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(...) What makes you so sure? Some of his prices are SO far below MV ($38 for a 4547??) that I wonder. You won't question them because you don't want to look a gift horse in the mouth. At what point do you say as a friend, "dude, you need to be (...) (25 years ago, 12-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Emmanuel KNOWS he can charge more. Time after time, he has gotten sets that people have requested, and he has sold them out virtually instantly. He HAS to know he could raise the prices and still sell them out. But he doesn't/hasn't. Again, (...) (25 years ago, 12-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Well, time will tell, but I do know one thing from being in a streaky business myself-- you have to strike while the iron is hot. It is times like those when a business is hot that will carry a business through the cool times, and I'd like to (...) (25 years ago, 12-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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Just remember, that he doesn't live on Lego alone ;-) Mecanno collectors seem to be pretty diehard, and he lists LOTS of Mecanno. So I'm sure he's doing fine ;-) (...) -- Tom Stangl ***(URL) Visual FAQ home ***(URL) Bay Area DSMs (25 years ago, 12-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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Mecanno? What's that? I don't know my Mecanno from my Medinano;-) -John (...) (25 years ago, 12-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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John Neal wrote in message <3853EF6C.1D77857F@u...st.net>... (...) wouldn't (...) business (...) when a (...) like to (...) service to (...) I wonder how long the type of things he does will continue to work. Right now there is a feeding frenzy as (...) (25 years ago, 13-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) I doubt it. The demand for the older sets, will go up exponentially, and DYA will probably raise prices at that point IF Emmanuel deems it necessary (like he thinks "hm, not getting as much through my contacts as I used to..."). As the (...) (25 years ago, 13-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Yup. Although some sets are just plain cooler than others, any discontinued set becomes more valuable. Today's commonplace set becomes tomorrow's rarity. The moo-men will eventually command the sort of premium that wolfpack or forestmen sets (...) (25 years ago, 13-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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