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Re: Bad Policy #2 (Why all the secrecy, LEGO Direct?)
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lugnet.lego.direct
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Mon, 7 May 2001 17:27:42 GMT
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In lugnet.lego.direct, Lawrence Wilkes writes:
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> "Kevin Loch" <kloch@opnsys.com> wrote in message
> news:GCz59A.A7o@lugnet.com...
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> > Somewhere in my basement I have an unopened case of 5542's that I was
> > keeping just for the clear train glass. Now I can buy train windows
> > *and* doors with clear train glass (in *gray* even). As far as I've
> > been told, as recently as a year ago it was (unofficial?) policy that they
> > would NEVER sell prime parts like that individually. Clearly LD took
> > our input and changed that.
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> Except my point was that for a long time in Lego early history that did just
> that.
> Sold prime parts individually. Look at late 50's early 60's.
> I think relative to today Lego had a much better range of bulk bricks on
> sale.
> Most AFOL would still like to buy that stuff today.
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> regards
> lawrence
yes, for starters, I would certainly like to buy:
macaroni
http://guide.lugnet.com/set/224_1 and http://guide.lugnet.com/set/224_2
letters
http://guide.lugnet.com/set/234
sloping ridge and valley bricks
http://guide.lugnet.com/set/283
windows [would these be considered bulk bricks?]
http://guide.lugnet.com/set/214_4
http://guide.lugnet.com/set/214_5
http://guide.lugnet.com/set/214_9
http://guide.lugnet.com/set/214_11
sort of painful to search set ref 2xx
sheree
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| "Kevin Loch" <kloch@opnsys.com> wrote in message news:GCz59A.A7o@lugnet.com... . (...) Except my point was that for a long time in Lego early history that did just that. Sold prime parts individually. Look at late 50's early 60's. I think relative (...) (23 years ago, 7-May-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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