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Re: some info on lego 2002 products
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lugnet.market.theory
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Wed, 19 Dec 2001 11:56:56 GMT
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In lugnet.loc.au, Allan Bedford writes:
> > In lugnet.loc.au, Jonathan Wilson writes:
> > I have been talking to someone who has access to the price list for 2002.
> > I wont go into too much detail since that could get people in trouble
> > but I can will this:
> > Most prices seem reasonable ($13 for the 4 small starwars sets with the
> > destroyer droids, vader etc.
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> Hi Jonathan,
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> I'm just curious... if this was one of the sets you were referring to in
> your note above:
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> http://guide.lugnet.com/set/7201
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> If it is, then I hate to disagree, but I saw this set in a Toys R Us on
> Saturday past. In Canadian dollars it goes for $9.99 before taxes ($11.49
> after taxes). Even at it's pre-tax price it works out to more than 40 cents
> per piece. Called me old-fashioned, but that hardly seems reasonable.
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> Not to mention the perception of value for the money simply isn't there.
> It's an itty bitty little box that costs almost 10 dollars. It weighs next
> to nothing.
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> Sorry if I've misunderstood. Perhaps you were referring to other sets.
> Otherwise I'm curious what you think about the price/part factor in this
> case. I notice you're posting to a .au. Has this sort of pricing become
> standard/acceptable in Australia?
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> Best regards,
> Allan B.
Ah yes...but down here we've been forced to endure 3+ months delay between a
sets release and it's arrival in the country [we won't probably see the
start of the 2002 lines till early March, while some countries get access to
them in November/December of 2001.]
Also, TLG down here seem to work on the principle of import a few of each
set and use a large mark-up instead of import lots with smaller mark-up [as
was the case with the soccer sets...cheaper than almost anywhere in the
world AND they sold out quickly.]
Unfortunately we're never likely to see decent access to sets or pricing
down here, as TLG couldn't care less about us [My personal opinion based on
past performance by the company. eg. releasing a catalogue with a large
number of items shown that they won't be releasing in Australia BUT not
stating this ANYWHERE in the catalogue.]
Benjamin Whytcross
[who'd like TLG to be more considerate of people outside the North
america/Europe, but isn't holding his breath in anticipation of it EVER
happening.]
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| (...) Hi Jonathan, I'm just curious... if this was one of the sets you were referring to in your note above: (URL) it is, then I hate to disagree, but I saw this set in a Toys R Us on Saturday past. In Canadian dollars it goes for $9.99 before taxes (...) (25 years ago, 18-Dec-01, to lugnet.loc.au)
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