To LUGNET HomepageTo LUGNET News HomepageTo LUGNET Guide Homepage
 Help on Searching
 
Post new message to lugnet.market.theoryOpen lugnet.market.theory in your NNTP NewsreaderTo LUGNET News Traffic PageSign In (Members)
 Marketplace / Theory / 634
633  |  635
Subject: 
Re: [FA] - eBay - Lego CUSTOM: - Unique 4 axle custom Hopper
Newsgroups: 
lugnet.market.theory
Date: 
Sun, 12 Dec 1999 22:16:23 GMT
Reply-To: 
rsanders@gate.=SayNoToSpam=net
Viewed: 
2685 times
  
Nephilim wrote:

I see it as light-years away from selling clones.  I get what you're
saying, but, clone manufacturers have to take care not to violate
any of LEGO's patents.  Since we're not manufacturering bricks, that's
not a problem in the least.

There is nothing wrong with selling custom models made of LEGO elements
as long as you don't represent them as being a product of TLC, which
was really what you were saying.  I agree.  It's no more a problem for
LEGO for us to do this than it is for us to auction off old sets or
hold piece auctions.

Ahh, but all the parts *are* official TLC parts (even if you do not say
that). A big issue with bulk sales is that someone does not take
advantage of the *privilege* (of buying bulk) to compete with TLC in the
same venue. I would hate to see a MB package with the sticker "now with
official Lego pcs" <shudder>. See some of my other posts in this thread
about venue.

Ray



Message has 2 Replies:
  Re: [FA] - eBay - Lego CUSTOM: - Unique 4 axle custom Hopper
 
Ray Sanders wrote in message <38541EAB.7CA7F4DB@gate.net>... (...) Hey cool. MB has some reasonably nice set designs, and if they got TLC to manufacture the parts they have that TLC doesn't that would be even cooler - they have some nice parts. If (...) (25 years ago, 13-Dec-99, to lugnet.market.theory)
  Re: [FA] - eBay - Lego CUSTOM: - Unique 4 axle custom Hopper
 
(...) I'm too much of a pessimist to expect that the bulk sales are going to come cheaply enough that a clone manufacturer could hope to compete directly against LEGO by buying their elements. I don't think LEGO isn't going to price the bulk (...) (25 years ago, 13-Dec-99, to lugnet.market.theory)

Message is in Reply To:
  Re: [FA] - eBay - Lego CUSTOM: - Unique 4 axle custom Hopper
 
(...) I see it as light-years away from selling clones. I get what you're saying, but, clone manufacturers have to take care not to violate any of LEGO's patents. Since we're not manufacturering bricks, that's not a problem in the least. There is (...) (25 years ago, 12-Dec-99, to lugnet.market.theory)

53 Messages in This Thread:





























Entire Thread on One Page:
Nested:  All | Brief | Compact | Dots
Linear:  All | Brief | Compact

This Message and its Replies on One Page:
Nested:  All | Brief | Compact | Dots
Linear:  All | Brief | Compact
    

Custom Search

©2005 LUGNET. All rights reserved. - hosted by steinbruch.info GbR