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Re: the latest news
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Mon, 17 Apr 2000 01:29:37 GMT
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First, consider the usual metooish "yippee" as having been said. Right...
onwards...
In lugnet.lego.direct, Christopher L. Weeks writes:
> Brad said:
> > [we will] offer a set (perhaps an additional 50 to 100) of more unusual
> > elements each month. We will publish these elements at the beginning of
> > each month, and collect orders for them during the course of that month.
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> Very nice. How will you determine what these elements will be? Will we know
> what the necessary aggregate order size is?
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> > The beauty of this system is that it potentially allows us
> > to manufacture elements which we are not currently producing - which
> > will give you the ability to commission purchase of elements long out of
> > production (assuming we still have the molds and that you as a group can
> > commit to the minimum aggregate purchase). We hope to begin this service
> > late this year or early in 2001.
I would like to suggest that the number needed be public at the start of the
month. While I don't expect daily updates, about 10 days before the end,
perhaps a post on which ones still are a bit short could be made. If you did
that, there might be some deep pockets guys (not that I know any, off hand) who
might step up and make the element happen.
In order to facilitate that, I would also suggest that for elements that you're
short, allow those deep pockets guys to give a range... min to max that they
would take. If, 10 days to go, you're 10000 short on something, I may well step
up and say yes, I'll take all 10K but if I can say "I'm good for at least 1K
but up to 10K if needed to make it happen" that would be useful.
> Wow. Honestly, this is quite beyond what I had expected.
I'll say... (insert obligatory additional yippee here) The bricksmiths lives
just got a LOT easier ...
> I hope that we can
> all work together to make this worth it for you. Does this also mean that we
> will be able to commission element-color combinations that have never existed?
That would be so awesome. Can you say boxcar doors and rails in brown?
> Beyond the obvious benefits of providing us with bulk parts, are you concerned
> with any possible detrimental effects of this distribution? Will TLC concern
> itself with the collectors market when making these decisions?
> (I don't have a
> stance on this, I'm just curious. What are the effects of us buying 10,000
> maidens hats?)
Hopefully detrimental to the hoarders. :-) Me, I think I am going to buy 5000
Luke keychains and put that particular bit of eBay nonsense to rest once and
for all by flooding the market.
++Lar
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| (...) Here here. I agree with Lar. It is nice to see that the "deep pocket" people may come in usefull after all. Especially after the recent upheaval involving the "haves" and the "have nots". Gary Istok (25 years ago, 18-Apr-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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| <rearranged and snipped liberally> (...) Wow. It is welcome. You mention our patience in waiting for the light at the end of the tunnel. By taking the time to update us like this, you shorten the tunnel a bit and I'm sure that we all appreciate it (...) (25 years ago, 16-Apr-00, to lugnet.lego.direct) !
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