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Re: Ruckus over in Lego Direct
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lugnet.loc.au
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Sun, 18 Jun 2000 23:07:14 GMT
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In lugnet.loc.au, Kerry Raymond writes:
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> > > So whats the general synopsis? do we wait until later this year? or do we
> > > begin hunting for partners in the US to pass on our (BULK!=discount) • orders
> > > right away?
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> > Given the speed of which LD has come about, Brad's end-of-year prediction
> > seems a bit optimistic to me, but I hope I'm proven wrong. You'd think
> > Australia was located on the dark side of the moon with all the comments
> > regarding how difficult it is to ship stuff here.
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> Yes, I read the message as an attempt to soft-soap Australians. I suspect
> the reality is that Lego Australia probably has the exclusive rights to be
> the Australian wholesaler, and that Lego Australia has got to decide that
> bulk ordering will be profitable for them. Given that Australia has a
> relatively small population and that bulk ordering is probably primarily
> aimed at the AFOLs rather than Mums and Dads buying presents for the kids, I
> wonder if there really is a viable market for bulk ordering here in
> Australia. I suspect they will want to see which bulk packs sell well
> overseas before deciding anything about Australia.
That's why LA have got it all backwards. The reason why there's such a large
LEGO community in the US is beacause it's cheap and very available. The
product created the market. Once that had been established they both feed each
other. Very simbyotic <sp>.LA seem to be waiting until there's a sudden rush
on LEGO here before they do anything mildly proactive WRT price and
availability. They'll be waiting a long time IMO!
If our pricing was more in line with the US pricing (after currency
conversion) LEGO would go gangbusters in this country. One of the most
interesting things I heard from our little setup in WFK Penrith was a father's
comment to his son as he was staring open-mouthed at PeteW's and my stuff. He
said to his son "You can look but don't touch. Each one of those studs is
worth a dollar". Parents all know LEGO is expensive, that's why they generally
don't buy it for their kids.
> Having looked at the Lego Direct Web page (http://www.lego.com/bulk/) I have
> to admit that the current selection of packs doesn't have a lot of appeal to
> me (given my interest lies mostly in technics). In particular, my mind
> boggles about the pack of 25 small spruce trees! Are these items really in
> such huge demand? (Genuine question)
See PeteW's comment on BrikWars! All we need to do is get a hold of 20 or so
packs of these trees, set them up and then implement a scorched-earth policy
mid battle!!
Pete Callaway
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