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Re: check this out! (the things ya do at work eh? :P)
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lugnet.loc.au
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Fri, 6 Apr 2001 00:55:24 GMT
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"Frank Filz" <ffilz@mindspring.com> wrote in message
news:GBCG6s.23A@lugnet.com...
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> However, it is incredibly unlikely we will ever see many re-releases. • There are
> likely parts for which the molds no longer exist, and the potential • volumes
> would probably be too low. I could see them re-releasing a handfull of the • most
> popular classic sets, or at least those which most characterize the era, • but
> that is about it.
I think it's more a case of TLC design/marketing labouring under the
mistaken impression that older designs "wouldn't sell because they're not
cool". It wouldn't be the first time that a company's marketing decisions
were out of touch with its consumer base. To put it bluntly, why else would
they make this junk?
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Cheers,
Paul
LUGNET member 164
http://www.geocities.com/doctorshnub/
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| (...) The collectibility of the sets has almost no bearing on whether TLC would ever re-release classic sets. The have about zero stake in the collectibility of sets (other than those they explicitly release as "limited editions"). Sure, a few (...) (23 years ago, 6-Apr-01, to lugnet.loc.au)
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