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Re: Bulk pirate parts?
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lugnet.pirates
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Thu, 15 Jun 2000 13:08:55 GMT
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Jeff Johnston wrote:
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> Jonathan Wilson wrote:
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> > What pirate parts would people be likely to want in bulk, now that LD is
> > offering bulk ordering.
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> I hate to say it, but most of the special pirate parts are probably
> not going to be on the menu. Things like hulls and such are too
> expensive and unweildy to buy in bulk - who's going to buy 100 red
> 16w bow pieces? (Except maybe Evil Stevie, for his Pirate Game!)
> Especially if they're $5-10 each? You'd only be able to sell to groups,
> and I'm not sure that they'd get enough demand to make it worthwhile
> (as compared to some of the other, higher demand pieces.) If we see any
> 'bulk pirate parts' it's likely to be muskets and cutlasses - things that
> lots of people are going to want a lot of.
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> That said, I think the piece in highest demand is the center hull section,
> but I'd buy boat hulls in general, especially brown. A close second would
> be fully-outfitted soldiers (shako, backpack, epaulets, musket and cutlass),
> which we have a slightly higher chance of seeing.
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> J
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I aggree here with the pirate parts, minifig accessories are going to be
the most likely to get. I recon that we might be lucky and see some of
these as possibilities:
minifig parts of all kinds
cannon (I know a few people who would love to be able to add more cannon
to their pirate warships :)
cannonballs
treasure, treasure chests (to put the treasure in) and barrels
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| (...) Do people really need treasure chests in bulk? I'm practically swimming in them, so it never even crossed my mind to think of them as something to order... J (24 years ago, 16-Jun-00, to lugnet.pirates)
| | | Re: Bulk pirate parts?
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| (...) I'm hoping for this greatly... if we see some minifig parts, I'll be happy... (not full minifigs though, please! <x fingers> (...) Aren't these just 1x1 rounds? In whcich case, there'd be a demand for them across themes, not just for (...) (24 years ago, 16-Jun-00, to lugnet.pirates)
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| (...) I hate to say it, but most of the special pirate parts are probably not going to be on the menu. Things like hulls and such are too expensive and unweildy to buy in bulk - who's going to buy 100 red 16w bow pieces? (Except maybe Evil Stevie, (...) (24 years ago, 15-Jun-00, to lugnet.pirates)
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