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Re: most popular sets
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lugnet.general
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Thu, 6 Jun 2002 16:51:01 GMT
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In lugnet.general, David Eaton writes:
> In lugnet.general, Tim David writes:
> > I was having a look at the statistics based on the set references. Nearly
> > all the sets owned by the most people are starwars, the first non-starwars
> > set is about 18th. Obviously this list could be biased by the fact that the
> > people buying starwars are the ones that fill the information in but
> > interesting never the less.
> > tim
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> Probably a few things:
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> - I know some people just don't have good records of their sets-- hence
> they'll fill in sets they buy as they buy them, but don't retro-fill sets
> they've bought in the past. Hence, bonus points for current themes.
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> - Star Wars stuff is really useful for just about anything. Unlike many
> other Lego themes, the parts are good for trains, castle, space, town,
> technic, etc. Lots of generic, but useful parts. Also a generally good price
> per piece count.
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> - The Star Wars line is one of the largest for its lifespan. 62 sets in 4
> years. I think that's probably a theme record (heck, it *almost* beats out
> the pirate line, and that ran for 9 years). So there's a lot *to* own.
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> - It's a long-lived theme for today's market. Lots of themes get released
> once, then they're done. They still sell in stores and appear in catalogs
> for 3 years, but after that they're no longer considered part of the lineup.
> So people who got into Lego now might find it harder to collect Knight's
> Kingdom or Arctic sets, but could still readily find SW sets.
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> - Lots of AFOLs were once Star Wars fans as kids, and for some, it's what
> brought them back into Lego building. So it's got plenty of appeal as a line
> in and of itself, and being recent, lots of AFOLs still have a chance to buy
> them by the boatload, versus other themes (particularly older ones) which
> aren't necessarily as available.
>
> DaveE
One other point is the amount of sets that were packaged in well priced
combo packs that subsequently were discounted. I mean I would not own 7
7150's if I didn't get them for less than $25.00 CDN each.
Jude
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