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Larry Pieniazek wrote:
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> K8's may be a bit big, I may be exaggerating for effect, but a bulk
> operation has to make money for TLC. Further, it has to make more money
> than the other things that TLC might invest in or it's a bad use of
> capital. Solve that problem or forget about it. IMHO.
The one thing I think people are missing is this.
TLC must be careful not to make the Bulk ordering too easy for the consumer.
If I got all the special bits I needed I wouldn't be buying all the dud sets (Or
multiples of sets) to get a few good parts... Who's going to buy all the clearance
sets if not us?
Dean
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| (...) Me. I don't pass up on deals. And no matter what Lego Direct does or does not do, there will still be clearance sales and there will still be a place for the small-time parts seller/auctioneer to work. We might have to adapt, but we'll be (...) (25 years ago, 22-Feb-00, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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| (...) I can't help you or TLC here, I won't pay full retail for a dud set. I may not even pay 50%. I am not sure how low some Rock Raiders stuff has to go before I would even be interested. I buy only what I like, not everything I see. Call me (...) (25 years ago, 22-Feb-00, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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| (...) Apples and oranges. Yes, the current line of sets is rather less than we could wish, but instituting a service in which I can buy one tile for 1 cent is going to bankrupt the company. Some restrictions will be needed or it will fail. Why does (...) (25 years ago, 22-Feb-00, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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