May-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego.direct)

		Re: All this fuss about service packs and accessories
(...) Agreed. You can't turn a profit if no one is buying your goods. However, I feel that what is offered to Lego customers in Europe should be available to Lego customers elsewhere in the world. If it costs a little extra to ship to the US, then (...) (24 years ago, 5-May-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego.direct)

		Re: All this fuss about service packs and accessories
(...) They whole reaseon that I never ordered before when they were available waay back when they were "new" was that I did not have the available cash or a general trust in mail ordering from Shop @ Home. When the 1999 assortment hit, I became a (...) (24 years ago, 5-May-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego.direct)

		Re: All this fuss about service packs and accessories
(...) I'm sure I'm not the only castle fan who was really brought out of their Dark Ages (in my case, since 1984) due to the introduction of the Star Wars line, just as Castle was slipping into it's "mini-ice age." The only Castle I saw on the (...) (24 years ago, 5-May-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego.direct)

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