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Re: New 2003 Technic sets on S@H
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Wed, 7 May 2003 10:04:47 GMT
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In lugnet.technic, David Laswell writes:

<<snipp>>

>     With the brisk sales enjoyed by the Star Wars, Bionicle, and Harry
> Potter lines, most store chains won't want to buy massive sets that won't
> have a quick turnaround, since the shelfspace they'd need to devote to
> displaying one $100 set that they might sell one or two of in a single year
> could be put to use selling a hundred smaller sets in the $10 or less range
> during that same period of time.  If they can make $50 per set on two sets,
> or $5 per set on 100 sets, which do you think they're going to order?  If
> stores won't order the larger sets, which do you think TLC will make?

I'm afraid you're correct. Never thought about shelfspace.

> > Or perhaps it is, maybee I want Model Team? *think* Yep! That's what I want!
> 
>     You mean "Advanced Designer"?  That's the official name for the more
> detailed vehicle groups coming out this year.

Not exactly, but they will do for now. Someday I hope to have collected all
Model Team sets. See them here:
http://guide.lugnet.com/set/?qc=lego/system/modelteam

The "Advanced Designer" sets don't seem to reach up to that level of detail I'm
afraid.

Best regards,
/Tobbe
http://www.lotek.nu
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(...) They do indeed have new pieces (to almost everyone). During my frenzied visit to the Toy Fair showroom, I spotted what I believed to be a new Technic piece (though I later found out that it's available in at least one Spybotics set). It's a (...) (24 years ago, 30-Apr-03, to lugnet.technic)

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