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Famous planes vs. Republic Gunship
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lugnet.general
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Mon, 1 Jul 2002 16:36:35 GMT
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Heya all,
how is it possible that the Famous planes set (offered by LEGO S&H) is
cheapper than the Republic Gunship ? The Republic Gunship is crap and it's
more expansive...
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Message has 3 Replies: ![](/news/x.gif) | | Re: Famous planes vs. Republic Gunship
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| (...) The first thing that comes to my mind is: In-house design vs. having to repay licensing fees. The Star Wars license could not have come cheaply. My personal feeling is that there my be a need, from an accounting perspective, to recoup these (...) (22 years ago, 1-Jul-02, to lugnet.general)
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| (...) While I do not think the Republic Gunship is crap.... It is probably more expensive because it is a licensed product from Lucas Films. Lego probably pays 5-15%** or more for every thing they make.. Ken **Based on information for other (...) (22 years ago, 1-Jul-02, to lugnet.general)
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| (...) No doubt the licence fees have something to do with it, but also: It is likely that the Famous Planes set is able to be offered more cheaply because the costs of sales and distribution are considerably lower when offered directly rather than (...) (22 years ago, 2-Jul-02, to lugnet.general)
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