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Re: new sculpture set #3451 Sopwith Camel!!!!
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lugnet.general
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Fri, 11 May 2001 16:57:47 GMT
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In lugnet.general, Timothy D. Freshly wrote:
[about the Sopwith Camel Biplane]
> $0.0867 per piece. Not bad considering that most retail sets today are way
> over $0.10 per piece. I guess this reflects the reduced cost involved with
> direct ordering (little or no marketing costs, minimal box design, etc.).
And a few other cost-saving bits:
- no new part molds were created (I'm pretty confident about this one)
- it's only a single model, not a complete theme
- it probably contains a fairly high percentage of regular bricks,
compared to retail sets.
:)
Steve
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 | | Re: new sculpture set #3451 Sopwith Camel!!!!
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| (...) The wholesale price of the 4 chrome castle sets is about $1.20 USD. KB sells them for 4.99. That is about a 75 percent markup after TLC takes its profit on the set. When buying Lego brand products most of the cost is simply for the brand name. (...) (24 years ago, 11-May-01, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: new sculpture set #3451 Sopwith Camel!!!!
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| "Duane Hess" <DNJHESS@ZDNETMAIL.COM> wrote in message news:GD2r3x.2HD@lugnet.com... (...) red (...) I (...) I (...) $0.0867 per piece. Not bad considering that most retail sets today are way over $0.10 per piece. I guess this reflects the reduced (...) (24 years ago, 11-May-01, to lugnet.general)
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