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In lugnet.general, Michael Hall wrote:
> I just got back from my local toy store (I won’t
> name which one yet) and was told that I couldn’t by large amounts of Lego
> from them anymore. This seemed really odd to me. I’m friendly with everyone
> in the store and know most of them on a first name basis. The assistant
> manager was really annoyed because I spend any where from $500-$1500 a week
> in the store. She said she was told by her district manager that she could be
> accused of being my distributor. I have his phone number and have tried
> calling him, but haven’t gotten a response.
>
> What really gets me is that while I do part out and sell some of the parts I
> buy, at least half of it I keep for myself and my boys. I pay full retail and
> don’t get a discount from them, so I don’t know why they would turn away a
> good paying customer.
Wow, that's CRAZY. I guess maybe I could see them worried about the stocking
situation-- since IIRC Toys R Us managers can't control their inventory, they
just get what's sent to them (assuming this is TRU or some store with a similar
policy). Keeping the shelves stocked so they're presentable IS a valid concern,
after all. But seriously-- they're *begging* for you to shop elsewhere.
And where being a distributer goes, shouldn't that be Lego's concern? Lego does
admittedly have strict policies about who's allowed to sell their sets in a
retail-type environment, but I don't think there's anything they can do if
you're selling them secondhand. Nor should the store you're buying them from be
on the hook since they're not required to inquire the purposes for your
purchases (say THAT 3 times fast!).
Did they say how much you ARE allowed to buy at a time? If you came in every 2
hours and bought a set, would that be any better? Or if you waited a month and
then bought 200 sets at once?
Legally, I guess they *can* choose not to sell to you for no reason at all, just
like Vegas casinos can choose not to let you play if you're winning too much and
they suspect you of cheating. But seriously, to me that just sounds ridiculous.
DaveE
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| Okay, here’s a kicker for you and I’m wondering if anything like this has happened to anyone else. I just got back from my local toy store (I won’t name which one yet) and was told that I couldn’t by large amounts of Lego from them anymore. This (...) (20 years ago, 28-Dec-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.market.shopping) !
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