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Re: Lego prices?
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lugnet.general
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Wed, 14 Jan 2004 15:19:34 GMT
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Don Heyse wrote:
> Who's restricting your access to the clone bricks, the government?
Weeeeelll... Yes and No. It is basically a patent issue handled by a
certain danish company that prevents clones and therefor competition in
the european markets. If you violate the patents, the courts get
involved, so if seen from a certain angle, yes, it's the gouvernments
fault ;-)
Yours, Christian
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| (...) That could go a long way to explaining your price differences. Government supported monopolies always charge higher prices because they can. Around here, the lower priced clones seem to get about equal shelf space, which exerts a significant (...) (20 years ago, 14-Jan-04, to lugnet.general)
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| (...) That's interesting. So, in the EU the tax is included in the price tag/sticker, but disclosed in the receipt? Things tend to be a bit more dynamic here in the US so that's not as easy to implement. The sales taxes actually vary from state to (...) (20 years ago, 14-Jan-04, to lugnet.general)
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