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Subject:	Re: Custom lego Kits group (was 4 axle custom Hopper)
Newsgroups:	lugnet.market.theory
Date:	Sun, 12 Dec 1999 22:02:41 GMT
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Todd Lehman wrote: > > > BTW, we should be very careful next Summer and very clear in our discussions > with LEGO Direct that we desire any bulk purchase arrangements to be free > and clear of any strings attached which might prevent someone from reselling > the parts they purchase. Personally, I would boycott any bulk purchasing > arrangement in which the purchase agreement disallowed resale. Todd, My take is that TLC should be concerned not about *will* someone take some of these bulk-purchased parts and make custom created kits for sale, but *what* venue would they be sold in. If someone (like Larry) make 50-100 hoppers and sells them via lugnet, ebay or SC, has this really harmed or competed with TLC ? I think not. If Larry's creations get such attention that TRU or KB ask to carry them, then TLC may become concerned. Its not the fact that people are being creative and entreprenual, its whether they are competing with TLC in the core market. Ray

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		Re: Custom lego Kits group (was 4 axle custom Hopper)
Ray Sanders wrote in message <38541B78.64E5499A@gate.net>... (...) discussions (...) reselling (...) If Larry's hopper (or some other custom set) attracts the attention if TRU or KB, believe me, in the end, TLC will be producing the set. There is (...) (25 years ago, 12-Dec-99, to lugnet.market.theory)

		Re: Custom lego Kits group (was 4 axle custom Hopper)
(...) Ah, yes. IF someone somehow could actually get a toystore (not that they'd want to push for that) to sell these custom "kits" or "sets", yeah, I'd have a hard time disagreeing that TLC would probably be concerned about that. --Todd (25 years ago, 13-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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