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Re: Custom lego Kits group (was 4 axle custom Hopper)
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lugnet.market.theory
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Sun, 12 Dec 1999 22:11:23 GMT
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{rsanders@gate}Spamcake{.net}
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Mike Poindexter wrote:
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> 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 to complain. When I go to the supermarket and see them charging
> $3.99 for a pound of walnuts I sold them for $1.65, do I have the right to
> complain? They paid me. At that point, the product is theirs to do with as
> they please. Same principle here.
>
> > 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.
>
> I think any restrictions onwhat you can do with them are bad. If they get
> paid, who cares if they sell them or flush them down the toilet.
As long as you are not competing with TLC in the same venue, I agree.
Is someone makes a better X-wing which impacts TLCs sales, then TLC
winds up with a bunch of unsold boxes in a warehouse. Other than that, I
don't see any problem.
The other side of the coin is: How will bulk ordering affect todays
marketplace activity. How many sets are being purchased today that will
not (or would not) be sold if those desirable parts were available
directly. An example (minor tho it is): 1x2 green grill tiles. How many
sets had those. Damn few. If I could buy those in a bag of a 100, how
many original set sales would have not been made ? Its a circular thing.
I hope (for all our pontificating about AFOL market impact) that the
rise of bulk ordering does not have that much of a negative impact on
retail box sales.
Ray
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