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Re: A change in attitude: was Big Brother is Watching (and reading, too!)
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lugnet.general
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Fri, 22 Oct 1999 22:58:08 GMT
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In lugnet.general, Nick Goetz writes:
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> Mike Stanley wrote in message ...
> > Nick Goetz <ngoetz@iquest.net> wrote: • If you tick
> > > off the wrong person all forward motion stops.
> >
> > You're entitled to your opinion.
> >
> > Here's mine:
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> > The people at TLG who continue to ignore the overwhelmingly huge
> > amount of interest the AFOL has in certain things (bulk order,
> > better service packs, etc) are fools. Period. If they're concerned
> > about what they SHOULD be concerned about, ie making TLG as much
> > money as possible, they'd be all over us.
> <cut rest of message>
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> Are you saying that if you need 20 2x2 orange tiles that come in the pod
> racing set for $90 a set, that TLG will not make more money selling 10 of
> those sets for $900 then individual pieces for .06 x20 for $1.20? I don't
> think so. If money is the sole reason for their operation, and maybe it is,
> they would be foolish to EVER allow bulk orders.
For 20 2x2 orange tiles, yes, I agree. One of the many people who buy sets
and part them out will be more than happy to provide that third party service
for you.
Unfortunately, I don't want 20. I want 2000. I don't have $90,000 laying
around doing nothing. However, $120? That's squat. Heck, I'll pay double
parts pack prices, easily. $400 bucks right here, waiting.
My wish list for parts doesn't have quantities with less than three digits.
And the point that Mike is trying to raise is that it wouldn't cost TLG
(relative to the income generated) to do it. They already do! I was in LL
California a month or so ago, and I fully guarantee that it was not built by
taking retail sets and breaking them up. Someone said "we need a gazillion
trans-blue snoogle-worbits to build this model" and lo, a gazillion trans-blue
snoogle-worbits appeared. Is it such a stretch to say "some guy wants to pay
us money for this"?
> Furthermore, think about the flow of the product. By cutting out the
> retail channel, Lego looses big business. If Toys R Us sold 65% of my
> product, I wouldn't do a single thing to tick them off. They can survuive
> without Lego, but can Lego survive without them? Profits are already down.
> It is not a change I would want to take.
They won't cut it out. I'll still buy off the shelf. You'll still buy off
the shelf. Heck, even Mike will still buy off the shelf. ;)
Besides, TLG has claimed in the past that adults buying for themselves aren't
a significant market force. That's been one of their arguments all along for
not providing a bulk service.
I agree that criticizm of TLG flys around here pretty fast and loose,
sometimes, but it falls into one of two catagories: contructive criticizm, and
the bitchings of the devoted fan. Anyone who can't see that the people who
participate here are one and all in love with the brick just ain't looking
right.
James
http://www.shades-of-night.com/lego/
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