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Re: 6769 Fort Legoredo on sale at Shop At Home!!
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lugnet.lego.direct
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Fri, 9 Feb 2001 22:19:55 GMT
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In lugnet.lego.direct, John Neal writes:
> > They shouldn't think of it as "bothering" at all! 8^0 In previous
> > threads people have said that, even if TLC should go belly-up, they would
> > satisfy their Lego needs on the secondary market rather than buying clone
> > brands. That's a heavy observation--if people would rather spend a lot more
> > on the 2ndary market than buy from the competition, how much more willing
> > would they be to buy primary market LEGO direct from the source?!
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> Hmm, I don't know. I think people want their cake and eat it, too. Why else
> would there be murmuring about the bulk prices? Folks should be happy that
> bulk services are even being made available! But now that we get them, it's
> now "prices are too high". How short our collective memories are! Think back
> to 2 odd years ago when there was a wall of silence from TLC, and bulk
> service was just a dream.
Definitely true. For my purposes, and at my purchasing power/volume, the
current bulk system is almost ideal (though more variety will be nice when
it arrives!) In addition, before the news broke about bulk sales, I recall
discussions about the per-piece cost vs. the already-available buckets, and
what LEGO might inadvertantly inflict on its own retail sales. I'm sure
there are more factors involved than I'm considering. The end-all answer is
to wait and see what the design-a-set yields...
> > I know that there may be logistical problems surrounding the production of
> > out-of-print sets, but there is an undeniable market for such sets, probably
> > every bit as strong as the Lego Sculpture market, and TLC has already taken
> > care of its overhead and design costs on vintage sets!
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> I don't know much about their marketing analysis, but your point is well
> taken. It would be a nice thing for folks who weren't around for the initial
> offerings and can't afford the secondary market prices.
Myself included. Even if such vintage sets were only available via S@H
and sold in plain packaging like the sculptures, I'm confident that they'd
do well.
Dave!
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| (...) (Regarding Richard's query as to whether LD is listening to this or that that Dave! snipped) Yes! They are listening already! We have established that, so stop asking! (...) Hmm, I don't know. I think people want their cake and eat it, too. (...) (24 years ago, 9-Feb-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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