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Subject:	Re: Custom lego Kits group (was 4 axle custom Hopper)
Newsgroups:	lugnet.market.theory
Date:	Sun, 12 Dec 1999 19:38:46 GMT
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Personally, I would boycott any bulk purchasing > arrangement in which the purchase agreement disallowed resale. Todd, (and everyone else too!) I would think that they -might- put a stipulation on that you cannot resell directly (Ie auction on E-bay for 3x the money). I would agree with a limit like that. I also would agree if they said : no building sets from parts -for resale-. This then allows people either to: A. sell the instructions (created with Ldraw, which really is all Larry is copywriting anyway) B. Give away instructions knowing that the parts are available through L@D It also avoids the potencial problem of someone getting really antsy and sueing L@D for being part of a deal that goes bad (possible, but unlikely) As a personnal thing, I think that the first restriction would be a -good- one. Also, I think that for some parts it will likely still be cheaper to buy sets and part them out. I doubt all parts will ever be available, and I would expect to be paying a premium for parts from L@D. James Powell

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		Re: Custom lego Kits group (was 4 axle custom Hopper)
(...) Actually, I'll bet they actually couldn't put any restrictions on the parts. Unless each part is individually marked with a unique serial number (like paper money), there's no way to track what happens to the pieces after sale, and therefore (...) (25 years ago, 12-Dec-99, to lugnet.market.theory)

		Re: Custom lego Kits group (was 4 axle custom Hopper)
(...) Why would they do that but not care about people doing the same with the 4532, 5571 or 8480? They have all sold on eBay for a ton more than they were at Shop @ Home while S@H still had them in stock. I personally think that they have no right (...) (25 years ago, 12-Dec-99, to lugnet.market.theory)

		Re: Custom lego Kits group (was 4 axle custom Hopper)
James Powell wrote in message ... (...) limit (...) parts -for (...) sueing (...) one. Actually, it could be bad. What if their bulk ordering ends up requiring orders of minimum quantities and dollar amounts? If they prohibited re-sale, the bulk (...) (25 years ago, 12-Dec-99, to lugnet.market.theory)

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		Re: Custom lego Kits group (was 4 axle custom Hopper)
(...) Sounds like the time for this has come. Shall we create a .market.custom newsgroup for this? (I realize of course that when you say 'group' above you mean a different kind of group than a newsgroup, but you're still going to need a place to go (...) (25 years ago, 12-Dec-99, to lugnet.market.theory)

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