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Re: Lego Top Seller Data
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lugnet.general
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Tue, 8 May 2007 00:55:00 GMT
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In lugnet.general, Joe Meno wrote:
> This is really fascinating to look at - I am surprised at the staying power
> of Cafe Corner.
Actually, the inspiration for this little chart was Cafe Corner-- I wish I had
started gathering data just a couple days earlier, when Cafe Corner first
appeared on the list. I never expected it to last as long as as it has,
especially considering some of the other top sellers which have had a couple
weeks or so, then wandered back off the list.
Since I started gathering data (8 weeks ago now), Cafe Corner has been ranked on
average 8.6 (place-wise), which is the 6th highest of any of the sets that have
made it to the top 25. I've kept waiting for it to drop off the list, but
instead, it's gotten higher! It's now at the number 3 spot, which is higher than
it's ever gotten before!
> But I'm also a little curious about what happened with the Hobby Train.
The Hobby Train had about a 10-day run on the top 25 list, which is pretty good,
actually. I keep having to remind myself of that-- even the lowest set in my
statistics STILL made it to the top 25 list, and that's significant!
http://24.39.12.58/~dave/cgi/top_sell_form.cgi?highlight=K10183&min_time=1173733324&max_time=1176263999&view=1
My guess is that the Hobby Train's sales probably more closely represent AFOL
purchasing, whereas Cafe Corner's sales probably represent sales from markets
other than just the frothing fans. But that's just a guess.
Unfortunately, the Top Seller data is the best data we in the fan community can
get. We have no way of knowing *how* well a set is selling. A 3rd place set
might be outselling the 4th place set by 1 copy, or by 10,000 copies. It's only
relative data. But it's still interesting nonetheless!
DaveE
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Message has 2 Replies:
 | | Re: Lego Top Seller Data
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| (...) I wonder if this staying power of Cafe Corner ties to the recent mailing from S@H of a catalogue with the set prominantly displayed on the back. I only got the catalogue last week, and surely there are dozens of people who don't learn of these (...) (18 years ago, 8-May-07, to lugnet.general, FTX)
| | | Re: Lego Top Seller Data
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| (...) That's one of the things about this chart that has my attention - it is surprising in quite a few ways in showing what has gotten 'hot.' (...) Thanks for posting the link there - I couldn't seem to find the order window for the Hobby Train. (...) (18 years ago, 8-May-07, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Lego Top Seller Data
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| (...) This is really fascinating to look at - I am surprised at the staying power of Cafe Corner. But I'm also a little curious about what happened with the Hobby Train. Joe (18 years ago, 7-May-07, to lugnet.general)
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