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(...) Are you implying that profitability and integrity are mutually exclusive? I hope not. JOHN (22 years ago, 20-Dec-04, to lugnet.lego, FTX)
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(...) know he's doing a great job at being a liason. I care so much that I'm spending more now on LEGO products than I did before. I care to the point where I do shows and displays to show off what can be done with LEGO bricks to get otehr people (...) (22 years ago, 20-Dec-04, to lugnet.lego)
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In lugnet.lego, Burkhard Schloemer wrote: [snippage] (...) are saying is so "George Double-You" that it is almost too good :-) So either we complain about every single thing TLC does or we don't CARE? How about all the fans that are happy with this (...) (22 years ago, 20-Dec-04, to lugnet.lego)
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(...) Uh, John. That *is* what Jake said. Well, he certainly didn't say claim anything *stronger* than that -- actually, what he said was more low key, if anything. (URL) (22 years ago, 20-Dec-04, to lugnet.lego, FTX)
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(...) I got to 0 already because I keep getting this picture in my head: [comic book guy] Oh my gosh! The release will reduce the collectibility of my sets from 5 of 14000 to 5 of 2x000! I must go to the internet and complain! [/comic book guy] (...) (22 years ago, 20-Dec-04, to lugnet.lego)
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(...) Cool. I may have to squirrel away some cash to buy a few more. (...) While I think more Maersk blue is good, I'm bummed at the news that the dark blue may not happen. Even though I voted for the dark green, I still was looking forward to (...) (22 years ago, 20-Dec-04, to lugnet.lego, FTX)
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(...) What's the use of integrity, if they go broke? Lego is a company, companies must generate profit or they will disappear, sales (mostly) generate profit ==> Lego should sell things. As many as they can. Not create artificial 'limited editions'. (...) (22 years ago, 20-Dec-04, to lugnet.lego)
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(...) It was correct, until TLC decided to make it incorrect by consciously changing their mind. (...) I think so. Then we would have recognized it as the typical BS advert hype which we all know to ignore. (...) Are you by chance a lawyer, Dave? If (...) (22 years ago, 20-Dec-04, to lugnet.lego, FTX)
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In lugnet.lego, David Koudys wrote: <snip> (...) If they indeed said, "we will never produce this vehicle again" and they went ahead any way, you are okay with that??? Maybe this is a Liberal thing. It reminds me of a college professor who ran for a (...) (22 years ago, 20-Dec-04, to lugnet.lego, FTX)
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(...) What constitutes actual advertising versus an employee stating something incorrectly? Was the phrasing of the post on 1000steine run by Lego's legal department, just as a paid advertisement would be? If they had instead said "This MIGHT be (...) (22 years ago, 20-Dec-04, to lugnet.lego)
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(...) David, what you're telling us with so many words is that you're happy with your existing collection so that you actually don't have to care what TLG does or does not. That's ok. Nothing wrong with being a happy AFOL dwelling in the past. 37 (...) (22 years ago, 20-Dec-04, to lugnet.lego)
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(...) Guten Tag, Rene! Hope fatherhood is treating you well:^D Thanks for bringing this into the discussion. It seems this information makes the case a little stronger against TLC. It's simply reckless and dishonest to advertise in this manner, IMO. (...) (22 years ago, 20-Dec-04, to lugnet.lego, FTX)
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(...) I wonder if the car companies go thru this when they released the PT Cruiser or the (hopefully upcoming) Dodge Charger "You promised me that this was the last model year of this vehicle!! I invested all my money into it and now, 20+ years (...) (22 years ago, 20-Dec-04, to lugnet.lego)
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Well, the combination of non-adherence to advertised values of the product and the legal endowment to return an item for refund if it does not match previously promised core properties could really lead to a case here (IMHO, IANAL). At the end of (...) (22 years ago, 20-Dec-04, to lugnet.lego)
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Judging by the reactions (or lack of) to my suggestion to move the page to a subdomain called l3go, I guess it'll be ok... Or is it? Last chance to complain before I commence the moveingprocess. Cheers NB (22 years ago, 20-Dec-04, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.dear-lego, FTX)
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Hi John! (...) This, In my not at all humbly opinion, is the core-question in this entire thread. Unfortunately it seems the answer is "It is." (Not only in respect of TLC but in respect of every public statement/promise/warranty/ect. these days, (...) (22 years ago, 20-Dec-04, to lugnet.lego)
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Henrick & All, (...) Sweet! Yes, indeed, that would be cool to have a set like that come out. I have that bookmarked now, do I even have enough of that blue to build it? Hmmm..... Scott S. (22 years ago, 20-Dec-04, to lugnet.lego, FTX)
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Hello! (...) I do not know the reason why the most recent crane got a new number, but I suspect it's not due to the new packaging. Because: The new Millennium Falcon 4504 came in its first run in a blue standard box, the second run has a black, more (...) (22 years ago, 20-Dec-04, to lugnet.lego)
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(...) "Not Available In Any Store (except the official Lego stores don't count)" -Scott Lyttle (22 years ago, 15-Dec-04, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.lego.direct)
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Hi all, 1) I would like to mention a fact to this issue, which might help to understand the annoyance of nearly all German AFOLs (here on LUGNET and on 1000steine.de (see: (URL)). In Germany, the set was actually announced as limited. The official (...) (22 years ago, 20-Dec-04, to lugnet.lego, FTX) !
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