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Re: "Lego Minifigures"?
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lugnet.general
Date: 
Sun, 29 Aug 2010 23:00:05 GMT
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In lugnet.general, Brian Kendig wrote:
> In lugnet.general, Manfred Moolhuysen wrote:
> > These are known as  collectable minifigs, and were sold "blind" in non
> > transparent polybags. There was a barcode trick though, permitting us to
> > dertermine wich figure it contained. Two series of 16 different figures each
> > have came out in shops in Europe, and in most places sold out extremly fast.
> 
> Thanks! So these weren't (officially) available in North America, then? Seems
> weird to do a regional release for something like this.

They certainly were available. And the US even had sufficient stock unlike
Australia where they sold out of most Toy Stores in less than a week.

Tim



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  Re: "Lego Minifigures"?
 
(...) Actually, that's not true. A number of Target stores here in .au still have plenty of stock of Series 1. (16 years ago, 30-Aug-10, to lugnet.general)

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(...) Thanks! So these weren't (officially) available in North America, then? Seems weird to do a regional release for something like this. (16 years ago, 29-Aug-10, to lugnet.general)

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